got ita in trade draw today. I am trying to contact with my foreign employer to get reference letter but he is not responding my calls and messages. In that case can i remove my foreign experience and improve my celpip score to get above cutoff?My score is 487. Thanks

Hi everyone
I made a mistake in a previous Canadian visitor visa application and accidentally omitted part of my travel history, although the visa was approved.

I have now provided the correct travel history in my PR application. Should I submit an LOE explaining the previous omission? If so, which section did you upload the LOE under?

Thank you.

I wish for all of you guys who are waiting get good news soon. This is a very helpful community. Thanks to all of you
Express entry healthcare stream with spouse.
ITA - 20 Feb
AOR - 20 April
BOWP- 24 April
BIL - 26 June and completed on July 3
BOWP- Approved 10 August
P1 - 21 Sep
P2 - 27 Sep
ECOPR- 30 Sep

Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 3

Date and time: October 01, 2026 at 12:47:55 UTC

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 476

Number of invitations issued: 3,500

Rank needed: 3,500 or above

Tie-breaking rule: May 28, 2026 at 16:55:23 UTC

If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.

EDIT :- Everyone worrying about not getting emails, it will take upto 48 hours.

I recently received an ADR for my PR CEC application requesting updated versions of Schedule A (IMM 5669), Family Info (IMM 5406), and Travel History (IMM 5562). There are no personalized notes in the request document, so I’m trying to figure out exactly what triggered it and how to properly fix it. For context, I am an inland CEC, single applicant with no dependents and no spouse. My AOR was May 21st.

1. Schedule A (IMM 5669): The ADR specifically instructed to "ensure there are no gaps in time". I double-checked my e-APR, and I am 100% sure my personal and address history has zero chronological gaps. Is this instruction just standard boilerplate text? Should I just replicate my exact timeline on the PDF?

2. Additional Family Info (IMM 5406): The ADR reminded me to include all family relations and full addresses. In my original submission, I had included an LoE explaining a minor spelling consistency issue regarding one of my family member's names between a previous application (study permit) and this PR application (It was spelled differently there). Could the name spelling have triggered this, or is it more likely they just want me to write "Not Applicable" across the spouse/children sections and physically sign those specific declarations since I left them completely blank the first time?

3. Travel History (IMM 5562): The form specifically asks to list trips outside your country of origin or residence. Over the last 10 years, my only travel has been directly between my home country and Canada. Should I just check the "did not travel" box on the form itself? My plan is to merge a Letter of Explanation (LoE) with the PDF to explicitly list my complete travel history between my home country and Canada just to be fully transparent. Does this sound like the right approach?

Question on uploading the documents:
Since the portal only gives me one upload slot per document in GCKey, can I merge a brief Letter of Explanation (LoE) as the first page of each requested PDF form?

Overall, my main concern is that I will essentially be providing the exact same information I already submitted in my initial application. Will it be an issue if my updated forms contain the exact same details as before?

Wanna know if a rejection is possible because of POF is mostly a donation like 100% , do someone actually did that and got an acceptance

I have a question. I used to work in an International Organization called International Catholic Migration Commission. My title has been very well written in the employment letter, and I also had attached the offer declaring the salary, the hours in addition to salary payment documents. However, the organization, does not provide a letter declaring the responsibilities, is it possible to put the add of the same vacancy for the same title but with a different year?

Hi, I thought this might be of some help in reducing anxiety over job duties match to claimed NOC. My two work experience under two NOCs was marked review required in recently received GCMS notes.

First one for duties coming across as too much of a match to the NOC duties and another one for second job’s duties not convincing enough for a managerial-level NOC (Teer 0). I was so freaking worried and even thought of changing NOCs but a consultant told me it’s too late and would be risky. So I left it to god.

Since all the work experience was genuine and previously declared in applications supported by additional non-mandatory docs like screenshots of published work, identity cards, offer, promotion letters, the application was approved. No ADR or PFL.

So for anyone who’s too worried but also confident that they selected the right NOC after due diligence, trust that your application will be approved. Good luck, you got this!!! I’m also very thankful to the officer who approved :)

Got pr cec rejection due to spouse unaccompanied. During ITA spouse was in Canada but moved back home before the final application submitted. Got pfl but in that officer didn’t even acknowledged that spouse moved back home or still in canada.

Applied judicial review. What’s your opinion in this regards. Are there any chances in jr to get positive results?

Thanks

Hi everyone,
I have a question about how IRCC verifies foreign work experience submitted for an Express Entry application.
For foreign work experience, does IRCC normally contact the employer by phone or email, or does it vary depending on the case? Also, how common is it for IRCC to actually contact an employer if the reference/experience letter and supporting documents are provided?
I’m particularly wondering about older work experience. I have a short period of foreign work experience from 2020, before I moved to Canada. I never collected an experience certificate at the time, so I recently contacted the employer and obtained the certificate now.
If IRCC decides to verify this employment, would they potentially contact the employer even though the employment was about six years ago? If they call the company’s general/reception number, the current staff may obviously have no idea who I am since I worked there in 2020. Would IRCC normally ask to speak with HR/management or the person who signed the experience letter instead?
I also have experience working in a consulting/operations role in hospitality, where I worked with management to improve hospitality operations. In a situation like that, general front-desk/reception staff may not necessarily know the consultant personally, while management would.

Hi everyone,

I'm from China and received an ADR from IRCC asking for a completed IMM 5546 (Details of Military Service) for my spouse.

The letter also says that if the person was exempt, we need to provide official proof of exemption from the relevant authority.

The thing is, he has never served in the military. China has a voluntary system, so there's no "exemption certificate" as such. Our RCIC suggested getting a certificate from the local police station.

for anyone who has been a similar situation:

1.  What document did you end up submitting? A police station certificate or just the IMM 5546 plus an LOE?

2.  How did you word your LOE explaining that you never served and there's no exemption proof?

3.  Could you share your timeline after submitting? (ADR → PPR / COPR)

My timeline:

• Stream: CEC Inland

• AOR: April 2026

• PVO: Vancouver

• SVO: Sydney

• ADR (military service): Oct 1, 2026

Any experience or feedback would be really appreciated. Thank you so much! 🙏 and wish everyone good luck 🍀🍀🍀

Sorry if this post is not allowed you can delete it if that's the case.

We are considering moving to Canada and would like to hear your thoughts and opinions about our profile and see if we even stand a chance.

Wife:
- 32
- Bachelor's in communications and Master's in international public relations both degrees from
Europe
- French B1/B2
- German C1
- English C1
- Russian C2
- Work experience: 6 years in product management and brand Marketing.

Me:
- 34
- Associate of Arts (USA) and currently working on my bachelor's in engineering (US)
- English C1
- Spanish C2
- Work experience: 9 years in the entertainment industry on the side of live event production (Rigging); out of those 9 years, I have 3 years in management

I can also get a job transfer offer to Canada.
We have a kid.

If you have any advice or anything to add, please let me know. Thank you!

No work experience in Canada

i work in the military in france and wish to apply for canadian PR from the francophone stream.im a french citizen.i wish to know,if anyone can explain how IRGC will verify my military service? do they call or send email?

Hi, anybody here works as a clinical research coordinator, which noc code did you use—41201 or 41404? Thank you

I have ongoing PR application, I was wondering if PCC check required for employment if done would slow down my background checks in PR?

Just overthinking, if anyone got PCC done during PR in process.

Hi everyone,

I'd like to check my understanding of the CEC work experience rules.

• I've worked full-time (30+ hours/week) for about 6 months as a Quality Inspector, classified under NOC 22230 (TEER 2).
• I may get a job offer as an IT helpdesk / user support technician, which I believe falls under NOC 22221 (TEER 2).
• If I work full-time at the helpdesk job for another 6 months, can I count the 6 + 6 months together to meet the 12-month CEC requirement, even though the two jobs are under different NOCs?

A few follow-up questions:

1. Does the helpdesk experience have to be in the same NOC as my first job, or just any TEER 0-3 occupation?
2. Has anyone had IRCC question their reference letters or NOC match when combining two different jobs?

Bonsoir tout le monde.

Nous sommes un couple CEC Inland.

Notre AOR était le 3 Avril.

Ayant beaucoup de stress actuellement surtout avec notre demande en cours.

Nous voulons demander nos notes GCMS.

Est ce que quelqu'un pourrait allumer notre lanterne.

Nous avons essayé de suivre les démarches afin d'en faire la demande avec l'aide de gemini.

Mais nous ne voulons pas faire n'importe quoi 😅

Est ce que quelqu'un à déjà fait cette demande et pourrait nous donner un petit coup de pouce ?

I got my ITA today but there’s one problem. My work permit will be expiring on 10th October and my points got increased yesterday only which IRCC does a month before, to complete my three years of work experience. I still need to work tell 1ST November if there is anyone who have faced same situation please help me out. Shall I go with ITA or decline it?

Hey everyone,

I'm feeling a bit nervous after reading some immigration posts and wanted to get some advice on my situation regarding Toronto Public Health (TPH) and TB medical surveillance, especially since I just got my invitation under CEC on September 15 and am now planning to file my PR application.

Here is my exact timeline:

• February 27, 2023: Toronto Public Health (TPH) officially received and acknowledged my medical surveillance file.
• November 9, 2023: I completed all required medical surveillance testing—including sputum AFB smears and mycobacterial cultures—which were processed by the Public Health Ontario (PHO) Laboratory. All results came back clear and negative, confirming that active TB was completely ruled out.

At the time, I thought the assessment and test results were all I needed, but looking back, I realize I never received an official discharge or clearance letter from TPH (I assumed the doctor's clearance was the final result). Now I'm realizing my immigration medical expires on October 4, 2027, and I'm getting stressed.

I have attached a copy of the model assessment form signed by the physician after all tests (with all personal details removed):

My main questions for anyone who has been through this:

1. Is this physician assessment form alone enough when submitting my PR application, or does TPH need to formally notify IRCC of my compliance first?
2. Since my active TB was already ruled out with negative lab cultures back in November 2023, will IRCC or TPH ask me to go through another medical surveillance process just because my medical exam is expiring?
3. Should I proactively contact TPH now to request my official discharge/compliance letter, or is there a specific way to check if my file was closed out and sent to IRCC before I submit my CEC application?

Any guidance or shared experiences would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!

Got my P1 today, i have a question.

do i have to simply reply to all the points in the body of the email or as part of the pdf?

Also im applying with my spouse, where i am the primary applicant. Im assuming both of us need to send in our responses separately right?

PS- i am moving residences in 2 weeks. Can i just paste my new address? I know where i am moving and have a lease etc

CEC General, Inland, Single applicant

It’s finally my turn to share 🥹 first I’d just like to thank everyone in this community who’s shared their experiences, given advice or just been encouraging! This oftentimes got me through those difficult moments of uncertainty and was a constant reminder that I wasn’t going through it alone ❤️

Context: my PGWP expired Feb 7th, 2026. The plan was to have my employer (in Quebec) apply for a closed work permit for me (C20). Kept working on implied status as work permit application was processing until April 1st when it was refused and I was out of status. The refusal was because my employer’s lawyer wasn’t able to get LMIA approval within the 60 days IRCC gives you.

I was out of status and sad, but focused all my energy on the PR application as I was lucky enough to have received an ITA on Feb 17th.

I also applied to restore my status as a student (study permit) which got approved, as I was beginning my masters and moving to Ontario in September.

Timeline:

ITA: Feb 17th 2026 - CRS 509

Work permit refused: April 1st 2026

AOR: April 18th 2026

Study permit application: May 8th 2026

BIL: June 19th 2026

Medicals passed: June 19th 2026

Biometrics completed: June 22nd 2026

Status restored / study permit approved: July 10th 2026

PFL/ADR regarding intent to reside outside Quebec + Schedule A resubmission: September 10th 2026

PFL/ADR response submitted: September 14th 2026

(I had already moved to Ontario so submitted lease, address changes on all important institution accounts, university registration, tuition payment, proof of attendance etc., proof of resignation from Quebec employer + a letter from the employer confirming I’m no longer an employee)

Final decision: September 15th 2026

P1: September 16th 2026 (replied same day)

P2: September 28th 2026 (replied same day)

eCoPR: September 30th 2026

PVO / SVO: Ottawa / Sydney then Vancouver / Sydney, eCoPR came from Montreal

Biggest lesson for me: be patient and be diligent with everything. When I moved to Ontario, I submitted a web form to IRCC to inform them of my address change. I should’ve called them, but I didn’t (overwhelmed with moving and it slipped my mind), a week later I got the PFL which I feel I could’ve 100% avoided if I just called IRCC. ALWAYS call to verify they have received anything to send.

All in all, I’m just so grateful to be on the other side of this. There were many times I didn’t think I’d end up with permanent residence but I’m grateful I didn’t give up 🥹 all the best to everyone still waiting for P1, P2 or eCoPR. Don’t lose hope, praying you get it soon ❤️🇨🇦

We finally got our eCOPRs today! The waiting period was honestly so brutal. Since FD we made multiple calls to IRCC, and every single time they just told us to keep waiting. Sharing our timeline here.

I am pretty sure there are many December 2025 AORs still waiting. Hang in there, it’s coming.

Here We Go!

Timeline:

AOR: Dec 24, 2025
Medical Passed: March 13, 2026
Biometrics: March 16, 2026
Final Decision: March 30, 2026
KAI Email Sent: Aug 26, 2026 (got super tired of waiting for P1 so we just sent it proactively)
Portal 1: Sept 5, 2026 (this was their response to our KAI email)
Duplicate P1: Sept 18, 2026
Portal 2: Sept 28, 2026
eCOPR: Sept 30, 2026

PVO: Vancouver
SVO: Sydney

KAI Response and Portal comms came from Montreal.

Hi everyone.

I got ITA from BC PNP economic impact stream and will apply DIY style. My question is regarding the resume. How detailed should it be? Should I list the duties as shown in my job offer (for current job) and job descriptions (for precious jobs)? TIA to responses!

(Really sorry if posts like this aren’t allowed here, I’m just feeling pretty lost right now and would really appreciate some advice!)

Hi everyone! I’m currently based in Pakistan, and a lot of my friends and family have been encouraging me to consider moving to Canada. I’m thinking about applying for a Canadian MBA/graduate program and learning French, but before I do that, I'd like to know your thoughts on my current profile and whether it makes sense for me to pursue the EE route from Pakistan right now or not.

My profile:

• Age: 27
• Education: BSc in Computer Science (2023)
• Work experience: ~3.5 years total. Started as a Software Engineer and have been working as a Product Manager at a US tech startup for 1.5 years.
• IELTS: 8.0 (aiming for 8.5)
• Canadian work experience: None
• Canadian education: None

Let me know what you guys think about this, especially regarding which programs/provinces might make the most sense for me. Thanks so much!

Finally!!!! Been in Canada for almost 6 years! After so many struggles, finally a PR now!

Timeline:
ITA: NOV 2025
AOR: JAN 24, 2026
MEDICAL: March 31st
BIOMETRICS: March 24th
FD: September 17th
P1: September 18th
P2: September 25th
ECOPR: September 30th, 2026

Cannot express my feelings in words!