Change in circumstance declared after an e-application has been submitted
To assess an application on A11.2, a processing office must consider the information in an applicant’s profile at the time of the draw and the information provided when the applicant submits their e-APR. After an e-APR is submitted, an application cannot be refused due to a change in circumstance unless
the officer determines that the change happened before the applicant submitted their e-APR and that the change would have caused the applicant to be refused on A11.2 – and therefore, the application should be refused on A11.2; or
the change in circumstance means the applicant no longer meets the minimum requirements of the program to which they are applying – and therefore, the application may still meet the requirements of A11.2 but can be refused on program requirements.
For example, if an applicant marries before they submit their e-APR, but only informs CIC of the marriage after they submit their e-APR, the marriage can be taken into account as part of the A11.2 assessment.
If, however, an applicant marries after they submit their e-APR, then informs CIC of the marriage, the marriage cannot be taken into account as part of the A11.2 assessment. The change in circumstance may, however, affect whether the applicant still meets program requirements. See below for details.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/refuse.asp
