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In the very beginning of the basic application form there's a box where you choose the visa office. I think it's right up there with your contact information, somewhere on the right-hand side of the page.

Call the CIC service number (after listening to all the automated options, press 0 and you'll be directed to an agent). I'm not sure if they are able to correct the mistake, but at least they should be able to tell you if it's going to be a fatal mistake or not. Worst case scenario, you can ask...

It's just a general trend that I've noticed here. I haven't seen a specific difference between different provinces and streams, but I may obviously be wrong since I mainly just follow the timelines of BCPNP people (my nominating province). I know PNP streams in general were supposed to have a...

Personally I'm hoping and praying that you guys get your IP and PPRs very soon, because it would mean my turn would also be just around the corner :D Based on what people's timelines have been in the past year, I would assume that May applicants would get PPRs sometime in the spring (April-May...

The AOR email always says something like "your application has been placed into processing". But the processing (done by a CIC officer) doesn't actually start until ECAS says "In Process", which comes a lot later. I always found it really confusing. Currently March-April 2014 applicants seem...

I don't think going down to the border in that case would be necessary. If you apply online for a visitor visa, then I assume you will eventually get your visa in the mail, which is what happens with work permit extensions. Then you would just take the visa and keep it somewhere safe or between...

I'm obviously not officially trained or licenced in immigration issues, so I can only say what I know from my own experience, what I've heard from my immigration consultant, or what I've gathered from other people's experiences here. I really hope I'm not giving out false information or causing...

When I came in as a visitor, I didn't have to pay for the new visa. I just told them at the border I'm coming in as a visitor, and got the 90 day visitor stamp on my passport. That's it. I don't think people from visa-exempt countries would need to pay for a visitor status in general, because...

Oh it's not an official form included in the application package or anything. It was just a single paper I typed up myself. Just one paragraph basically, asking that the support letter be issued. I placed it as the last page on the humongous stack of papers that I sent as my PNP application...

If you want to apply for a WP before you get your PR AOR, then your certificate does need to be valid when you apply. Ask for the PNP support letter right away and make sure to apply for the WP as much in advance of your certificate expiry as possible. The fastest way to get the WP is to go down...

Yes I'm aware that AINP has specific eligibility rules in their streams. But I'm still saying that CIC won't grant a BOWP to nominees anymore when a strict employment restriction exists. AINP certificates (based on the information gathered here, not through personal experience) don't seem to...

No worries! Getting the file number/AOR takes around 2 months or a little more, but I don't see why you wouldn't get your AOR before the expiry of your current permit (in 3-4 months). So you should be fine. Regarding the PNP support letter - you should call the Ontario PNP office and tell them...

You either send a paper/online application to CIC requesting a visitor visa, or you go down to the US and come back claiming visitor status. You do need to let CIC know one way or another that you're switching to visitor even though you're from a visa-exempt country, because if you don't and end...

I went to the border before getting the official acceptance package in the mail. All I had with me was the e-mail I got from the PNP office saying I was accepted, plus the support letter that was attached to the e-mail. And obviously documentation about my work (basically the same documents my...

Here's what I did in 2013 - basically the same thing that's already been suggested.. I was also initially in Canada with an IEC visa. Me and my employer applied for BCPNP in early November 2013. My IEC expired at the end of November 2013 and I wasn't eligible for an extension. So I flew home...

Well it's not entirely inaccurate..! PNP nominees in employment-driven streams (i.e. their PR application is tied to a specific occupation with a specific employer) are NOT eligible for BOWP. They used to be, but not anymore. The terms were changed in August 2014 so that nominees in these...

Just a question that popped into my mind. Does anyone know if CIC calls/emails employers directly for information while an employer-driven PR application is being processed? The PNP office called my employer last year for verification before my PNP certificate was issued, which was fine. I'm a...

I called CIC again a few weeks back to ask what on earth is going on with the BOWPs these days, and ended up withdrawing the application. The agent said he can't comment on any specific cases (WHAT THE @#"% ARE THEY BEING PAID FOR THEN?!) but said it seems likely that I wouldn't be eligible for...

PNP certificates are only valid for 6 months (at least in BC). So in your case using the old nomination for EE wouldn't be an option.

If the OP has a work permit that can be extended, then what you're saying is true. But if PGWP's are not extendable (which they're not) then the OP doesn't have a basis for implied status. One can only be on legal implied status and keep working, if a new work permit application or extension...