Hi MSCG,
I have a similar situation here, I received my second portal email (upload photo & confirm address) Jan 17th, and I need to travel on Jan 29th. I replied first portal email to inform I will be outside Canada in that period, but still don't have reply yet.
1. Did your friend leave Canada after upload photo/confirm address in PR portal?
2. Did your friend use the first portal email to communicate with IRCC? or webform? and how long did it take them to reply?
My concern is that while I'm abroad, if IRCC did not see my email of leaving Canada, and still processed eCOPR, then I will have trouble re-enter Canada.
Please help, I'm very worried now as I don't want to miss my PR and also don't want to waste the money for the vacation.
Thank you very much!