r/canadaexpressentry

My partner and I applied for Permanent Residence under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) as common-law partners. My partner was the principal applicant, and I was included in the application as the accompanying common-law partner. Our application was approved. Toronto- Canada / Montreal Office

• ✅ Eligibility: Approved.
• ✅ Medical exam: Passed. (March 11, 2026)
• ✅ Additional documents: None needed.
• ✅ Interview: Not required.
• ✅ Biometrics: Completed. (March 11, 2026)
• ✅ Background check: Completed. (March 12, 2026)
• ✅ Final decision: Approved (April 17, 2026).
• ✅ ECOPR: Approved (May 04, 2026)
• PR Card still waiting .....

ITA: Dec 16 - Score 517
AOR: Jan 14
BIL: March 18
Biometrics given: March 19
Medicals: March 23
FD: May 22
P1: June 1 - same day response
P2: June 24 - same day submission
ECOPR: June 30

1 year foreign, 1 year + canadian experience
I submitted my application myself without any representative or review from them

PVO- Vancouver
SVO: Sydney then Montreal after P1

Tips: I had an LOE for each section explaining details and answered every question that might come up before hand. I also started gathering documents way before I got an ITA.

I wish everyone the best in their journey!

June P2Applicants — Have You Received Your ecopr Yet?

P1 dates:

• June 22 -
• June 23 -
• June 24 -
• June 25 -
• June 26 -
• June 27 -
• June 28 -
• June 29 -
• June 30 -
• July 2 -
• July 3 -

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Hi everyone,

I'm preparing my Express Entry PR application and would appreciate hearing from anyone who has dealt with a similar situation.

My documents are split into two consistent sets:

- My birth certificate (issued by my country of birth) shows June 1, 1990.

- My passport from that same country also shows June 1, 1990.

- However, all official documents from another country where I later immigrated (passport, population registry, immigration records, etc.) consistently show January 1, 1990. And I maintain it all over the docs.

So it's not random inconsistencies—each country's documents are internally consistent, but the two countries disagree with each other.

I also have an immigration document from many years ago showing that the second country was already using the January date at the time I immigrated there, so the discrepancy appears to be a long-standing administrative issue rather than something recent.

I have never used multiple identities or attempted to hide the discrepancy. I plan to disclose everything and submit:

- Birth certificate

- Passport from my country of birth

- Passport from the second country

- Population registry records

- A Letter of Explanation

My questions are:

1. Has anyone had a similar discrepancy and still been approved for PR?

2. Did IRCC accept your explanation, or did they require you to correct the foreign records first?

3. Did you receive an ADR or a Procedural Fairness Letter because of it?

4. If you didn't correct the foreign records before applying, what was the outcome?

I'm looking for real experiences from people who went through Express Entry or another IRCC permanent residence program.

Thank you.

Any CEC February/March updates from people? I am asking specifically about Outland. My AOR is March 7, BIL + medical is May 7

Hi guys

Any early April AORs got their FD?

My timeline:

ITA: 6 February

AOR: 7 April

BIL Request: 1 June

Medical passed: 1 June

BIL completed: 5 June

No update since.

Hi everyone. I'm fluent in French and English and was wondering if it's worth it doing both tests to prove language ability or just do the French one as it's the one granting me to pass with lower scores. My profile is pretty good as I also have a bachelor's degree, if I can avoid spending the money and losing the time waiting for the test so be it. Thanks for the advice.

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to figure out how to accurately classify a specific period of remote work for my CEC Express Entry profile.

Here is the situation:

• August 2025 – October 2025: I was physically living in Canada on a valid PGWP, but I started working remotely for a company based in my home country. I was paid directly into my home country's bank account. I was not working anywhere else during this period.
• November 2025 – Present: I moved back to my home country permanently. I have continued working full-time for this exact same employer.

My question is about that initial overlap period (August to October 2025). Since I was physically in Canada but working entirely for a foreign employer, can I count those 3 months in my Foreign Work Experience?

Please I need advice on what to do. ITA November, submitted January 11, AOR January 11, and I have not received any other update or documents since then. It’s almost 6months now. What can I do pls….

You may discuss predictions, draws, and score evaluations here.

Vous pouvez discuter sur des prévisions, des tirages et des évaluations de score dans ce fil.

Hi everyone,

I applied for PR under CEC as a Retail Store Supervisor (NOC 62010).

My reference letter lists my duties in paraphrased wording (not copy-pasted verbatim from the NOC). However, the overall structure and order of the duties follows the NOC fairly closely.

I have used this same letter before in previous applications (WP)and have over 5 years of work history with the same employer, with T4s and pay stubs to back it up.

My concern:
Could an officer see the structural similarity to the NOC as a red flag, even if the wording itself is not copied word-for-word?

My questions:

1. Has anyone had a similar experience?
2. Do officers care about the order of duties, or only the substance?
3. Should I be proactive about this, or wait for a Procedural Fairness Letter if they have concerns?

Any insights appreciated. Thanks!

CEC Outland with Spouse
AOR Feb 19
ADR April 22nd for spouse documents
ADR Submission April 28th
Second ADR Family Info May 4th
Medical passed 14th May
BIL May 20th
BIL submitted May 21st
No Update since then

What do you guys think of this situation and when should I be expecting FD?

No idea on PVO SVO as can’t call ircc from india

Hey Everyone,

These timelines were very helpful so here is mine.

AOR- 12 Feb
BIL- 20 April
Medical and background completed- 20 May
FD- 19 May
P1- 27 May
P2- 23 June
ECOPR- 3 july🇨🇦

Applied with spouse, Score-539

Prepared our file myself but got it reviewed before submitting.

Let me know if you have any questions, or if you want the contact for RCIC I used for review services.

My case was a little unusual, so I’m going to share my timeline and profile with you guys.

Timeline:

ITA: Jan 7

AOR: Jan 22

BIL: May 19

ADR 1: May 23

ADR 2: June 1

FD: June 3

P1: June 18

P2: July 3

My process started with PVO Ottawa and SVO Sydney. Later, my PVO changed to Vancouver and my SVO changed to Montreal. I don’t know the reason for the change.

I’m Brazilian, and I claimed points for 6 years of foreign work experience as a self-employed lawyer — NOC 41101: Lawyers and Quebec notaries.

I also claimed 1 year of Canadian work experience, half as a Retail Supervisor — NOC 62010: Retail sales supervisors, and half as a Retail Manager — NOC 60020: Retail and wholesale trade managers.

For my Canadian experience I added the employment letter from my HR, my employment contract, all my business cards, all my paystubs and a full complete description of my position with roles and routines, and my workday profile with promotion and transfers.

My English was CLB 12. I was 31 years old at the time of application. I applied with my spouse, who had English CLB 7, was 45 years old, and had no Canadian work experience.

My CRS score was 512, and the draw cut-off was 511.

Neither of the ADRs were related to the main application documents. One was for an updated divorce certificate from my spouse’s first marriage, and the other was for military records.

All documents were extremely organized, page numbered, with an LOE for each one, and a table of contents indicating the page number of each document. I had absolutely no issues.

Good luck to everyone else here :)

M(29) Single
Bachelor’s Degree 5 years (4 years WES)
2 years DIPLOMA here in Canada
3.5 years foreign experience in TEER 1
1.2 years Canadian experience
CELPIP 10 8 9 11

It’s showing 483 in the CRS Calculator,
But I got 515 on my profile

Can anyone give their insight please?

Am I the only one with Dec AOR no P1.

Apr - Dec 22
Bil - feb 22

No update after that

I got my BOWP approved yesterday. ChatGPT told me that I should inform BCPNP that my work permit has been extended. Does anyone know whether I actually need to notify BCPNP? Thanks!

So I recently got ITA in the last health care occupation draw. My ITA letter has CEC (I’m assuming because I have 1 year of Canadian experience). I need some advice from people that have applied for PR in recent years.

1. do I need to show proof of funds since health care is under the federal skilled worker? Or am I under CEC and so do not need proof of funds.
2. When I did my pgwp I used the medical from my home country since it’s less than 5 years and I haven’t left Canada since I came in. Can I still use the same medical or does the PR application require a new medical.
3. Also I’m assuming I need to do biometrics before submitting my application, so how can I do that (what’s the process).

Sharing my timeline

ITA (French draw, FSW): Feb 6, 2026

AOR: Apr 4

Biometrics letter: May 26

Medical passed: May 26

Biometrics passed: May 28

ADR: Jun 5

ADR requested: employment verification (institutional legitimacy proof, work contract, supervisor' contacts and proof of communication, tax documents, proof of salary bank deposits), updated proof of settlement funds, IMM 5669

ADR submitted: Jun 9

Final Decision: Jun 19

PPR: Jun 23

Passport submitted: Jun 24

Passport & COPR picked up: Jul 3

Family size: 2 (couple)

All the best to everyone still waiting - your day is coming!

I have a masters in statistics and 10+ years of employment in US. Is there any draw for the quantitative finance field in Canadian PR?

What are the NOCs that they want for express entry?

I have also studied French when younger but don't imagine it's to the level needed for the French exams.

I am an Indian citizen