Old passport replaced by new before landing - Not in possession

[cancitizen]

Please advise on following situation:

We applied on April 24 and hoping for ecas update anytime since we applied 65 days. Provided photocopy of the old manual passport with current passport but forgot to include cover letter explaining that old passport which covers 1 month within 4 year period before landing. Old passport is not in possession due to replacement by new machine readable passport before came to Canada on Jan 2011. New passport issued in May 2010 which covers total residency (basic & physical) and has immigrant visa stamped with all travel history from the date of landing till application date 24 April 2014.

Once I see the ecas update, should I inform CIC that forgot to include cover letter letter of old passport which is replaced by new before landing to Canada and the old passport is not in my possession and current passport covers our total residency and travel history of last 4 years?

 

[CanV]

This is confusing. If you have the passport that covers the 4 years immediately before you apply then why are you concerned with the old one?

 

[Goldline]

This is confusing. If you have the passport that covers the 4 years immediately before you apply then why are you concerned with the old one?

He doesn't have passport that covers the first months of the 4 years before application date.
I thing it's not a big deal if you don't have it since it's prior to landing. Yes they require the passport for the 4 years but ,I think only if you are applying 4 years or more after landing. Basically what they need to see is your movements after landing.
Anyhow there is nothing you can do about it now, it's too late to explain it or send a cover letter. Just wait and you'll have chance to explain it on interview day. That said the risk of post interview RQ is still there. If you can have a letter from your embassy or passport office in your country of origin confirming they didn't return your old passport maybe that will help.

 

[cancitizen]

Old passport copy was sent with application just to cover one month from four years. It was a replacement not renew and unless passport has valid visas they don't return. I have found in web bulletin where govt announced that all old manual issued passport will replace starting from april 2010 and can show this printout copy.