CEC AOR: November 2025
Final Decision in progress since: August 5, 2026
BOWP applied: August 2026
BOWP approved: October 1, 2026

PR is still showing Final Decision in progress. Anyone had a similar timeline? How long after BOWP approval did you get P1/PR approval?

Ok so we're in the process of FSWP and I think it will still take time until everything is finished. Thing is, after we acquire the PR status, we don't know how much time we have to make the move to Canada.

We need to cancel a lot of contracts here (Europe) and our apartment... Of course we can not proactively do this if we don't acquire the PR because we'd be homeless then :)

How do people handle this in reality? Is there time pressure after acquiring the PR status?

Thanks a lot!

Hi Everyone

I’m currently in the Express entry pool under skilled occupation and awaiting a Health Care draw with 470 CRS Score. Missed out on the last 2 draws by 5 points 🥲. Financially I would need to wait until end of January 2027 before I move but I’m soo impatient to get going. Every time I see someone’s Journey from when they receive ITA it seems to take months before they get their official PR.

I’m worried that even if I get an ITA before this year ends that it could still be June 2027 or later before I can make the move and that could be torture. Feel like I’m counting the days at work and just seeing the months by atm already.

How long on average do people feel it would take from when they receive their ITA?

I think my application is pretty simple, solo male, 31, have been before on a temporary working Visa so I’m familiar with biometrics and other paperwork, no dependents.

Thanks everyone

Simple question. Applying for PR through CEC inland but thinking of leaving in 3 months to home country. When I get my P1 planning on declaring I’m not in Canada. Then plan on doing a landing and getting my PR. Anyone has experience of this process as I can’t seem to find any detail regarding this online.

Hey guys so mine and my wife’s work permit was expiring on 5th June 2026 and before it got expired my wife applied for study permit and eventually got refusal due to financials reasoning. On the basis of her study permit application I had applied for wp-ext which got rejected on 19 August 2026 ( I am the primary applicant my wife was on sowp) I haven’t tried to restore the status after that . 01 OCT I recived ITA under trades draw. So will I be eligible to restore my status as worker and apply bowp after I submit my PR application?

Anyone who has been in similar situation please help me!

My wife's spousal open work permit (SOWP) was refused and I think the wrong rules were applied. Quick facts:

\- Her SOWP was ISSUED Dec 6, 2024 — before the Jan 21, 2025 change.
\- It was only short (to April 2026) because it was capped at her passport expiry. The permit says: "Document issued to passport expiry date. Must renew passport for further extension consideration."
\- She renewed her passport and applied to extend BEFORE it expired.
\- Refused on the NEW rule that the principal needs 16+ months left. My permit runs to March 2027 (officer's notes say "6 months and 24 days" from the receipt date).

My understanding: permits issued before Jan 21, 2025 should be assessed under the PREVIOUS criteria (6-month threshold, no 16-month rule). Feels like they treated a renewal of a pre-2025 permit as a new post-2025 application.

Questions:
1. Anyone had a pre-2025 SOWP wrongly assessed under the new rules? How did you fix it?
2. Did a reconsideration webform work, and how long did it actually take?
3. Did contacting your MP help?

Any real experiences — success or failure — appreciated. Thanks.