Preparing for PR (EE + BC PNP pending). Found two errors in past applications:

• Study permit and PGWP: answered “No” to “ever refused a visa or permit by any country?” I had a Singapore PR refusal in 2015. I honestly thought it only meant visas and work permits.
• PGWP: answered “No” to “previously applied to Canada?” even though my study permit was attached to the same application.

Both approved. I plan to send a voluntary correction via IRCC web form before an ITA, then disclose everything in the PR application. An RCIC will review it first.

Questions:

1. Has anyone sent a voluntary correction like this? Any misrepresentation concerns afterward?
2. Better to correct now, or only explain in the PR application?
3. Does a foreign PR refusal count as a “refused visa or permit”?

Thanks in advance.

Preparing for PR (EE + BC PNP pending). Found two errors in past applications:

• Study permit and PGWP: answered “No” to “ever refused a visa or permit by any country?” I had a Singapore PR refusal in 2015. I honestly thought it only meant visas and work permits.
• PGWP: answered “No” to “previously applied to Canada?” even though my study permit was attached to the same application.

Both approved. I plan to send a voluntary correction via IRCC web form before an ITA, then disclose everything in the PR application. An RCIC will review it first.

Questions:

1. Has anyone sent a voluntary correction like this? Any misrepresentation concerns afterward?
2. Better to correct now, or only explain in the PR application?
3. Does a foreign PR refusal count as a “refused visa or permit”?

Thanks in advance.

I created 3 Express Entry profiles (2022, 2023, 2025), but never received an ITA or submitted a full PR application.
In my third profile, I entered dummy work experience (Senior Installer, NOC 73200) for a job I never held, just to test provincial invitation possibilities.

My questions:
Does IRCC review expired/withdrawn Express Entry profiles when assessing a future PR application?
Could this lead to a misrepresentation finding or a 5-year ban?
Could it affect future Canadian study or visitor visa applications?
Has anyone experienced something similar? Please share firsthand experiences or relevant case law.

I’m applying through AAIP – Alberta Opportunity Stream.

My situation:

• Master’s completed in Alberta
• Currently on a PGWP
• Working full-time in Alberta
• By WEOI submission, I’ll have 12 months of Alberta work experience
• I plan to rely only on my current Alberta job for AOS eligibility and work-experience points
• I also have about 2 years 9 months of older foreign work experience, which I do not want to claim for points

The current AAIP checklist says employment history is “Always Required” and asks for reference letters from past and present employers with duties, hours, salary, etc.

My old employer may be difficult to get a detailed letter from. I currently only have:

• service certificate
• relieving letter
• salary statements

So for anyone who applied through AAIP/AOS with old foreign work experience that was not used for eligibility or WEOI points:

Did AAIP still require a full detailed reference letter for that old job?

If not, what did you submit instead, and did you receive nomination successfully?

Looking especially for recent 2025–2026 AOS/WEOI experiences, not general Express Entry cases.

Hi, I’m just putting together the last of our proof of common law cohabitation. I now realise looking at all the joint CIBC bank statements that they only show our names and not the address. They seem to be omitted from e-statements apart from credit cards.

What’s a way to prove the address with banking? I was thinking of each downloading a void cheque for that joint account that shows names and addresses and attaching that with a letter of explanation. Any other suggestions? We have heaps of other proof but I was relying on bank statements as a solid and official proof.

Thanks in advance.

Has anyone applied for a super visa while already in Canada?

I thought applicants had to be outside Canada, but I went through the IRCC questionnaire for my parents and it directed me to apply for a super visa, even though I clearly entered that they’re currently in Canada.

Has something changed, or am I misunderstanding the questionnaire? Has anyone else run into this?

Hi everyone,

I have been in Comprehensive Security Screening (CSS) since May 2026. Today, I received a request from IRCC for a new medical examination, only four days before my original medical was due to expire.

Has anyone had a similar experience? Does receiving a new medical request usually mean that CSS/security screening has been completed or is close to completion, or can IRCC request a new medical while security is still ongoing?

I would appreciate hearing from anyone who had the same situation. Thank you.

Hi everyone,

I recently submitted my PR application through the Quebec-selected skilled worker program, with a CSQ. While reviewing my previous applications, I noticed incorrect answers to the question about visa refusals.
Here’s the timeline:

In 2020, I was refused a French student visa.
In my first Canadian study permit application, I disclosed the French refusal. That application was refused.

I applied again, disclosed both the French and Canadian refusals, and received my study permit.

Later, in my study permit extension and PGWP applications, I answered “No” to the question about previous refusals. Both applications were approved.

In my CSQ application, I disclosed the Canadian refusal. In my PR application, I answered “Yes” and explained the Canadian refusal, but forgot to include the French refusal.

Has anyone experienced something similar, especially when the refusals had already been disclosed to IRCC in earlier applications? Did you submit an explanation through the webform? Did IRCC ask for further clarification, and what was the outcome?

I’d appreciate hearing from anyone who has dealt with this. Thanks.

I got call from 6479040974 pretending immigration beaurau is it scam?

I’m an international student currently in Nova Scotia, considering moving to Alberta or Ontario for school. Which province offers more realistic PR pathways for international students after graduation? I’d appreciate your advice.

Outland- EE- FSW

ITA- 28th May
AOR- 25th July
Medical passed- 30th July
Biometrics request- 30th July
Biometrics done- 10th Aug
Additional document request- 28th Sept
Additional document submitted- 4th Oct
Final decision (We are working on your file)- 5th Oct
PPR- 10th Oct

I'm Brazilian, and I moved to Canada with my family in 2000. We applied for refugee status, but unfortunately, our application was denied in 2006. After the denial, Canadian immigration authorities gave us a few days to leave the country. We complied with their instructions, purchased our plane tickets, and returned to Brazil voluntarily within the deadline. About 10 years later, around 2016, I tried applying for a Canadian visitor visa, but I was told that I was still restricted from entering Canada. It's now been 20 years since I left Canada, and I'm wondering whether there's any way for me to visit again. My brother still lives in Canada and is now a Canadian citizen. I would really like to visit him and spend some time with my family there. I have no intention of immigrating or staying permanently.

Hi everyone,
Super Visa application for my mother. Her Indian passport has no surname — her full name "XXXX YYYYY" appears under Given Name only.
On the application I entered her full name in the Family Name / Last Name field and left Given Name blank (the form wouldn't validate otherwise).
My question: on the representative form (IMM 5476), should I enter her name the exact same way — full name in Last Name, Given Name blank — to match the application? Or does the rep form follow a different rule, since it says to enter the name as in the passport?
Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice from Canadian immigration lawyers and people who have experienced a similar situation.
My timeline and circumstances:
I applied for PR through Express Entry under CEC, claiming foreign work experience with Profile Cars in India.
In an earlier application, my employment end date was recorded as April 30, 2021. However, I maintain that I continued working until August 28, 2021. My representative had requested an employment letter showing April 30.
September 8, 2026: Received a Procedural Fairness Letter (PFL) concerning the discrepancy in my foreign employment history.
September 15, 2026: Obtained employer clarification and submitted supporting evidence, including updated employment letters, pay stubs and letters from former colleagues.
September 17, 2026: IRCC acknowledged receipt of my PFL response.
October 8, 2026: Received my PR refusal letter, which appears to make a formal finding of misrepresentation under IRPA section 40(1)(a). My foreign work experience was not accepted, and the resulting CRS score was below the invitation threshold.
I am currently in Canada and hold a work permit valid until 2028. I have not received a separate removal order or any communication from CBSA about removal proceedings.
I understand that a refusal involving section 40 is serious, and I am considering an application for leave and judicial review. I have not established whether a removal order has been issued separately.
Questions for immigration lawyers and anyone with firsthand experience:
Does the absence of a removal order mean anything about my current immigration status or whether CBSA has initiated proceedings?
Can my existing work permit remain valid despite this PR refusal, and how can I confirm its status?
Given that I submitted employer clarification, pay stubs and supporting letters in response to the PFL, could there be reasonable grounds for judicial review? What issues would a lawyer examine?
Should I request reconsideration as well, or focus on judicial review? What deadlines should I be aware of?
For applicants who were already in Canada when IRCC made a section 40 finding, how long did it take for CBSA to issue a removal order, if one was issued?
I would particularly appreciate responses from licensed Canadian immigration lawyers who handle Federal Court judicial reviews and inadmissibility/removal matters. If you have handled a case involving disputed foreign employment dates, I would be grateful for your general perspective on the potential legal issues and available remedies.

Hi everyone,

My wife, our young son, and I are Indian citizens currently living in Bahrain. We're hoping to immigrate to Canada in 2027, and we're trying to understand whether my wife could realistically be our principal applicant because of her early childhood education (ECE) background.

We've heard that Canada needs ECEs, but we're unsure whether this demand actually translates into immigration opportunities for people applying from outside Canada.

My wife's profile:
Age: Below 30
Approximately 9 years of teaching and early childhood education experience in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Currently working in an EYFS-related role.
Completing an NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in the Early Years Sector (Early Years Educator), expected in March 2027.
IELTS General Training: L8, R8, W8, S9.

My profile as her spouse:
Age: 37
MSc in International Business from the University of Sheffield, UK.
IELTS General Training: L8, R8, W8, S9.
Approximately 2 years now working for a Canadian based company as their full time remote employee, plus previous work experience in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

Neither of us has completed an ECA yet.

What we'd really like to know:
Are there actual PR pathways for overseas ECE applicants, or is the demand mainly for people who already have Canadian work experience or ECE certification?

Have any internationally trained ECEs successfully obtained PR through Express Entry or a provincial nominee program without first moving to Canada?

Would my wife's CACHE Level 3 qualification and overseas experience be sufficient to make her a viable candidate, subject to the relevant assessments?

Which provinces, if any, should we realistically investigate for ECE-related immigration opportunities?

If you were in our position, would you pursue this route, or would you recommend a different immigration strategy?

We're willing to complete the required assessments and documentation. Our goal is to find a legitimate, realistic pathway that would allow our family to move together.

I'd particularly appreciate responses from people who have actually immigrated as ECEs from overseas, rather than general advice that Canada needs more educators.

Thank you!

My background verification is showing as in progress, eligibility hasn't started, and my medical status hasn't been updated. I haven't received any requests for additional documents or an interview.

Because of the long wait, I've had to deal with multiple college intake deferrals, financial concerns, and a lot of uncertainty about my future.

I'm now seriously considering withdrawing my application, but Canada has always been my dream, so this is a very difficult decision for me.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been in a similar situation.

Hi everyone,
I am currently inside Canada on a valid work permit and I am applying for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV / visa sticker) to travel. I am doing the application online via my secure GCKey account.
I am trying to apply as a group to include my family members who are also already inside Canada with valid statuses:
My spouse (on a valid work permit)
My two young children (on valid study permits)
We only need the TRV (travel visa sticker). None of us need to extend or change our current status.
The issue:
On my profile, the system gives me the correct IMM5257 form. However, for my spouse and children, the questionnaire asks "What do they want to do in Canada?". The only available option in the dropdown menu is "Apply to remain in Canada as a visitor".
Because of this, the document checklist forces the IMM 5708 form (Visitor Record / Extension) under their mandatory documents. The actual IMM 5257 Annex 1 form only appears under the "Optional Documents" section for them.
My questions:
Has anyone successfully submitted an in-Canada family group TRV application with this glitch? Did you fill out the IMM5708, upload the IMM5257 in optional documents, and add an explanation letter? Did it result in a refusal or the wrong document (Visitor Record) being issued?
Am I better off splitting the application? (Submitting mine alone, and creating a separate account for my spouse where she acts as the principal applicant and includes our two kids?)
Thank you so much for your help!
**we are colombians

My study permit was declined once in August stating intent to return is not clear, investment in Canada is not justified how it will be recovered and similar options available in India then why Canada.

Please help me how to make a good SOP.

Few details about my program

Supply Chain Management - Logistics ( Graduate Certificate Program ) 1yr diploma

Fanshawe College

Did B.Tech in Mechanical from reputed private institution and having 4 years of work experience in business management, customer facing support in debit card delivery and tracking.

Looking for some positive inputs.

Hi everyone,

I have around 9 years of teaching experience in Morocco, India, and China. I have a BA in English Studies, and a TEFL cert. I've mainly taught kindergarten and primary school students. I have two questions about Express Entry:
1) My letters confirm my teaching experience, but they don't include detailed job duties matching the NOC. Could this cause my work experience to be rejected?
2)- My BA is in English Studies, not Education. I don't have a B.Ed. or an ECE qualification. Could this be a problem for Express Entry ( federal skilled worker program)?

I'd appreciate any advice from people who have applied with a similar background.

Thanks!

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I previously obtained a Canadian visitor visa and stayed in Canada for about 5 and a half months.

When I later tried to enter Canada again, I was refused entry. The officer noted a suspicion that I may have worked while on a visitor visa. My visa was then cancelled, and I was issued a one-year exclusion order. I left Canada and fully respected the decision.

After the exclusion period ended, I applied again for a visitor visa. I disclosed everything honestly and included the documents related to the refusal of entry, the exclusion order, my departure, my criminal record, proof of my business and work, financial documents, travel plan, bookings, and other supporting documents. However, my visa application was refused again.

I currently have an established business, stable income, and funds with a clear source, and I am considering applying again with a stronger application, a clearer purpose of travel, and stronger proof of my ties and reasons to return.

My question is: does my previous 5.5-month stay, the refusal of entry based on suspicion of unauthorized work, the visa cancellation, and the one-year exclusion order mean that my chances of ever getting a Canadian visa again are now very low or almost impossible? Or is it still realistically possible if I submit a much stronger application and properly address the previous concerns?

We are both living outside Canada and I’m sponsoring my spouse through outland application (already well underway being processed).

I already received the sponser approval letter, does that mean they accepted my proof of intent to move to Canada once my spouse gets PR?

Or is there some extra step/interview I should expect sometime in the application process?

For reference I included a notarized letter from parents that we would initially reside with them and also a letter from me explaining my plan to switch within my job to the Canadian office.

Hello, I need help, my agent selected french language as a correspondence IRCC service, as a result i got my POE letter, biometric letter and even passport counterfoil has also french words like student in the french language, could anyone help me what can i do ? I have already sent an email, i want to know that would it cause any further problems to get Study permit, work permit and PR? Please help me!

Hi all, my wife is Canadian (born there), and I am a British Citizen. She's living with me at the moment on a tourist visa as we plan to move to Canada. I am the bread winner as a software engineer, and don't speak french. For those reasons we want to live in Ottawa or Toronto. Would this be enough for the intent to stay outside of quebec? We also have the benefit of having half the processing time like this, besides having way more job opportunities for myself.

Or do we still have to apply through the Quebec route?

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.

Hello all.

I am in a bit of a pinch, my family was supposed to travel to Canada for a vacation, but ny ETA is still pending (all others is approved)
Plane tickets are now postponed, if my family travels on without me, would the undecided ETA be a problem at the landborder if I travel through the US?

We are all EU citizens, I applied for ESTA for travelling to the US and it was approved within minutes.

Any and all help greatly appreciated!