Hello,
I stumbled upon the same issue and haven't been able to complete the application since this document is a required one. I created my express entry profile yesterday after realizing that I need it for PNP
I was actually thinking the same that I would upload the document 1 "Welcome to Express Entry" but yeah, merging both documents is not a bad idea.
However, I am not sure if this is the exact document that fulfills the requirement of the application...
At present the status of my express entry profile says "Pending additional criteria" and also the Job bank registration says "Pending" (even though I completed this registration). Do you guys know how long does this take to update.. I was assuming that once this Application/Profile status updates... I would receive this candidacy form but judging by the first post in this thread, that's not the case.
It should be fairly quick. It took me 1-2 business days if I remember correctly, but I didn't create it during a peak time such as now.