It won’t be a legal issue if I don’t sign the COPR until I get my PR card, to my understanding. I’m okay without a new SIN or healthcare coverage, but for those who need them, how will they get them without putting themselves in legal trouble if they cannot sign the COPR to get the new SIN and new Health coverage for potentially months (the time it takes for PR card to be produced)?I was more shocked by the medieval way of sending amendment request through mail than the 6 months of processing time, which has become a baseline nowadays.
I assume since there is a very well explained documentation for this particular (and very common) human error, refraining from mailing the forms and documents to Ottawa will have consequences when we will be eligible for the citizenship.
It's clearly mentioned in the PR Portal:
Please make sure you review the information in this eCoPR and let IRCC know if there are any corrections needed.
All senior members like legalfalcon have said that these errors are very minor, and many have said they’ve forgone the amendment process and received the PR cards in the mail.
At the end of the day, these are just opinions and I agree with you to do the due bureaucratic obligations, but IRCC sure makes it feels like we’re stuck between a rock and a hard place with our hands and feet tied.