I didn't actually get an ECA at all as it was not needed. So I simply wrote I have a bachelor's degree and answered no to ECA which produced the same effect as you are looking for. I know several people who did this too. However, this also significantly brings down your points which was not a problem for us because of LMIA jobs.sugoidesne said:
Without those, not providing enough funds might be a way to be short listed for CEC instead of FSW.
Moreover, from some recent applicants, I have heard that now CIC has fixed their system a bit i.e. if some one qualifies CEC, he would receive preferential CEC invite.
Please note that at no point, we totally left out our education (that might be prone to risk of misrepresentation). There are options to clearly indicate you didn't get any ECA.
Similarly there were other things, e.g. out of Canada experience - which i didn't mention before ITA, but did include in the eApr (actual application) to ensure CIC has the correct info.
