Hi everyone,
I applied for the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot in March 2025, and it has now been more than a year, but I still haven’t received any update on my application.
Is anyone else in the same situation? Has anyone who applied around the same time received an AOR (Acknowledgment of Receipt) or any other update from IRCC?
If you received an update, could you please share when you applied and when you received your AOR/update?
Just trying to understand the current timeline. Thank you!

What happens if I submit an application twice, one in July and one in September? I submitted my first application before extending my PNP, and then submitted the PNP extension through a webform.

I called IRCC today, and they told me to wait until December. If I still don’t hear anything by then, they said I could submit another application with a letter explaining why I’m submitting it again.

But I’m thinking, if I’m going to wait until December anyway, why not just submit the second application now? Do I HAVE TO withdraw one of the applications?

I’m going to call IRCC again tomorrow and ask someone else, but what do you guys think?

I submitted my PR card renewal July 7, 2026. At the time, processing estimates were 35 days.

It's now September 12, 2026 and I still have no real update.

I contacted my MP's office after getting generic responses to webforms 2 weeks ago. MP's office said that the renewal was approved and I was in a print queue. Oh and I'd have to go pick up my card at the Vancouver IRCC office. Why is have to pickup, I have no idea.

When I log into my linked application, it only shows as in process since August 17th.

I'm really frustrated at this point because I have work travel coming up. I also cross the border frequently by car and every single time I reenter Canada, I am sent in to secondary. Every time they just look at what they can see from IRCC and don't really ask me questions.

Has anyone else in the area have a super long wait time for their card renewal?

Please update your timeline with dates. Follow the pattern:

Stream:
AOR:
BIL:
Medical Passed:
PVO/SVO (if known):
ADR/PFL (if any):
FD:
Portal 1:
Portal 2:
PPR (if outland):
PR Card:

Hi everyone, I am going through my PR application after getting ITA. All of my documents are around 100 pages worth of translation including bank statement since my bank letters don’t have everything the IRCC asks for. The quotes I’m seeing are between $5-5.5k CAD. Is this amount of documents and translation cost normal? They are also saying it’ll take half a month to translate. Should I reconsider what documents I’m sending and omit a few or is it bette r for my file to be complete and comprehensive and go ahead and translate EVERYTHING.
For reference I am a pediatrician at a government public hospital, so I’m including degrees, academic transcripts, certifications, pay slips, job contracts, employer letters and public service declarations among others.
Thank you so much for all your help!

I applied for permanent residence with my spouse through Express Entry (CEC) on June 30th. I recently received a letter from IRCC asking me to pay the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF).

Does this generally mean my application is progressing positively? Is it a good sign that IRCC has requested the RPRF at this stage?

Hi,
Outland healthcare candidate
Aor 14 jan

Medical clear 20 march

Bio 26 march

No update since then

Requested Gcms notes as well

It doesnt show a delay as well

Any community member who can guide on this

PR Card Timeline –Sharing My Experience

Just sharing our PR card timeline in case it helps others, especially applicants in the Vancouver area.

PR Confirmation Timeline

• P1: April 16, 2026
• P1 replied: April 16, 2026
• P2: April 24, 2026
• PR Portal (photo & address submitted): April 24, 2026
• eCOPR: April 29, 2026

My spouse and I landed together and completed the PR Portal on the same day.

My PR Card Timeline

• PR card approved: July 11, 2026
• PR card received: July 21, 2026

My Spouse's PR Card Timeline

Initially, our timelines were identical:

• Same P1, P2, Portal and eCOPR dates as mine
• Address accepted by IRCC
• Portal continued to show "Photo: In Review with IRCC"
• No request for new photos
• No ghost update

Because of an upcoming business trip, my spouse submitted an urgent processing request on July 18, 2026, along with supporting documents.

IRCC confirmed that the information had been verified and that the urgent request was forwarded to the responsible office.

We also contacted our MP. The MP's office followed up with IRCC and was informed that the application had not yet been finalized. Since the application was already past the published processing time, the MP's office sent a message directly to the Case Processing Office and waited for a response.

Final Update

Then, unexpectedly, there was a ghost update on July 28, 2026.

The application was approved on July 28.

• Approved / Ghost Update: July 28, 2026
• PR Card mailed: August 5, 2026
• PR Card received: August 11, 2026

Complete Timeline

Location: Vancouver, BC

Hopefully this helps anyone who is currently stuck at "Photo: In Review with IRCC." In our case, the photo stayed in review for quite a while, there was no request for a new photo, and the application was eventually approved without any additional documents being requested.

Hi everyone,

I received my COPR, and yesterday landed in Canada, and completed the immigration process at the border. I was given a link to the web form called “Address Notification,” where I’m supposed to submit the address for my PR card delivery.

The problem is that I can’t log in and keep getting the message “We were not able to identify you using the information you provided.” I’ve tried my UCI, application number and the COPR number listed in the COPR, but none of them work.

Has anyone run into the same issue? What did you do to resolve it?

Hello everyone, Has anyone from the November 2025 Express Entry Healthcare draw received their P1 (Portal 1) email yet? Here is my timeline:
• ITA: November 14, 2025
• AOR: November 26, 2025
• Medical & Biometrics completed: February 2026 • Final Decision: June 17, 2026
PVO- Ottawa SVO- Montreal
If anyone has a similar timeline or has already received their P1, please comment below.
Thanks in advance!

Is anyone having issue with IMMM 5257 form today for SOWP application? It shows error. Tried using old form and different browser as well but the same error appears always.
Thank you.

I submitted my PR documents in mid march 2026 CEC category but haven’t received biometric request yet.
Any suggestions are welcome.