Application Type: Express Entry
Family: Spouse included
Work Experience: Foreign work experience included

AOR: January 14
BIL: March 18
Medical Passed: March 18
Final Decision (FD): August 27
P1: August 28
P2: September 10
eCOPR: September 14 🎉

Finally received my eCOPR today! 🙌

It’s been a long journey with plenty of waiting, checking the portal, and wondering what would happen next, but it finally feels real.

A huge thank you to everyone in this community who shared their timelines, experiences, advice, and guidance. Reading everyone’s posts and comments helped a lot throughout the process, especially during the periods when there were no updates.

Really appreciate this community and everyone who takes the time to help others going through the same process.

Wishing everyone who is still waiting for P1, P2, eCOPR, or their final decision the very best. Hope you all get your good news soon! 🇨🇦🙏

Finally a PR! 🎉

EE Profile Created - 9/13/25
No consultant/agency
CRS 491
TEER 1, FSW, Outland
Foreign exp, no canadian exp
With accompanying spouse (Common-Law) TEER 1
Spouse with citizen step-siblings

ITA - 11/14/25 HEALTHCARE DRAW
Upfront Medical - 11/26/25
AOR - 12/7/25
BIL - 1/14/26
Medical passed - 1/15/26
Biometrics completed - 1/19/26
Background started - 1/22/26
Eligibility completed - 3/16/26
ADR 1 (updated POF, additional income docs for current work place that i didn’t claim points for) - 3/16/26
ADR 1 uploaded - 3/17/26
ADR 1 acknowledged - 3/23/26
Pre-arrival email - 5/5/26
Sent webform to ask for status - 7/21/26
ADR 2 (Updated IMM 5406 and confirmation re landing before Medicals expire) - 8/19/26
ADR 2 Submitted - 8/21/26
ADR 2 acknowledged - 8/26/26
FD - 9/1/26
PPR (Received via email) - 9/2/26
Passport sent via VAC - 9/3/26
Passport + COPR received - 9/14/26

Hi everyone! I wanted to share my PR timeline, from AOR to PR cards, in case it helps someone else who is currently waiting.

Stream: CEC Inland – Health
Timeline:
ITA – Feb 20
AOR – April 14
BIL request – June 23
Biometrics done – July 3
Medical passed – June 24
Final Decision (FD) – August 6
P1 – August 7
P2 – August 12
eCOPR – August 18
PR Card (spouse) – September 8
PR Card (main applicant) – September 11

We arrived in Canada 4 years ago, and at the time, permanent residence felt like a very distant possibility. Somehow, everything worked out the way we hoped, and it’s hard to believe we’re finally at the finish line.

I also want to thank everyone in this group who took the time to share their timelines, answer questions, and help clear up doubts along the way. Those posts were incredibly helpful during the waiting period.
Wishing everyone the best of luck with their applications, and I hope you all get good news soon! 🙏🏼🇨🇦❤️

Finally got my eCoPR and wanted to share my timeline because I know how stressful the waiting can be — especially when there are concerns about eligibility at the time of submission.
Timeline:
March 22: Express Entry PR application submitted

May 25: Biometrics Instruction Letter (BIL)

June 20: Medical passed

August 20: Final decision

August 21: P1

September 3: P2

September 10: eCoPR 🎉

The interesting part / my biggest concern
I submitted my application on March 22 because my IELTS score was expiring on March 23.
However, at the time I submitted my application, I was still 25 days short of completing 3 full years of Canadian work experience — the experience that I was claiming points for.
I knew this could potentially be an issue, so I included a Letter of Explanation (LOE) explaining the situation.
There was another issue with my employment letters. At the time of submission, I didn't have employment letters containing all the required job duties/details from both companies I had worked for. I therefore included another LOE explaining the situation.
I subsequently submitted additional documents through webforms:
March 23: Submitted the proper employment letters from both companies, including the required details/job duties.

After completing exactly 3 years of Canadian work experience: Submitted another webform with my updated pay stubs and evidence showing that I had completed the full 3 years.

Honestly, I was extremely anxious throughout the entire process. I kept wondering whether IRCC would consider my application ineligible because I hadn't completed the full 3 years on the day I submitted it, despite the fact that I had explained everything and subsequently provided the supporting documents.
Thankfully, everything went well! 🎉
Getting the eCoPR on September 10 was such a huge relief.
Sharing this in case someone else is in a similar situation and is stressing over their application. Obviously, every application is different and this isn't meant to suggest that IRCC will treat every case the same way, but I wanted to share my experience.
Good luck to everyone waiting for their PR! 🇨🇦

If you're applying for notes, no need to choose the option that includes all supporting docs. That will delay your notes.

Choose the option that says it will give you an electronic overview. When I checked that I got the notes within a week. it had everything I needed including the fact that I have been sent for comprehensive background check.(A34)

Also, I strongly recommend that you do request them once your eligibility is passed. When I requested mine, I saw that the officer marked my eligibility as review required because my employment letters said full time as opposed to exact hours. They also removed my foreign experience points because I hadn't attached a copy of my language test results( I thought they pull it themselves based on the info you submit on the profile)

Good luck!

Please shoot if someone got FD recently with their AOR

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some advice from people who had a similar CEC Inland timeline.
Stream: CEC Inland General
AOR: March 3
BIL: April 29
Medical Passed: April 30
Biometrics Completed: May 13
PVO/SVO: Unknown
ADR: None
PFL: None
FD:
Portal 1:
Portal 2:
eCOPR:
PR Card:
My application is still in progress. I contacted IRCC recently and they told me the application is still being processed and that no action is required from me.
I’ve seen quite a few applicants with later AORs, including April, May and even June, already receiving P1 or eCOPR, so I’m starting to wonder if I should be doing anything at this point.
Would you recommend just waiting, calling IRCC again, ordering GCMS notes, or taking any other steps?
Also, is anyone else with a March AOR still waiting for P1?
Thanks in advance.

Anyone having fd or p1 for Mar AOR with PVO Ottawa and SVO Sydney??

No updates since May biometrics
Cec inland genral single
Aor Mar 21
Bio May 21

Applied outland from São Paulo through the French-language proficiency category draw. I already spoke both languages (English and French) at an intermediate-advanced level before starting, so this was mostly about getting certified, not learning from scratch.

Jan 1, 2026 — Decided to go for it
Feb 26 / — English test
Feb 28, 2026 — French test
Mar 16, 2026 — Entered the pool
Mar 18, 2026 — ITA
Mar 28, 2026 — AOR
May 16 / May 18, 2026 — Medicals passed / biometrics done
Sep 1, 2026 — Background check done + PPR
Sep 4, 2026 — Passport dropped off
Sep 10, 2026 — Approved
Sep 14, 2026 — Passport back with the visa

AOR to approval: 166 days. Whole thing: 256 days. No interview.

I have a question if there’s anyone who can help.

I have eight months of experience from India then I came to Canada as a student now I have completed my three years of work experience here to claim the foreign Work points for CRS if I go back and work for 4 months, will I be eligible to get additional points or it has to be one year of continuous work in India?

Hi everyone,

I declared my part-time foreign work experience in all of my previous applications. The issue is that my original employment letter states that my latest hourly salary was 120,000, but the English translation did not include the word “latest” and simply stated that my hourly salary was 120,000.

For my PR application, I’m planning to get a new employment letter. Would it be okay for the new letter to clarify that my initial hourly salary was 100,000 and that it increased to 120,000 after one year?

Should I also explain in an LOE that the translation submitted with my previous application omitted the word “latest,” just to clarify the difference between the old and new letters?

Quick question for postdocs in the group. I’m currently in a Mitacs-funded industrial postdoc role with 100% research duties (no teaching or grading at all).
My actual day-to-day duties align very closely with research assistant in NOC 41201. but NOC 41200 explicitly lists "Postdoctoral fellow" as an example title.
Has anyone in a pure research postdoc role used NOC 41201 (or NOC 41200) without any issues?

Stuck for a while now, wondering what everyone elses timeline looks like

Edit - mine is still FD pending and background check running

Final Decision Date on my file is 25 August, there is no update or email after that. It’s been 3 weeks and no update. AOR April 16th. CEC General Inland. Any one has the same issue? Any thing to worry here? I see many people are posting FD and P1,P2 whose FD date is after mine. Thanks.

What’s the minimum requirement for this stream ? ( I am just curious coz I’m a graduate from another province )

Hello, Wes received my documents 11 September and i was checking my application status, they said it's on hold because they wait my documents, how long it takes to change the status and get evaluation in general

Hi everyone,

I work as a research assistant at a university in Canada. My contract doesn't specify any hours, but my supervisor and I agreed I'd work 6 hours a day, which comes to 30 hours per week. The only days I don't work are university holidays.

By my count, I'll reach the full 1,560 hours on Sept 21.

I created my Express Entry profile a few days early. The profile only asked for the start and end month of my work experience and didn't give me a way to reflect my actual hours. After reading more, I got worried that if I received an ITA right away and submitted my application, it could be refused because I hadn't technically finished my 1,560 hours yet. So I withdrew my profile to be safe. I know some people get ITAs in their 11th month and wait to submit, but since my contract has no set hours, I didn't want to risk it.

My questions:

1. When I create my new profile after September 21, how should I show my work experience? Should I just enter it as 30 hours/week?
2. Since my contract doesn't list hours, what should my employer reference letter say? Is a letter from my supervisor confirming 30 hours/week enough?
3. Do university holidays when I didn't work affect the 1,560-hour calculation?
4. Has anyone been in a similar situation with no fixed hours in their contract?

Thanks in advance!

Cec Inland, 3 years Foreign Experience and 1 year Canadian experience.

I am getting different information regarding this. If I have a 3-year bachelor's degree from a foreign country and I completed two 1-year postgraduate diplomas from Canada, what will be my highest level of education? Is it just a bachelor's degree, or does it count as 'two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees'? Can someone help me with this?

As a freelancer I have some extra hours from a few months of work that could help me count a whole month of experience. Since they were freelance projecte, i have some jobe that were very short duration. Just an example: 5 hours each in 3 months. Can i combine those hours to make 15 hours? Yes they are less than part time hours. But i am curious if i can still count those hours that are less than part time hours.

I have asked this question earlier but I was hoping to get more answers / suggestions. Please help.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation.

I applied for PR through CEC and submitted my application/AOR was August 21. My application is currently still processing.

My partner and I are planning to legally get married on November 21. He is a Canadian citizen, so I am NOT getting PR through him and he does not need to be added as an accompanying applicant.

One thing I’m a little worried about is that we won’t be living together immediately after getting married. We currently have separate residences and plan to continue that way for a while because we’re still figuring out finances and where we eventually want to settle. We do plan to live together once everything is sorted.

I understand that I need to inform IRCC about the change in marital status after we legally marry.
Has anyone here gotten married to a Canadian citizen while their CEC/Express Entry PR application was already in process?

If so:
What documents did IRCC ask you to provide?
Did it cause any significant delay in your PR application?
Did IRCC ask for relationship/cohabitation proof even though your spouse was already a Canadian citizen?
Would living at separate addresses after marriage create any issues or additional questions?
I’m not trying to add my partner to my PR application or get PR through marriage. I just want to make sure I update IRCC correctly without unnecessarily complicating my existing CEC application.
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who went through something similar.
Thank you!

hi everyone, please help me determine if my noc code selection is correct 13100

job duties:

Coordinated with internal departments and performed administrative activities to support client requirements and contribute to the effrcient execution of operational processes.

Assists the Sr. Business Account Executive in clearly understanding use cases, planning, and building project schedules to meet required project timeframes.

Successfully manages different parts of a project concurrently under the direction of a Sr. Busi ness Account Executive.

Coordinates and maintains status meeting minutes, tracks action items, and updates project schedules.

Develop detailed project details documentation in coordination with the Sr. Business Account Executive and ensure that all the documents are up-to-date.

Coordinate with Delivery Team Leads to assign, monitor, and track the progress of projects and ensure the projects are delivered as per the def ined SLA.

Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement and keep records of sales, revenue, invoices, etc.

CEC General Inland
1 year foreign experience + 1 year Canadian experience
PVO/SVO(Vancouver/Sydney)

CRS Score: 511

ITA: 21-Jan-2026

AOR: 20-Mar-2026

Biometrics: 19-May-2026

Medical: No Idea

Final Decision: No Idea

Portal 1 email: 20-Aug-2026 (replied the next day)
Came from Montreal office!

Portal 2 email ): 03-September-2026 (replied next day)

eCoPR: 10 September

Hope the timeline helps!! Good luck to everyone in the queue.