Han said:
Not for IELTS reference number or WES reference numbers! If one has already taken IELTS and received the scores online or applied for WES evaluation, they can simply enter the reference number and enter the pool! It is neither misrepresentation nor lying because at that time they had that degree or they had already sit the IELTS exam and received the results!
Kindly post the link here if there is such a rule stating that "the date on IELTS or WES report should be before ITA date".
Thanks,
Using the online results (IELTS) or the PDF copy of the ECA report is acceptable, because that date is recorded in their systems as the date the assessment was made, and the same date will appear on the hard copy report.
Not knowing the results of the assessment of the ECA report or the IELTS test is NOT fine, because you are guessing the outcome and are misrepresenting the fact that you have an IELTS report or ECA report when in fact you don't. Doesn't matter that you applied for it or sat the test.
"Note: When you apply for permanent residence, your language tests and/or ECAs will be validated with the organization that issued them. If you give false information at any point in the process, you could be:
found inadmissible to Canada for misrepresentation; and
barred for five years from applying to come to Canada for any reason."
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2014-12-01.asp#41
Saying "yes" to the ECA question and entering a wrong date and a wrong report code (reference code and report code are not exactly the same)
is giving false information. There are no two ways about this.
"Under section A11.2, an officer may not issue a visa to an applicant who did not or does not meet the Express Entry minimum entry criteria (MEC) or did not or does not possess the qualifications for which they received their CRS score at the time when
the Invitation to Apply (ITA) was issued; or
the e-APR was received by CIC."
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/refuse.asp
The ECA report forms part of your qualification because CIC does not accept foreign degrees on their own.
Anyone entering the pool and giving false information about having an ECA when they don't is playing a dangerous game.