PR confirmation portal timelines

[Gardentius84]

Don't worry about getting a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP). Just apply for it, which is enough to maintain your status as an implied status.
I submitted my BOWP application one week before my PGWP expired, but I received my ECOPR after it had already expired.

That is true, but the maintained status only allows you to continue working under the same conditions as your old expired permit. If you're on a work permit tied to a specific job then you won't be able to start a new one until you actually get your BOWP. Plus, you may not get provincial health care coverage while in maintained status—last I heard of it, it's at the discretion of the individual offices. So yeah, having applied for it gives you some rights and you absolutely should do it, but actually getting it is a lot better.

 

[Cestquoica]

eCOPR received

AOR June 8
Portal 1 November 17
Portal 2 November 21
eCOPR December 19

VO Etobicoke

 

[paramgill]

My Timeline
Inland CEC (Me- Principle Applicant & My - Wife Dependent Applicant)

AOR: Jun 5
P1: Oct 10 (from Etobicoke)
P2: Nov 8 & Replied on Nov 10
(did a few follow-ups and MP mail)
PVO: Edmonton
SVO: Etobicoke
eCOPR: Dec 18 (from Etobicoke)(exp: May 2024)


Dec 11: PGWP & SOWP for my Spouse Expired
Dec 5 : Applied for BOWP
Dec 8 : Applied for SOWP Ext. for my wife to maintain Implied status.


All the best!

Hi ,

First of all congratulations.

Could you please advise how did you follow up ?

 

[haliek20]

Thank you so much! Will research the BOWP requirement bec I wanna do it myself. I asked my agency for help but they asked me to pay $2500 which I couldn't afford.

oh wow that's expensive. My agent process it for free. I just paid 510 since there's two of us.

 

[Mayhum]

Did you call and check how many more months we have to wait for ecopr??

Nobody knows.
Have asked numerous times.
No luck.
Even MP said they can’t do anything. Wait patiently!

 

[haliek20]

Applied my Cancellation Today. I will update you later once I get a refund.

Yes please, keep me posted. I hope I will get my COPR before BOWP

 

[smileyos]

I received P1 on November 21st, replied the same day, and then re-sent email 2 twice, I never got an automated reply, I think there's nothing else to do but wait...

Congrats Joe, saw you've received your P2 from the google thread.

 

[JOE GONZALEZ]

Congrats Joe, saw you've received your P2 from the Google thread.

Yes! Finally, now lets move to the next step, eCOPR ! which according to all threads and chats is the one with the longest wait!

 

[VAA18]

You don't have to, but you can
It seems that you have an issue with the City/town of birth field. Try to put there information from your COPR Place of Birth field.

It worked. Thank you.

 

[Aravindhkumar]

Thank you so much! Will research the BOWP requirement bec I wanna do it myself. I asked my agency for help but they asked me to pay $2500 which I couldn't afford.

You can do it yourself. It's very simple. Check youtube.

 

[Jin25]

You can do it yourself. It's very simple. Check youtube.

Thank you!

 

[smileyos]

Yes! Finally, now lets move to the next step, eCOPR ! which according to all threads and chats is the one with the longest wait!

Yea, so happy for you, hoping for mine in 2days if they continue with this timeline thingy.

 

[Aravindhkumar]

Hi ,

First of all congratulations.

Could you please advise how did you follow up ?

Thanks,
Called frequently to cross-check whether everything was all right with my application.
Mailed my Local MP to look into my application, but just got the status update.
As my PGWP was about to expire at that moment, I got feedback from the IRCC agents and applied for the BOWP,

 

[db25]

Received EcoPR today

CEC Inland (+ 2 dependents)
AOR: May 21 2023
All stages completed + COPR number reflected in tracker: October 16
Final Decision in GCkey: October 17
Portal 1: November 21
Portal 2: November 22
ecopr: December 19
PR card: waiting

VO on portal email: Etobicoke
Ecopr expiry: August 26, 2024

 

[Aravindhkumar]

That is true, but the maintained status only allows you to continue working under the same conditions as your old expired permit. If you're on a work permit tied to a specific job then you won't be able to start a new one until you actually get your BOWP. Plus, you may not get provincial health care coverage while in maintained status—last I heard of it, it's at the discretion of the individual offices. So yeah, having applied for it gives you some rights and you absolutely should do it, but actually getting it is a lot better.

Yeah, When the days between the day your current work permit expires and the possible ecopr date are in months, then of course getting BOWP is wise for your Health Insurance at least. In my case, it was just days.