Common law mix up

[August77]

Hello everyone.

I was wondering if I have created a problem for myself.

I arrived on an IEC work permit in Canada with my girlfriend. When we applied for this we applied as single and we had been together only a few months.

We then applied for a second IEC work permit and listed ourselves as single again, although my that time I think we were a couple of months past a common law date. We didn't know what common law was, we were not married so we put single. Common law isn't a thing in our country.

We applied for another work visa in 2014 which was rejected, for this we declared common law. We have a common law start date with CRA in 2013, 1 year after we could prove we were a couple (which is 1 year and 9 months after we started dating and could prove living together for CRA proof).

Now we are applying as common law for PR. How much of a problem is it that our second IEC visas we listed as single? Listing as common law would not have affected it I don't think as you can't add a spouse on, and there's no medical checks or anything so I don't think it would have changed the outcome.

Any advice?

 

[August77]

I guess it wouldn't have mattered either way as a partner can't be added on to an IEC permit:

Will my spouse or common-law partner get a work permit under International Experience Canada to come with me?

No. If your spouse or common-law partner wants to work in Canada, they have two options:

Submit a profile to the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. They will have to meet the requirements and follow the application steps if they are invited to apply for a work permit.
Apply for a work permit outside the IEC program. For more information, see Can my spouse or common-law partner work in Canada?

For both options, your spouse’s or common-law partner’s work permit application will be assessed separately from yours.

If your spouse or common-law partner is not eligible for a work permit, they may be able to come to Canada as a visitor.

See also Can my spouse or common-law partner and dependent children come with me to Canada?

Just wondering if they will look at or care that I ticked single and not common law on that application?

 

[jes_ON]

I don't think it's a big deal, just focus on providing a complete PR application and proving that you are common-law.