you got your answer here: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/applied-pr-and-my-ielts-is-about-to-expire-in-a-month.680962/post-10958743Hi,
I'm in the similar situation. Did you receive your PR or IRCC asked for retake of IELTS?
Thanks
That's pretty much it. IELTS scores lock at AOR.