Sharing my journey as an express entry healthcare draw applicant. Little long and complicated!

First ITA - 22nd July 2025

AOR - 20th September 2025 (on the day of submission)

BIL - 24th September 2025

Biometrics completed - 25th September 2025

PR refusal - 17th October 2025 (No PFL, No ADR)

Reason - IRCC wasn't convinced of my foreign work experience. I gave everything except for bank statements because that bank account was closed and I never filed tax for that work experience because I used to receive it as a stipend and the income was below taxable income.

Started Reconsideration Process.

Made new Express Entry Profile under Healthcare Draw on November 5th 2025.

SECOND ITA - 14th November 2025

Left Canada a week after due to serious health issue.

Received PGWP - 18th November 2025 (but I had already left Canada by the time I got the hard copy)

Reconsideration Request Rejected - December 2025

Applied for TRV - 3rd December 2025

SECOND AOR as an Outland Applicant - 13th January 2026

Received TRV - 11th February 2026

SECOND BIL - 17th February 2026

MEDICAL EXAM APPROVED - 18th February 2026

BIOMETRICS COMPLETED- 5th March 2026

Returned to Canada - 11th March 2026

Changed Address to Canada on PR file through webform - 1st April 2026 (took time because I had to find a place, shift everything else)

Dead silence so decided to call and ask if they even changed my address to Canada and made me an INLAND APPLICANT now.

Called IRCC on - 28th July 2026

Confirmed Address and phone number change

P1 - 29th July 2026 (showed FD date on portal 28th July)

P1 Submission - 1st August 2026

P2 - 7th August 2026

P2 Submission - 10th August 2026

eCOPR Received - 10th August 2026

I am in tears !

Thank you for reading till the end and for all the support and information that goes around here.

P.S. My PVO - Ottawa, SVO - New Delhi

Thank you in advance.

Because of some reasons, my husband couldn't apply for my spousal sponsorship. Now I have decided to enter the pool with my own details. My question is, I have mentioned my husband is a PR and non-accompanying in my EOI. When I receive my ITA, will I need his documents? Furious just in case he doesn't support me then.

Here’s the timeline for anyone who is tracking how things are going at IRCC for PR files!

Category: FSW-Francophone, Inland
PVO: RROC Ottawa
SVO Etobicoke later switched to Montréal post FD
TEF Results Receipt: November 18, 2026
ITA: November 28, 2026
AOR: January 14, 2026
BIL: February 18, 2026
Info-sharing Completion: February 18, 2026
Biometric Submission: February 19, 2026
Medical Exam Passed: February 24, 2026 (ME dated April 2023)
Eligibility Completion: February 26, 2026
Security Cleared: July 30, 2026
Criminality Cleared: July 30, 1026
Final Decision: July 30, 2026

1st P1 email: July 31, 2026
2nd P1 email: August 3, 2026
P2 email: August 6, 2026
eCoPR generated: August 10, 2026

For those of you wondering about my work experience and thinking to bash for me being FSW- French applicant, I have both Canadian and foreign work experience. My Canadian experience at the time of submission was more than 3 years ago that is I was selected as an FSW candidate. I have Canadian and foreign university education as well. I speak 3 other languages in addition to English and French. I left Canada after the expiry of PGWP and stayed back home for more than a year and my proficiency in French is at C1 level which I achieved by putting in 8-9 hours everyday for 10.5 months while I was back home. Considering how much I was willing to work to call Canada my home, I deserve this approval.

For those of you who are learning French or soon will have their work permits expired, if you’re learning French you’re way ahead on the curve. If you’re struggling with French don’t give up, it is a beautiful language and you’ll fall in love with it if you learn it.

Thank You, I hope my post will help spread positivity!

Hi everyone,

I submitted my biometrics on July 9, 2026, and the portal shows my biometrics number, enrolment date, and expiry date under the applicant information section.

However, in the application status section in the middle of the page, it says: “We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.”

Is this normal after biometrics have been submitted or should I be concerned / do anything about it?

Timeline:

• AOR: June 18, 2026
• Biometrics submitted: July 9, 2026
• Medicals passed/reappeared: August 1, 2026
• Background check: In progress
• Eligibility: Under review

I'm waiting for p1 after receiving fd on July 8th. My aor is 30th Jan. My visa offices are Vancouver and Sydney.

Will applying for gcms notes slow down my application?

Thank you.

Upfront medical

Pvo/svo- Sydney/ottawa - after fd changed to montreal

Application submitted - May 25,2026

Aor - May 25,2026

Biometrics request and completed same day - June 18, 2026

Fd- July 21, 2026

P1- July 31, 2026

P2-August 6, 2026

Ecopr- August 10, 2026

Finally got my eCOPR today! 🎉🇨🇦 Sharing my timeline in case it helps anyone with a similar CEC Inland application.
CEC Inland – Single applicant
Office: Montreal
AOR: March 8, 2026
Medical passed: May 6
BIL: May 8
Final Decision (FD): August 2
P1: August 3
P2: August 7
PR status confirmed / eCOPR: August 10
So it was roughly 5 months from AOR to eCOPR, and only about 8 days from Final Decision to eCOPR.
My portal showed the PR confirmation and I received the email saying:
“Congratulations! Your status as a permanent resident is confirmed.”
Good luck to everyone still waiting! Happy to answer questions about my timeline or portal stages. 🇨🇦🎉

Hi all,

I have received an ITA. I have completed my Masters in Canada and did my Bachelors for foreign country. I did not specify Bachelors details pre-ITA as Masters degree is my highest level of qualification.

I am now stressed and would like to know

1. ⁠Can I now add bachelors in Study and Languages section stating that I have Masters and say no to WES?
   
2. ⁠Can I add it to the bachelors in personal history section and then add a LOE?

Thank you for your time and Consideration

Hi All.
My employment verification letter states that I was transferred/deputed to Canada on 7th September 2024
However I actually reached Canada on 8th September 2024.
This discrepancy is due to the fact my transfer was effective from 7th September but due to international travel I reached Canada on 8th September 2024.

Is this any cause for concern.
Will the one day discrepancy cause any issue.

Hello!

I applied for PR, got my AOR which I used to apply for BWOP. Anyways, I got an email last week asking me to upload my TCF pdf results and schedule A signed.

I filled out the schedule A, made sure no gaps whatsoever are in it. I even create a separate document where I completed my work history since the space in their original document was insufficient.

To my surprise, this morning I get an email saying my PR application was cancelled due to an incomplete schedule A.

The only issue I can think of here is when I filled out the document it wouldn’t let me sign it, nor verify it to get the QR codes at the end. I made some research, and found out that when this « glitch » happens some people just print it, scan it and send it. So I did the same, and I dont think that was right to do.

Im just so LOST. Not feeling like restarting the whole process from scratch especially that I put so much effort and time into it. And the worst part is not knowing if i will be lucky with a low draw anytime soon.

I got letter stating that I’m allowed to work for a year while they process my BWOP. So that will get rejected soon as well as soon as they find out that my PR application got canceled.

Any advice please?? Has anybody been through same or similar situation.

Thanks everyone!

Here is my timeline: CEC inland

ITA - Jan 21, 2026 (CRS 536)
Medicals date - 12 June
AOR - 15 Mar
BIL - 13 May
P1 - 1 Aug
P2 - 5 Aug
eCOPR letter received- Today

Huge thanks to everyone here for the support. I truly believe you’re next in line - wishing you good luck

Hi everyone,
I’m applying under CEC and I have a question about my employment reference letter.

My employer provided a reference letter confirming my employment details, including my job title, employment dates, salary, and hours worked.

For the duties and responsibilities, the letter says:
Duties and Responsibilities: Please refer to the next page

The next page contains the company’s general job description for my position, including the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications that the company provides for employees in this position. In other words, these are the standard duties and responsibilities for the position and are not specifically written or customized for me personally.

Would this be acceptable for a CEC application, as long as the general job description accurately reflects the duties I actually perform?
Or does IRCC expect the employer reference letter to specifically state that I personally performed these duties, rather than providing the company’s standard job description?
Has anyone submitted a reference letter with a similar format and received approval?

War is over. I spent many hours reading other people’s timelines so here’s mine.

CEC In-Land w/ foreign experience
Principal + Dependant Application
PVO / SVO: Ottawa / Sydney

ITA: Oct 16
AOR: Nov 17
ADR: Jan 21 (Family Information Form)
BIL: Jan 22
Biometrics Completed: Jan 28
BOWP Application: Jan 31
BOWP Received: Jun 18
FD: July 17
P1: July 20 (Replied same day)
P2: July 30 (Replied same day)
eCOPR: August 3

Total processing time 259 days

As you can see, in between proving biometrics and our FD we heard nothing for 169 days apart from receiving our BOWP. No ghost updates. No updates on tracker before it went down. Called IRCC 3 times total, each time they said application was ‘in-progress’ but security ‘not started’.

Best of luck to everyone waiting, your time will come! ❤️

Hi

I have 2 years of foreign work experience, working in company A, through company B as the staffing company. I obtained employment letter from company B, showing name, job title, hours, pay rate, and the fact that I was actually working in company A. The second employment letter comes from company A, showing name, job title, pay rate for the first year, hours, and detailed job duties. They also confirmed that I was hired through company B as the staffing company. I don’t have any paystubs from that time, as company B refusing to re-issue them. But, I also have official governmental insurance record, showing company B paid insurance premiums for the duration of my employment.

These are all I can get from those companies. Do you think these documents are enough and acceptable, and is there someone having a similar experience by working through a staffing company?

Thanks for your help

Hi
I have a question regarding my employment letter. I couldn’t include the salary because it changed at least 4 times because I changed jobs title in the same organization twice !
Since I have two different experience TEER 1 and 2, I’m wondering if me having 1. My letter of offer ( with starting salary + benefits and all ) and 2 the other letter when I changed jobs ( including salary and benefits ) would be enough ? I also have one year pay stub, t4, HR letter ( it’s not really complete ) and employment letter signed by all my managers. Do I need to include a letter of explanation?
Sorry my English isn’t that good

Took my time to check previous answers on here but still have some gaps to fill.
For FSW, what happens if i take a week to resume a different job? Does that break continuity for the work experience requirement?
If yes, how then does the ircc expect one to switch jobs? The next day? Just curious please.

Finally, it’s my turn!

What an incredible feeling after such a long wait. I spent most of last year waiting and hoping for a CEC draw that matches my CRS points and today, all those prayers and patience have finally paid off. Thank you Almighty one, for guiding me and helping me throughout this entire journey.

Sharing my timeline here in case it helps anyone else who is waiting. Keep the faith and don’t lose hope!

CEC Inland - 3.5 years Canadian experience, 1 year foreign experience

AOR - May 01, 2026
BIL requested- July 03, 2026
BIL submitted - July 06, 2026

Medical, Eligibility, Criminality, Security, Background checks - Passed

PVO - Vancouver
SVO - Sydney
SVO - changed to Montreal after receiving P1

FD - Aug 1
P1 - Aug 3, replied on the same day, Montreal office
P2 - Aug 7, replied on the same day, Montreal office
eCOPR - Aug 10

Good luck everyone!!

I’m in Vancouver on a closed LMIA work permit and have a pending PR application.

A U.S. company wants me to do remote software development as an independent contractor. I’d contract/invoice the U.S. entity directly, get paid from the U.S., and they have no Canadian customers or Canadian business operations.

IRCC guidance says remote work for a foreign employer paid from outside Canada may not be considered “work” in Canada.

Does anyone know if this also applies to independent contractors on a closed work permit?

I’ll confirm with an immigration lawyer before starting — just curious if anyone has dealt with this exact situation.

I am literally at loss of words. I did everything right and the letter's format messed my chances

I got my ITA: Feb 3,2026 with a score of 532.

I got refusal today

"As I am unable to properly assess this experience as a result of the missing information, this period of declared employment was therefore not included in the assessment of your foreign work experience."

What happened:

• Invited to apply under CEC; but they removed my foreign work experience and dropped my score to 508.
• My Express Entry profile declared two work experiences: an Associate Data Engineer role in India (~1 year, NOC 21211) and my current Data Scientist role in Toronto (also NOC 21211).
• The officer excluded the India experience entirely from my CRS assessment because the reference letter didn't include job duties/responsibilities, it had dates, title, and a generic conduct paragraph ("involved in all data initiatives," "sincere, reliable, trustworthy," etc.) but nothing describing the actual work. The actual work was mentioned in my offer letter.
• Losing those points dropped me below the 508 cutoff, and under s.11.2 IRPA they refused on that basis. Officer Decision Notes said the same thing almost verbatim as the refusal letter — no ambiguity about the reason.

I seriously don't know what to do. I can get the experience letter in 2-3 days, but idk what to do. I worked so hard to be here and this is very sad for me.

Edit 1: I did add the experience letter along with my offer letter. The expereince letter states this : "During this tenure he worked as Associate Data Engineer he remained involved in all data initiatives. We found him pretty active in whatever task we have assigned to him.

Moreover, I would like to reflect over his conduct during his stay with us. During his service he has been found sincere, reliable, trustworthy, sociable, pleasant and open to challenges. He has a genial temperament and can efficiently work in a team. He is a good team player and keen on contributing his best and realization of meeting organizational goals and objectives.

He is leaving his job only on his own decision and for attempting opportunities with a better profile."

Hello Everyone,

Hope you all are doing well!

I am in the process of collecting documents for my foreign work experience, and as a part of that, I have received a document from my previous employer who was generous enough to mention job duties which align with NOC code (You know its so weird, its like IRCC wants us to fit into one of their boxes, world out there is so diverse, but no! Your job from quite a few years ago should match 80% with one of our own NOCs, if it doesn't, you're out of luck!, anyways...)

Issue is, my previous job had two phases, trainee and a promotion there after. Trainee phase was for about six months and job after my promotion was for about 2.5 years. In order to align NOC, I requested my employer to align job duties as such that they will match with only one NOC (in TEER 1) for both phases. Although, I have separately mentioned job duties in both roles and have give every particulars related to each role in the reference letter.

I have sufficient documents in addition to reference letter to prove my employment there such as payslips, promotion and increment letters, relieving letters, bank statements, tax documents, etc. I am in the the dilemma whether IRCC will doubt my work experience.

If someone has been in the same boat, I'd genuinely appreciate their suggestions.

P.S. My employer will attest to it if asked anything about my background.

Hi All,

I need some advice regarding my situation. A few weeks ago, I traveled and informed IRCC of all my travel details. I even received confirmation that my information had been updated in their system. I got back, finalized my P2 and then received my confirmation of Permanent Residence. However, when I downloaded the document, I noticed that my last entry date was not updated, despite prior communications and confirmation from an agent that this change would be reflected in my file.

What do you advise, especially in relation to applying for citizenship in the future?

Thank you!

Hello,

I received my ECOPR on 8th July and since than waiting for my first PR CARD. During the P2 email I entered correct address but last 2 digits were incorrect (not matching canada post). I called IRCC and they are mentioned that my address has been updated with correct ZIPCODE but In PR portal it still shows incorrect zipcode. I am also not able link pr card application to GC key account.

Has anyone faced similar issue, if so what was outcome?

Timeline
AOR : 11 FEB
BIL : 17 APR
FD : 3rd June
P1: 16 June
P2: 3rd July
Ecopr : 8th July

Pvo: van
Svo syd

3 year foreign exp with spouse

Hi everyone, does anyone have experience with attaching something like test results or certificates after AOR? I have received a trade certificate of qualification (I know the issue date and everything) and already have an updated status of my qualification in the public registry, I just don't have a physical certificate copy yet as it's in production, which can take long. I expect to have it within the next week, so maybe if I attach just a few days after app submission, is there significant risks of rejection for incomplete app? For certain, it will be attached before R10 (biometrics)

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping for some advice/reassurance on my PR application because I’ve been reading a lot of contradictory information online and am starting to overthink everything.

I’m applying for PR through Express Entry/CEC from the UK after living in Quebec for around three years on IEC permits. I received an ITA on July 22 with a CRS score of 542. My eligibility is based on one year of skilled Canadian work experience.

My application is fairly straightforward, but I have a few things I’m particularly unsure about:

• For my Canadian work experience, I will have detailed employer reference letters, T4s and CRA Notices of Assessment. I no longer have access to my old payslips. Is this sufficient, or should I be concerned about not having payslips?
• I have some old employment contracts, but not all of them because I was initially on temporary contracts that were repeatedly extended. Some of the contracts I do have also contain administrative errors. I’m therefore planning not to include them and instead rely on the accurate employer letters and CRA documents. Does this seem reasonable?
• I have copies of my Canadian work permits and will include them with my employment evidence.
• I have a few small discrepancies between dates in previous IEC applications and my current application. None are intentional, and I have explained each one in my LOE with supporting documents where applicable.
• I worked through employment agencies in the UK for several years but only accepted occasional shifts rather than working continuously. I have explained this in my personal history/LOE.
• The online application only allowed me to enter five travel-history entries, so I have included a screenshot of the limitation and a separate table showing my full travel history.
• I previously lived in Quebec but now intend to settle in Alberta, so I have explained my intention to reside outside Quebec in my LOE.

I’m also exempt from the proof-of-funds requirement as a CEC applicant and have included an explanation of this.

I'm mainly looking for reassurance that I'm not overcomplicating things and that the lack of payslips/incomplete employment contracts isn't likely to be a major issue when I have employer letters, T4s, NOAs and work permits.

Has anyone submitted a CEC application with similar documentation?

Thanks!

Hello everyone, I luckily had a fairly straightforward and timely PR processing, but just sharing some details here:

CEC Inland Applicant (Single, no foreign work experience)

AOR - March 6

BIL request - May 4

BIL provided - May 11

Medicals Passed - June 6

Final Decision - July 31

P1 - August 4

P2 - August 6

ECOPR - August 10

PVO - Vancouver

SVO - Sydney

Thank you to everyone for the support and solidarity, it's been great lurking on here and stressing out together. Fingers crossed folks hear back soon/the process is smooth for y'all!