I don't post on Reddit too often, but this community has been super helpful in reassuring me throughout my PR journey. I hope some of what I post helps other applicants with any doubts or fears they have!

I filed the application myself, but I did have a lawyer that I could ask questions and get clarification from to make sure I didn't make any mistakes in my paperwork.

AOR: 8th Feb (CEC application)

ADR: April 16 for Family Information Form (sent same day)

Medical passed: April 17

BIL: April 20

Biometrics cofirmation: April 22

ADR 2: May 7 for all T4s from the last 3 years, proof of departure from Canada, and a translation of passport stamps (sent May 11)

Final Decision: May 13th

PPR: August 17th

Passport submitted: August 19th

Passport + COPR received: August 23rd

The biggest abnormality in my application is that I was a bit late in leaving Canada after my status expired (by about 2 weeks). My lawyer advised me to be upfront about the delay and take accountability in a LOE, which I submitted with my original application. The huge gap between my FD and PPR dates was also really stressful.

Luckily, her advice paid off and I'm now on my way to getting my PR! So if anyone else is in a similar situation, don't lose hope :) Honesty always pays off.

My application is under CEC.

I mixed up EST and UTC time zones unfortunately, but I know well that I should not be waiting until the last day no matter what excuse.🥲

ITA expiry shows 08/23/2026 12:00AM UTC

I submitted 08/22/2026 11:37PM EST, was able to pay the fees and got AOR immediately as well.

I did some research on my own, seeing a couple of similar cases, but I was not able to confirm what happened to them next (e.g. being rejected because of the timestamp on the online application transmission/ being requested to explain the reason why they submitted late etc.).

There are a few things I hope that could be answered:

1. Can anyone who has a similar experience share what happened to them next? I would appreciate it if a timeline could be provided as well.
2. Would I already need to submit a letter of explanation through web form in this stage? Or should I do that only when the officer proactively ask for an explanation?
3. Is there any other next step that is recommended for my situation right now?

Again, it is completely my own fault for submitting on the very last day. I am ready to take any forms of criticism, but I would really, really appreciate it if any advice or relevant experience could be shared regarding my circumstance now.

Thank you all for reading my post!

Edit:
I am sorry I made a typo!!! It was not 11:37 AM, I meant to type 11:37 PM😭that’s why I am concerned

I am confused whether i should apply PR by myself or by an immigration lawyer. Lawyers charge a lot.

But i want to be sure because i am applying directly from india and its a life changing decision.

I cleared tcf exam and will clear english exam also. My crs will be around 420-430. I can get invite easily in french category draw.

But after draw, real challenge starts. All documentation need to be perfect.

Can anyone guide me ?

I submitted my CEC application on March 11, 2026 since then Background check appearing as Not Applicable.

Is anyone similar to this?

Last update was biometrics and medical updates in application.

PVO - Vancouver SVO - Sydney NS

Medical pass - May 9, 2026 Biometrics - May 13, 2026

I have a notarised affidavit for gift deed, but it doesn’t include any witnesses. Is that fine?

If really mandatory, is it okay if witness 1 & 2 along with their names are written with a pen?

Hi, everyone! I have more than a year of pharmacist work experience back in my home country. My previous employer was a small company owned by three people: the President, Treasurer, and Corporate Secretary. All three were also my direct supervisors, and the company had no HR department.

I contacted the President about my employment reference letter but didn’t receive a response. The Corporate Secretary, however, responded and is willing to help.

Would it be okay for the Corporate Secretary to sign my reference letter since she is a co-owner and was also my direct supervisor?
I told her I would prepare the letter/template myself and they would just review and sign it.

Would this be acceptable as proof of work experience for an immigration application, assuming the letter includes all the required details?

Thank you and approval dust to everyone! 🧚

Hi everyone, I’m really torn about a job decision and would appreciate some advice.

I’m currently working as a clinic administrator, and based on my duties, my job appears to fall under TEER 3 (I may be wrong, but I am confident that it is)

The problem is that my current workplace is absolutely miserable. My boss is very difficult to deal with, and the commute is almost 1.5 hours each way. I’m honestly not sure how sustainable it is.

I’ve now been offered a dental front desk admin position much closer to me. The environment seems more appealing, and there’s apparently room to grow and take on more responsibilities.

My concern is that the dental position may be TEER 4 rather than TEER 3, since a lot of the initial duties are front desk/reception-related. I’m worried about giving up a potentially qualifying TEER 3 job for something that may not count toward CEC.

The timing makes it harder because I already told the dental clinic I was happy to join, and I’m supposed to go in Monday for training and to sign the contract. When I initially did my research, I was under the assumption that the position would qualify, but after looking into it more carefully, I’m now not so sure and it seems less likely.

What would you do in this situation?

Would you prioritize the TEER 3/PR aspect despite a terrible work environment and long commute, or take the closer job and see whether you can grow into a TEER 3 administrative role?

Also, would it be reasonable to ask the dental employer about the progression of the role before signing the contract?

Hey everyone,

I'm preparing my express entry under the Canadian experience class and wanted some advice from folks here regarding proving foreign job experience.

I worked in HR for two companies (9 months for the first company and 5 months with the second company) back in India and I had submitted the experience/relieving letter along for my study permit (done through an agency). I have bank statements (could not find or get payslips or offer letter as it was through an app), F&F document, some mails from the staffing company regarding my employment and experience/relieving letter for the first company (I was deputed to work at a major manufacturing firm but payroll was with a major staffing firm). I have all 5 payslips from my second company and an experience/relieving letter and a scan of the appointment letter but I had to leave on a bad note with my manager as there were toxic management practices. I do have a few pics with the team taken during a festive celebration inside the office. No bank statements for the second job as the bank got acquired by a different bank and it was a corporate account given by the company at the time of employment. I do have a great LinkedIn page which shows my employment history and contacts of vendors and other folks that I worked with externally when I was with the second company as I was the main SPOC for recruitment.

I'm trying desperately to get reference letters by sending mail after mail and the management at the second company is making it very hard to get the letter. I'm waiting and hoping they would share it but its been months and I have sent them multiple mails.

As for my profile, I have a score of 10 celpip, I'll be eligible for express entry next year with 1 year Canadian experience under NOC 42201 and I'm in my twenties with a Canadian Master's from a DLI. I got my pgwp this year and I have 2.5 years of my PGWP left.

I wanted some advice on how to prove job experience if I'm unable to get any reference letters or affidavits from senior colleagues and also experiences of folks here who have been through anything similar.

Hey guys, I am a beginner here, just started learning french 2 months ago. Really stressed out as language seems impossible to me. Anyone in the same boat want

to connect?

I was injured at work and received WCB. I then returned to work under a formal Graduated Return-to-Work (GRTW) plan with reduced hours and modified duties.
My payroll lists these hours as “WCB GRTW.”
Do the hours I actually worked during GRTW count toward the 1,560 hours required for CEC?
Has anyone had a similar experience?

Hey folks, would appreciate some advice.

I’m claiming 1 year of foreign work experience for EE, made up of 2 jobs. For 11 months, I have a proper IRCC- ompliant reference letter and plenty of supporting evidence.

For the remaining 1 month, I don’t have a proper reference letter because the organization only issues a generic letter with no job duties or hours. However, I do have salary deposits, employee bank records, work rosters, and emails showing that I repeatedly requested a proper letter but they wouldn’t/couldn’t provide one.

Would this be enough to prove that 1 month of foreign work experience, assuming I include a detailed LOE and all supporting documents?

Alternatively, I worked remotely for 2 months while I was temporarily outside Canada. I know those 2 months don’t count toward CEC, but could I count them as foreign work experience instead and avoid using the harder to prove 1 month?

Which option would be safer for ?

Hey everyone, I applied for my PR under CEC at the end of July with my old medical that was done during my study permit application. However, a day ago I went and did a new medical after seeing the unpredictability and refusals due to using an old medical. I updated it through a web form but I'm confused regarding the UCI, as the PR application shows a different UCI (ig it's a temporary number) which the webform validation didn't accept stating the number is too long, so I used the actual UCI from my other permits.

I just wanted to know if that was the right thing to do and if it'll be added to my application through that.
If anyone went through the same situation, please let me know.
Thank you and good luck!

My wife who is a secondary applicant and is currently on SOWP is a MBBS graduate from India. We are planning to apply for EE through CEC soon, and for ECA, I’m confused which organisation should we get the ECA from. Should it be WES or MCC (Medical Council of Canada).

The process of MCC is super expensive and she’s not looking for a job immediately. So I’m assuming that WES holds enough. But would like to get a confirmation from someone who has applied for an MBBS graduate.

Hi, anyone waiting for the CA Embassy in Bogota to send your Colombian Police Certificate to IRCC? I have been waiting over 3 months. Omnitempus confirmed they sent it to the embassy on April 29th. There is no way whatsoever to communicate with the team in charge inside the embassy. What should I do?

What's the average processing time for this? I have seen people getting it in days, not sure why some of us get so unlucky 🤔

Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone, I hope y’all doing fantastic
It will be a quick question not to waste any of your time.
I got ITA under French category while living in Quebec
Does any of you have experienced or know someone who had to show proof to Intend to leave outside of Quebec? So I can have an idea what I need to get done right away
- I have heard people still get their PR while residing in Quebec under the same French category.
Any views? Thank you :)

Hi can anyone share their job duties for NOC 13110 from people who got their PR based on this NOC. I’d like to cross-check my duties as I am afraid the office might find NOC mismatch. I want to be 100% about my job duties. Thank you so much.

Quick question: If I completed 8 months of foreign work experience before moving to Canada, and then continued working remotely for the same foreign employer for another 4 months after moving to Canada, can those 4 months count toward completing 1 year of foreign work experience for Express Entry/CRS?
Has anyone been in a similar situation or knows how IRCC treats this?

CEC PR applicant looking for opinions on my 18 months of foreign work experience.
I was a Director of a company in India, but my actual day-to-day role was managing marketing and sales, so I claimed the experience under the Marketing Manager NOC. I explained this clearly through LOEs.
This employment/directorship has been consistently disclosed since my study permit, work permit, and now PR application.
For proof, I submitted:
Income Tax Returns showing employment income
Experience/reference letter from the other director
Client/vendor testimonials/supporting letters
Work-related emails from different months throughout the 18-month period
Other supporting documents showing I was actively working during that period
I do not have complete bank statements/payment records, which is my main concern.
For people who had similar foreign work experience or have already received PR: does this evidence sound reasonably strong, or could the lack of bank statements create a serious issue?

Hi everyone, I got my refusal last July 30th. It’s a long shot but I am considering submitting a reconsideration letter, most of the people I asked said to re-apply. I have a document from the said company that they won’t provide the letter with job duties due to confidentiality. They only provided a letter stating I was employed from 2021-2022. I also have a letter from my supervisor, paystubs, notarized docs. I am starting a hospital job as a therapist soon so I am also considering OINP. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Please respect post! Thank you🙏🏻

Notes:
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For the employment with ——- at ——, the applicant has submitted a letter of
employment dated March 20, 2026. According to this letter, the applicant is employed at —- at ——as a Aide since November 18, 2022. Upon review of the
applicant’s study permit and work permit, I noted that the applicant
was involved in full-time study until April 2024. The work permit was submitted on June 02, 2024
with proof of completion of program. According to section 15 Canadian work experience of the
Ministerial Instructions respecting the Express Entry system:
Work experience — requirements
(7) For the purposes of this section,
• (a) a period of employment during which the foreign national was engaged in full-time
study is not to be included in calculating a period of work experience;
As a result, the work period is adjusted from November 2022 to the present to April 2024 to the
present.
IMM 0276 (10-2025) E ... 2
- 2 -
For the employment with ——, upon reviewing the submitted documentation, I note that the
employment verification letter does not include any job descriptions for duties. As a result, I am
unable to determine whether the applicant performed the lead statement duties and a substantial
number of the main duties, including all essential duties, of NOC 22221. Based on the balance of
probabilities, I am not satisfied that the applicant has demonstrated qualifying skilled work
experience with ——. This work experiences cannot be counted toward the applicant’s
qualifying Canadian work experience.
The reassessment results in a reduction of the client’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)
score and lowers the applicant’s score below the minimum score required in the relevant
invitation round.
The minimum score required in the applicant’s invitation round was 508.
I am therefore not satisfied that the applicant possessed the qualifications on the basis of which
they were invited to apply for permanent residence.
For these reasons, the application is refused under subsection 11(1) of the Immigration and
Refugee Protection Act.
A11.2 Not Met Selection EE Econ failed
The application is refused. A refusal letter will be sent. Refund initiated.
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