adt83 said:
Hello! I've just submitted our application to sponsor my husband via Canada Post courier on Monday- should be received any day now. We used the old one. How long until I can link our paper app to an online account? Do they send you and email as soon as its receieved? And sorry, but what does AOR and ECASE stand for?
They do not tell you that they have received your application as soon as they receive it. You can know when they received it from Canada post tracking system.
Currently, it takes them about 2 weeks for an application to view and see if all the documents and photographs are provided by you. If it your application has no missing things, they will send you an email on that day saying that they have received your application and will provide you with an application number. This email is called AOR (Acknowledgement of receipt)
A few days after the AOR email, you will be able to see your status online. This webpage is called ECAS (https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/authenticate.do)