Tax Exemption for Foreign Postdoctoral Trainees Application for an Eligibility Certificate

Application for an Eligibility Certificate for 2017-2018 Tax Exemption for Foreign Postdoctoral Trainees

Deadline for submitting applications: February 28, 2018

1 – Information on the applicant

Mr. Ms. Applicant’s name: Address:

Social insurance number: Citizenship: Country of birth:

2 – Information on the employer (eligible university or public research centre)

Name and title of the designated representative of the eligible university or public research centre:

Address:

Telephone: Fax: Email:

3 – Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) obtained by the applicant

Date obtained: Discipline: University: City: Country:

4 – Declaration by the eligible university or public research centre concerning the applicant

Trainee’s name: Establishment: We certify that this person was hired as a postdoctoral trainee and will work exclusively or almost exclusively in the field of pure or applied science or in a related field for the establishment mentioned above from the date he or she was hired until the end of the year, or part of the year if there is a termination of employment. We undertake to inform the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur of any change to the postdoctoral trainee’s employment situation. Date of signing of applicant’s employment contract (YYYY-MM-DD): Start date of applicant’s contract (YYYY-MM-DD): End date of applicant’s contract (YYYY-MM-DD):

Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur 1 5 – Research field

Field of research: Code: Brief description of applicant’s field of research (attach a separate sheet of paper if necessary):

Department or affiliated research centre:

6 – Signatures

We declare that the information provided in this application is accurate and complete. Date (YYYY-MM-DD): Applicant’s signature:

Signature of the designated representative Date (YYYY-MM-DD): of the eligible university or public research centre:

You must attach the following documents to this application form:  a copy of a document confirming the applicant’s appointment as a postdoctoral trainee employed by the eligible university or public research centre  a certified true copy of the applicant’s doctoral (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent recognized by the university  a copy of the abstract (summary) of the applicant’s doctoral (Ph.D.) thesis  the applicant’s job description and list of duties  a copy of the applicant’s up-to-date curriculum vitæ  a copy of the applicant’s work permit issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada

The application for a certificate and all required supporting documents must be mailed to:

Direction de l'enseignement et de la recherche universitaires Direction générale des affaires universitaires et interordres Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur 1035, rue De La Chevrotière, 18e étage Québec (Québec) G1R 5A5

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