to be honest, your situation is way better than many others in the forum already. what stream you applied under?
Mopaneleaf said:Long time lurker on this thread (and forum) here - thought I'll share my situation. I applied for OINP (Masters stream) around mid-January and received an email mid-May with an "Acknowledgement Letter" attachment, which I assume is an AOR. I haven't heard back since (so, I assume, getting an AOR really doesn't mean much apart from confirming completeness). The contents of the letter have been posted before on this thread iirc, but this was the main part of it:
"Your application was reviewed to confirm that it is complete and has been forwarded for assessment. OINP will notify you when your application moves to the assessment phase and again when your application moves to the decision phase. You will also be contacted directly should we require any additional information to assess your application."
So I still have 2 more stages to go before I can do anything. My work permit is expiring March 2017, thus I'd most likely be needing a bridging work permit - which would complicate things a bit since my employment contract is coming to an end in October. Sigh.