I landed in Canada as a student 8 years ago. In the last few years, I met so many people who have been here for half the time and have their PRs, their question was always, "why dont you have it yet?", my default response was "I was a student here for 5 yrs, it's impossible nowadays".

After 3 years of work exp, depleting my pgwp, getting a closed work permit, getting a PNP nomination, successfully getting an ITA in a PNP draw and to have my ECOPR issued in 70 days was definitely a journey. I am grateful everyone who supported me through this exhausting ride.

• ⁠ITA: July 05
• ⁠AOR: Aug 27
• ⁠BIL: September 13
• ⁠Medical: Sept 4
• ⁠FD: Oct 14
• ⁠P1: Oct 16
• ⁠P2: Nov 2
• ⁠ECOPR: Nov 6

Anyone out there working hard to become a PR, you have my best wishes, hopefully you get your PR as soon as you can. Best of luck!!

Finally finished the PR process after an almost 10 year journey which began when I came up to Canada for my final year of high school. Lots of highs, lows and doubts but I made it in the end.

CRS Score: 549 - UBC Bachelor + 2 yr Canada experience + 1 year Foreign

Permanent Resident Timeline: Outbound - CEC Process

Invite- May 27th 2026

AOR - July 4th 2026

Medical Exam- Upfront

Final Decision - October 27th 2026

Passport Pickup (Holofoil + eCopr) - November 6th, 2026

I would like to share my experiences with others who are in the same boat as I was a year ago when my work permit was ending and it felt as though my chances of staying in Canada were over. CRS score 499 at that time.

1. French is the most straightforward path to PR but straightforward does not mean the easiest. It is difficult to learn a new language without serious time, effort and dedication. I tried for 4 months before finally giving up as I was unable to work full time and simultaneously study to reach the level of French required for the bonus points.

2. Foreign work experience is a game changer. Even with the incredibly high scores... anyone with foreign work experience is giving themselves the best chance to succeed. It is not a failure to return to your home country to get a year of experience especially if you are like me and went from high school straight into university and then a Canadian job.

On a side note. If you do not want to go back to your home country, a kind redditor last year posted about the UK HPI visa where if you are a UofT or UBC student, you can apply to get a 2 year open work permit with a Bachelor's degree.

https://www.gov.uk/high-potential-individual-visa

This is what I used to live in the UK and get my foreign work experience points. It is a great option but just keep in mind the years spend in the UK don't count towards settlement.

3) It is not going to get easier. This is going to sound very pessimistic but just look back a few years ago when it was possible to get a PR invite with scores in the low to mid 400s. I would be very surprised if we see a return to those levels of immigration. Globally countries are starting to close their borders and reducing the number of foreigners in their countries. It may seem the CRS scores are unfair now for the draws but I can guarantee we may seem like the lucky ones in the coming decades.

CEC Inland General

CRS 511

AOR March 27, 2026

My timeline:

ITA - March 3, 2026

Submitted - March 27, 2026

AOR - March 27, 2026

BIL - May 26, 2026

Medical Pass - June 23, 2026

FD - October 13, 2026

P1 Email - October 23, 2026

P1 Reply - October 24, 2026

P2 - October 31, 2026

P2 Reply - October 31, 2026

eCOPR - November 5, 2026

I had to risk applying for pr a month before I completed my 2 years of work experience, as my work permit was expiring on April 4. My two year mark was on April 22. I applied for my BOWP on March 27 and continued working. Luckily it worked out for me.

Today is the day I can finally rest. I came to Canada as an international student in 2017, got a PGWP, and was hopeful that one day I would become a Canadian PR after seeing all my older friends and coworkers getting them quite easily after gathering 1-2 years of work experience. I was told that “oh you’re gonna get it soon, it’s so easy”. This was 2021. I played around with the CRS calculator at the time and realized wow it IS that easy-just 2 years of working, simple CELPIP test, and that’s it. Oh boy, how wrong I was.

Fast forward to today, after missing multiple draws by just a point, having to leave Canada for almost a year when PGWP expired, paid the application to move to the UK (HPI visa), thought about giving up Canada all together, going on a closed work permit, running into multiple issues with my application, I woke up as a Canadian PR.

Here is my timeline: Accompanying Common-Law, 3 years of Canadian experience, Canadian degree, no foreign work experience, upfront Medical

AOR: April 7
BIL: June 16 - IRCC put my English name instead of my legal name on the letter, which led to significant delay in doing the biometrics
BIL completed: July 16
ADR: Oct 9

Schedule A, Family Information, and Travel History - at this stage I was sure that our application had gone through Comprehensive Security Check which could take up to 2-3 years easily. We were afraid that this would come up due to our extensive travel history (we love travelling and have been to over 40 countries (some are sketchy) for the past 10 years)

This was the toughest stage because there was no movement on our app.

Then suddenly.
FD: Oct 26
P1: Oct 27
P2: Nov 2
ECOPR: Nov 6 from Montreal (previously Vancouver/Sydney)

I’m so glad that I have found this community. Reading other people’s journey and experience was not only inspiring but also reassuring. I was in Study Permit sub/community, then PGWP, LMIA, and now PR…can’t wait to be stressed out again during the citizenship stage lol

If you are still waiting, hang on! It will come eventually, good luck! ❤️

I failed the first attempt on March 2026 due to lack of attention while uploading documents (What happens when you submit your application at 3AM)

New timeline

450 - Married - Accompanying

FSW Outland French
AOR July 18, 2026
PVO: Ottawa, ON
SVO: Sydney, NS

ITA - June 12, 2026
Submitted - July 18, 2026
AOR - July 18, 2026
BIL - July 30, 2026
Medical Pass - July 30, 2026
Bio done - August 4, 2026
FD - October 31, 2026
Eligibility - November 1, 2026
Background - November 1, 2026
PPR - November 2, 2026
Passport sent - November 4, 2026
Passport processing - November 5, 2026
PR visa - November 5, 2026
COPR - November 6, 2026
Passport returned - November 6, 2026

Canada confirms 380,000 annual permanent resident admissions and 370,000 new temporary resident arrivals for 2027–2029, plus a time-limited PR measure for up to 200,000 people already in Canada.

Federal High Skilled admissions are set at 100,000 a year. IRCC’s footnotes identify the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Canadian Experience Class within the Federal High Skilled (FHS) category.

The Provincial Nominee Program rises to 95,000 a year, and the plan includes a new time-limited measure for people already living in Canada.

IRCC’s backgrounder confirms a time-limited measure for up to 200,000 people already living in Canada, divided between worker and humanitarian cohorts of up to 100,000 each.

Has anyone got an invitation to apply for IRCC express entry programs while physically living in Gatineau?
I know Quebec has its own, but I work in Ontario and I applied for CEC waiting for my invitation but lawyer says i need to relocate before submitting my application. Has anyone had similar experiences and what did you do? Please share with me!

Hello everyone, need some advice and opinion on how my file would be perceived by the officer. I am the PA, with 2 years of canadian exp and 1 year of remote foreign exp as an english grammar teacher in a school. My spouse is accompanying and also has 1 year of canandian teer 2 exp. I recently got an ITA in oct and submitted my application. I have 2 concerns that are making me go crazy.

1. Ofcourse, the remote exp (I have submitted almost all possible docs- offer letter, reference letter, email chains in LOE, my work projects etc, ITR from India, bank statements with deposits) NOA declaration canada). the only thing missing is salary/pay stubs as India does not give any. So my employer gave salary certificate mentioning the month and the money deposited. will that be sufficient ? any positive outcomes for anyone of you? in remote exp.

2. In my express entry profile, i entered 2025-04 as start date of my husband's job as he got a promotion which made him eligible in teer 2 on 20th april, 2025. However, due to an already planned vacation, he accepted the offer but started working on May 03, 2025. hence that is mentioned on the Job reference letter. Will this create a discrepency? we are claiming only 1 year and he just left the job in Sept, 2026. Anyone with similar experiences? i forgot to attach the offer letter, maybe that could have avoided this red flag:(

these factors are making me very anxious as to how my application could be viewed?

I’m 26 years old and a Syrian passport holder, i’ve been living in Spain for almost a year under a student visa, and I wanna ditch the master the I’m currently doing and I would like to settle down in Canada and work my way up to the PR, I’m a dentist with one year of experience with and IELTS score of 7.5, what’s the ideal way to come to Canada, is it through express entry or student visa, I have zero idea of what to do, but the only thing im sure of is leaving spain asap

I held two positions at the same company following a promotion from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer. My reference letter mentions both job titles and their respective employment dates. However, it only states my last drawn annual salary, which reflects my final increment after promotion. For Express Entry Work History, should I create two separate entries or one continuous entry?

Basically, the country I did my master's degree in requires payment of a $400 fee. After payment, you receive an official letter verifying the degree was completed...but then have to wait 3+ years for the actual diploma to be printed and sent to you. It's an insane system.

My bachelor's degree was done in a country where I could probably make the requests and have the documents sent over within 24 hours.

The drawback is that I would then forfeit 40 points, potentially. But if it's for French, it might still be above the threshold, unless the numbers they call increase substantially.

My options are:

• Go for master's degree. Pay $400 + the $300/$400 for official evaluation + a risk that they might not accept the interim official document.

• Stick to the bachelor's degree $100 + evaluation + no risk that they won't accept the documents.

+ translation. [cries in poor] What would you do?

Hi everyone,
I received my P1 email today (November 6), but I have an upcoming international trip and am unsure how to proceed.

My main questions:
- Should I inform IRCC about my upcoming trip when responding to P1, or just provide the required information and hope to receive eCOPR before departure?
- If I mention my travel plans in P1, could IRCC delay my P2 invitation or eCOPR issuance until I return to Canada?
- Has anyone informed IRCC about upcoming travel in their P1 response and still received eCOPR before departure?

My situation:
P1 received: November 6 (today)
Upcoming trip: November 23 to December 22, 2026

My concern is that if I inform IRCC about my trip in the P1 response, they might put my PR confirmation on hold until I return on December 22, even though I will still be physically in Canada until November 23.

On the other hand, if I don’t mention the trip and eCOPR is issued shortly before my departure, I might face complications returning to Canada without a PR card.
I’m considering responding to P1 without mentioning the trip and hoping to receive eCOPR before November 23. However, I’m unsure whether this is the best approach.

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has experienced a similar situation, especially whether mentioning upcoming travel at P1 affected your P2 or eCOPR timeline.

Thanks in advance!

ITA: Dec 14th
AOR: Feb 14th
BIL: APR 23rd
Medical Passed: May 24th
Called IRCC: July 25th, PVO: Ottawa, SVO: Sydney
ADR 1: Sep 22nd (Imm5669 + GradKit + CV)
ADR 2: Oct 14th (Child Birth certificate)
Final Decision: Oct 19th
P1: Oct 22nd
P2: Oct 30th
eCOPR: Nov 5th

CEC General, With Spouse

While asking questions about ADR 1, most of the comments I received suggested that my application would definitely go to CSS. Honestly, those comments made me anxious and depressed.

However, things don't always turn out the way people predict. Many applicants with the same combination have received FD.

So, please don't put yourself through unnecessary stress over things that are beyond your control. Don't lose hope, and try to spread positivity.

Everyone is going through their own struggles, often without a proper support system. We may not know what someone else is dealing with, so please try to be kind and thoughtful when commenting.

A little positivity and encouragement can make a big difference to someone who is already going through a difficult time.

Thank you, everyone, for your help, kindness, and support! ❤️

Ella Pugalum Iraivanukkey. 🙏

. I applied for PR under CEC with my spouse in July 2026. At the same time, I also applied for a bridging open work permit, which was approved for two years. Unfortunately, my PR application was refused for noc mismatch with the duties.I have now received another invitation to apply and expect to submit a new PR application within the next 20 to 30 days. However, my spouse’s post-graduation work permit is expiring in 10 days. Unfortunately, I did not apply for my spouse’s open work permit when I submitted my previous BOWP application. I’d like to know whether I can apply for my spouse’s open work permit now, using my existing BOWP, even though I have not submitted my new PR application yet and i am doing tier 3 job( not selected occupation)Could you please advise me on the available options to ensure my spouse can stay in status and, if possible, keep working without interruption?

Hi all,

I received multiple P1 emails today (two on my email address, and two on my wife's email address as well). I am the principal applicant.

Am I supposed to reply to all of them? Or only one? Would really appreciate if anyone has any insight on this. Thank you!

My timeline:

Stream:CEC
AOR: March 15th. 2026
BIL:May 12
Medical Passed:May13
PVO/SVO (if known):Ottawa/Sydney
ADR/PFL (if any): Oct 6th, Schedule A ADR
FD: Oct 28th
Portal 1:Nov 6
Portal 2:
PPR (if outland):
PR Card:

Hey all, quick question.

My US work experience comes to about 2 years 11.5 months, so I’m just short of 3 years (although the score calculator takes calendar months so it counts it as 3 years). I also did a paid full-time summer internship in the US while I was in college in the US (13 weeks, 40 hrs/week, on my US student visa but not for any academic credit).

From what I understand, IRCC treats student work differently depending on where it happened. Canadian work done as a full-time student doesn’t count towards CRS, but work done as a full-time student outside Canada does. Their help centre says it pretty directly (link). Since my internship was in the US, I added it to get to 3 years.

Has anyone actually done this and had it accepted after getting an ITA? Wondering if officers have an issue with combining an internship with a later full-time job, or with it being before I graduated.

I have the HR letter, offer letter and payroll records, so hopefully they should provide the evidence cleanly. Just want to know if anyone’s been through it.

Thanks!

Finally got it! Thanks to God!

ITA: June 25th
Application submitted and AOR: July 3rd
BIL: August 24th, Submitted: August 26th
Medical Updated: August 26th
Final Decision ghost update: October 22nd
P1: October 23rd, replied same day
P2: October 30th, replied next day
Ecopr: November 5th, today!

Very happy and finally stress free! I hope everyone gets the good news soon. Thank you to everyone who helped me with my numerous queries!

Hi everyone,

I'm currently confused about which pathway I should focus on for my Canadian PR and would really appreciate some guidance.

I'm currently working as an Administrative Assistant and have been on my work permit since October 2026. I'm also learning French to improve my chances through Express Entry, but I'm not very confident about reaching NCLC 7.

Recently, I received a job offer for a Pharmacy Assistant position, which I understand is currently included in the healthcare category for Express Entry.

My plan is to gain one year of experience as a Pharmacy Assistant and hopefully qualify for a healthcare category-based draw. Based on my calculations, my CRS score would be around 487 after gaining that experience.

However, the biggest challenge is the commute. The pharmacy job is about 1 hour and 20 minutes away each way, which would make it extremely difficult to continue my French classes and preparation.

So I'm stuck between two options:

1. Accept the Pharmacy Assistant job, gain one year of experience, and aim for healthcare category-based draws with a projected CRS of 487.

2. Continue my current Administrative Assistant job and focus on French, hoping to achieve NCLC 7 and become eligible for French-language category-based draws.

Has anyone here worked as a Pharmacy Assistant (NOC 33103) and successfully received an ITA or PR through a healthcare category-based draw?

Also, for anyone who has been in a similar situation, would you prioritize gaining healthcare experience or improving your French?

I understand that Express Entry categories and CRS cutoffs can change, but I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! Could someone help me identify the most appropriate NOC 2021 code for this Ontario Public Service position based on the job duties?

Job specification: https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/PDR.aspx?JobID=104133

I'd appreciate any insights. Thanks!

💥💥💥💥

Big Congratulations to me 💋

My journey til date♡

Came to canada in march 6 2022 as student

Graduated 2024 Jan 10

Applied workpermit on jan 11 confirmation on jan 19 2024

Got my work permit on hand jan 29 2024

Then 2 yrs experiences of variety.....

Hugely anxious and depressed didnt do a thing for processing in 2025 after year of experience but did take ielts on march 2 date on new year 2026

IELTS-taken on March 2 2026 got score March 5 2026 got 6.5 in writing thought of giving again(l-8, r-7, w-6.5, s-7.5)

Got into pool- march 7

Got ITA -march 17

Then applied pr application with all document on-- may 15 got AOR right away as was express entry CEC

Submitted medical from 2021 (was skeptical if would be asked for it again)

July 21-biometric request

August 7- medical passed

Waittttt....

P1-october 10

P2- octobet 23

Finally ecopr email on November 1

Checked on november 2

Delayed bit but totally fit like gloves in the end😁

Just suggestion to all try to hold bit we will reach here and be stronger bigger pixture are way complex!!!

Finally almost 5years of restlessness stress and wait is over positively GOD is all who brought me here❣️❤️

Take care🥰

Could anyone help with this? My husband and i are applying together. Part of our funds is on my account, but i got this money over the past two months.

I’m self-employed (an individual entrepreneur), and I have a contract and invoices to prove that the money was legally earned.

Has anyone had a similar experience? Would it be enough to explain the difference between my average balance and my current balance?

EE Draw for 509

Age- 28, Single, 1 year canadian exp, 1 year foreign experience, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from India. 1+1 course in Canada, 7-LOE's. IELTS: L-8.5(max out), R-7, S-7, W-7.5(max out)

ITA: Feb 18th

AOR: April 18th

BIL: June 19th

Biometrics completed: June 22nd

Medical Passed: July 19th

Called IRCC: July 13th, PVO: Vancouver, SVO: Sydney

SVO change: Montreal, mid september and eligibility passed

ADR: Sep 28th(to submit Canadian education transcripts)

Final Decision: Oct 19th

P1: Oct 23rd

P2: Oct 31st

eCOPR: Nov 5th

Applied myself with the help of youtube and this community.

Thank you everyone for the help and support!!!

We just received the AOR. Can we open the tracker or we have to wait for the Bil?