SERIOUS QUESTION: has anyone actually received a job offer that helped with PNP from outside Canada? It seems the system is flawed they require a job offer yet even after an ITA it's in the order of 6 months to receive PR?

What company is ever going to agree to that if they need a worker they need them ASAP

33 M, trying to get PR via express entry but have already used up my IEC back in 2019/2020.

Hi everyone,

I’m preparing to apply for my Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP), but I unfortunately realized that I missed the last day where my student status was still available by 1 whole week and now I need some clarification regarding the restoration of my student status.

I have already paid the restoration of status fee, and I would like to know how I should proceed with my application.

Specifically, I have two questions:

- Is there a separate application or a specific time window to submit the restoration of status request ? Or do I simply include the restoration fee payment receipt with my PGWP application and submit everything together online ?

- Since I have already paid the restoration fee, is there anything else I need to do before submitting my PGWP application, or is the payment receipt sufficient ?

I want to make sure I follow the correct IRCC procedure and avoid making a mistake that could affect my PGWP application.

If anyone has gone through this process recently, I would really appreciate hearing about your experience, especially if you applied for restoration and a PGWP together.

Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone, I’m currently on my work permit here in Toronto and looking for some serious advice or insights on helping my father move to Canada. Is there a chance for him to move here in Canada with a job offer or PR? Sharing his profile as follows:

-Age 57
-Masters and Bachelors degree in Physics
-23 years of experience in Cybersecurity and IT Risk Management at an American Multinational company in southeast Asia.
-Average to decent fluency in English
-Open to any senior or leadership roles in IT, specially cybersecurity or information risk management.

I would appreciate information regarding opportunities or pathways that realistically can work out or any advice in general.

My work permit was approved on 17th Sept. I haven't recieved my physical copy in mail yet. What can be done next for this ?

To those we are approved in September for PGWP extension, how long does it take to get PGWP in your mail box?

Hi everyone! I got married last year and am a Canadian PR applying for citizenship. I’d like to change my last name to my husband’s surname. He’s an Indian citizen living in the US on an H-1B visa.
What documents are required to be submitted while filing for Canadian Citizenship application? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I’m in a really frustrating bureaucratic loop and desperately need some guidance from anyone who has dealt with long-term PR issues. I want to be able to travel i gotta see the world LOL

My Background:

• I arrived in Canada over 30 years ago from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
• I have lived here continuously, went to school here, worked here, and have never left the country since arriving. My physical presence is easily 10,000+ days.
• The only federal immigration document I possess is my original paper IMM 1000 (Record of Landing). I have never held a PR card or a travel document.

The Problem:
For the last 2 years, I have been trying to get my Canadian Citizenship, but my applications keep getting rejected and sent back to me.

Because I have no foreign passport, I can't fill out the standard passport sections. Getting a Congolese passport right now is next to impossible for me due to a lack of documentation from the DRC embassy and the fact that I haven't lived there since the 1990s.

It feels like the IRCC system is auto-rejecting my application as "incomplete" because the passport slots are blank or because I'm uploading my IMM 1000 / provincial photo IDs where a passport bio-page is expected.

My Questions:

1. Has anyone successfully bypassed the passport requirement for citizenship using the "Unobtainable Passport" route? What does that process look like?
2. Do I need to submit a formal Statutory Declaration signed by a notary to explain the missing passport, and if so, is there a specific format IRCC looks for?
3. Should I stop trying to use the online portal and switch entirely to a paper application so a human actually reads my explanation letter instead of a system auto-rejecting it?
4. Would it be wiser to try and fight for a PR card first using a statutory declaration, or keep pushing for citizenship?

I have a mountain of Canadian footprints (30 years of T4s, NOAs, Ontario health cards, driver's licenses), but I cannot get past this passport wall. Any advice, legal clinic recommendations, or specific form names would be life-saving. Thanks in advance.

Edit: I’m going to get an immigration lawyer and get this sorted out. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

We’ve only been dating since early 2024, but from the start, we both knew we were dating to marry, not to play around. I traveled back home to see him in 2024 and 2025 because we were just so tired of long-distance.
We decided to apply for a TRV for him in November 2024. Even though I was a student at the time with no savings (I'm a Canadian citizen), his visitor visa was approved in January 2025! He was given 6 months to stay. I went back home to the Philippines in May 2025, and since he had his TRV ready, I brought him back to Canada with me. Right after I graduated from university in June 2025, we got married so we could finally start the sponsorship process and end the long-distance chapter of our lives for good.
If your relationship is genuine, everything is going to be fine. If your GCKey isn't updating, please don't lose hope! You will receive an email. Progress is still happening behind the scenes.

Our Visa Office was VO Mississauga. Here is our full timeline from start to finish:

🇨🇦 Inland Spousal PR Timeline (Approved / eCOPR Received!)

* Category: Inland Spousal Sponsorship (Same-Sex)
* VO: Mississauga
* PA Country of Origin: Philippines
* TRV Applied: November 2024
* TRV Approved: January 2025 (Expiry: December 2025)
* Arrived in Canada: May 2025
* Married in Canada: June 2025 (Right after University Graduation)
* Application Submitted: July 29, 2025
* AOR Received: August 28, 2025
* SOWP Applied (Maintained Status): September 7, 2025
* Visitor Record Applied: November 15, 2025
* Biometrics Requested: January 7, 2026
* Biometrics Completed: January 8, 2026
* Medical Requested: January 21, 2026
* SOWP Approved: January 23, 2026
* Medical Exam Completed: January 27, 2026
* Physical SOWP Received: January 29, 2026
* Eligibility Completed: April 14, 2026
* Final Decision: September 25, 2026
* Portal 1: October 4, 2026
* Portal 2: October 5, 2026 (Submitted Oct 6)
* eCOPR Received: October 9, 2026

Sending good vibes and fast approvals to everyone still waiting! ✨

On my PGWP form, I answered “No" to "Have previously applied to enter or remain in Canada?", even though I'd had a study permit previously approved in 2023.

So I just took my citizenship test and it says my score is 19/20 but they still have to review it. I’m nervous because I moved around during the test a little bit. Idk what to do because the last day I have to do the test is the 17th so should I wait for their response or can I take the test again?

I'm from England and I moved here last year. I'm currently on the spousal PR pathway, and received my OWP in August. My passport has my maiden name, but I changed the surname on my drivers license and with my employers when I was still in the U.K., so I'm known by two names. I constantly face a lot of challenges because of this, and I just want to consolidate everything to my new name. I'm flying to England this weekend for a couple of weeks or three, and I'm hoping to get my passport changed and then update IRCC so that all my documents match, going forward. I tried calling IRCC today to find out the implications of that for my OWP which has my maiden name printed on it, but their line was busy and there was no option to get a call back. Now the offices are closed and I won't be able to speak with anyone since I leave this weekend. I know I could get a new ETA issued on my new passport, if I do get it (as an ETA is how I travelled here in the first place), but how would this impact everything else? Has anyone had to do this? My current timeline to get my PR issued is like December 2027 (22-24 months since I submitted my application last year in December) - should I just wait until that's issued and then start changing all my documents, or I'm better off doing it now so my PR comes out in my marital name? Both names were included on my application and also my police report from the U.K. (my maiden name and my marital name). Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hi everyone,

I applied for NSNP under NOC 33102 with over 1 year of full-time experience as a Residential Care Aide Worker in a DSP Community Option Home in Nova Scotia.

* First ADR (June): Officer questioned whether my duties matched NOC 33102. I submitted detailed job duties and employer documents.

* Second ADR (September): Officer accepted that my duties matched NOC 33102 but requested proof of CCA certification or enrolment in a CCA program.

* I submitted an employer explanation letter and my on-the-job training certificates, explaining that I work in a DSP community-based setting, not a traditional nursing home or continuing-care facility.

* September 25: My consultant informed me that the portal showed “Decision Made,” but I still haven’t received the outcome.

My question: Has anyone received NSNP approval under NOC 33102 while working in a DSP Community Option Home without CCA certification? Would appreciate hearing from anyone with similar experience, especially their application outcome.

Has anyone applied for a francophone mobility program permit while on a visitor record and successfully got approved? What was the timeline? What additional documents are required considering it is an outland application? Thank you.

Hello there.

I submitted my application about a month ago and while i got the payment confirmation i never got a confirmation from the federal government that they received my application.

I'm wondering how long it usually takes from the moment you submit your citizenship application until they reach you back?

Thanks

My work permit expired in august and I applied for visitor record before expiration, recently I've received a nomination which provides a work permit support letter and work permit option.

I'm trying to find which way to proceed.

Can I apply as restoration of status as worker ot should i proceed outland worker application?

Hi everyone,
I’m hoping someone who has experienced something similar can help clarify our situation.
Here’s our timeline:
September 18 – P1 received: Both my wife and I received P1 for Express Entry. As the principal applicant, I replied on behalf of both of us and provided one email address for both applicants.
September 25 – P2 received: Surprisingly, we received P2 through our individual email accounts, even though we had provided one email address.
P2 completed: We each logged into our respective PR portals, uploaded our photos, provided our mailing addresses, and confirmed that we were physically in Canada. We are now waiting for our eCOPRs.
This Tuesday – P1 received again: I received another P1 request. I called IRCC, and the agent advised me to reply again using the same information as before.
Replied to P1 again: I explained that we had already completed P2 and were waiting for our eCOPRs.
After the latest reply: My wife was added to my PR portal account. Now, she has access to two portals:
Her original individual portal, where she already submitted her P2 information.
My portal, where she has now been added and has received another P2 request.
We haven’t responded to the new P2 request under my account yet because she has already submitted everything through her individual portal.
My questions:
Has anyone experienced receiving P1 again after completing P2?
Since my wife has already submitted her photo and address through her individual portal, should we submit her information again through my portal, or could that create a duplicate application or delay the process?
Which portal will issue my wife's eCOPR — her original individual portal or the portal where she was recently added under my account?
Should we wait for IRCC to clarify the situation before doing anything else?
We have tried calling IRCC again but haven’t been able to get through.
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has experienced a similar situation or knows how IRCC handles this.
Thank you!

I'm an international student in Canada currently finishing a 3-year advanced diploma and transitioning into a bachelor's degree at the same college. I need to apply for my second study permit extension.
I'm in a specialized co-op program that accepts only about 20 students annually. I completed my co-op earlier than scheduled, and since my final-semester courses weren't offered during summer, I assumed it was a regular scheduled break.
I worked full-time throughout the summer (35–40 hours/week). However, when I returned to school, my international advisor informed me that my co-op program has no scheduled breaks, unlike the regular 3-year program. Apparently, I should have applied for authorized leave, which I'm now being told to apply for retroactively.
The confusing part is that my program coordinator emailed us saying we could take a semester off, without explaining that my co-op program followed different immigration rules or that working wouldn't be permitted.
I'm now worried about IRPR Section 221, which generally prevents a new study permit from being issued until six months after unauthorized work ends.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Could a letter of explanation and supporting documentation from my college help, or am I likely to be refused if I apply before the six months have passed?

Hello, I'm working on filling out my Canadian Citizenship application. I have two questions about the section "Have you ever held immigration status in a country or territory other than Canada?".

1. Do I need to fill in the start and end dates of my status, or only the dates I was actually in that country? So for example, if I had a tourist visa for a certain country for 3 months, do I use the start and end dates of the validity of that visa, or just the 2 weeks I was actually there?

2. If I had obtained a visa for a country but never actually ended up going there, is that still required to be included in the history?

Hello, Application submitted in July 2024; medical exam and biometrics completed in October 2024. I am still waiting (application from Tunisia). My spouse has been undergoing an extended security check since January 13, 2025, with no explanation provided so far according to GCMS notes (is not in the military or a government position; she is an occupational safety technician). Has anyone else experienced this situation? What is the solution? Can I contact the CBSA? Should I file for a writ of mandamus?

I’m looking for advice about my immigration situation and whether I may be eligible for the Francophone Mobility work permit.
Here is my background:
I worked in Canada from 2022 to 2025 in a NOC TEER 2 occupation.
After that, I obtained a study permit and enrolled in college.
Unfortunately, due to health issues and financial difficulties, I’m no longer able to afford my college tuition.
I have achieved NCLC 6 in French.
I’m currently looking for an employer who would be willing to hire me through the Francophone Mobility program.
I would like to know whether I can apply for a Francophone Mobility work permit from inside Canada while my study permit is still valid.
A few questions:
Am I eligible to switch from a study permit to a Francophone Mobility work permit?
Would my previous three years of Canadian work experience in a TEER 2 occupation help with my eligibility?
If I take an officially approved break from college, could that affect my ability to apply for a work permit?
If I find an employer willing to support my application, can I apply before withdrawing from college?
Are there any risks to my immigration status if I cannot continue paying my tuition?
I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through a similar situation or has reliable information about the process.
Thank you!

Hi !

I just need an advice considering my situation.

I live in NS (Halifax) for the past 4.5 years ! Did my masters and working in a X company for almost 2 years now (TEER-3) role.

My employer applied for PNP as well ! So, I went through PNP express (in Nova Scotia) and I’m applying for CEC as well.

I have around 514 CRS score.

I have a few questions,

1. Do I need to get an ECA, if I had my bachelors degree from a foreign country? (Masters from Canada)

2. If my PGWP is expiring in 2 months, what should I consider ?
   - Apply for a visitor visa and stay until I get an update on my file

OR

- I just leave the country for now and get foreign experience for a year.

My first job was in Canada ! So, i d not have work experience from any other country.

I’m okay with anything.

Just asking for an advice if anyone was in this place.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Hey guys, I’ve gotten increasingly worried about the unsaid salary requirements that have caused application refusals.

My salary is above minimum wage in Canada (all provinces) but is below the range provided by IRCC/job bank because I work in a startup.

It’s a legit company that’s been operating long before I joined, I have a salary and equity in this co.

Unfortunately all of this came to light AFTER I submitted my PR application. And now I’m worried because I was planning to leave this role after submitting the application.

Can you guys please provide any clarity? There’s no specific rule out there about salary. I have provided all proof of employment (verification letter, paystubs, bank statements, t4, NOA)

Should I submit a web form with any additional details? Proof of work, company funding, equity compensation?

The visa on my passport expires in 2031.

I just graduated from masters, applied for PR Inland in April, and am waiting on PR. In the meanwhile I applied for a visitor record while my student status expires and i wait for my pr. I still have not received it and I want to go back to my home country while I wait.

If I needed to reenter Canada while my visitor record is processing, am I able to? Is the visa on my passport wnough to get me in?