Question- Asking for suggestions

[samfa]

Hi everyone,

I have got my PhD in Ontario in Dec. 2015, and then I applied for PR through the provincial nominee. I received my AOR in April 2017 and I got my medical yesterday.
I am also eligible for Canadian experience (I am working as a faculty member at a University in Ontario from July 2016 and I have a 5- year job contract).
I am wondering if I should also apply for Candian experience, can we have two submitted applications at the same time? any idea? How long usually it takes to get the PR through CE?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[zardoz]

Hi everyone,

I have got my PhD in Ontario in Dec. 2015, and then I applied for PR through the provincial nominee. I received my AOR in April 2017 and I got my medical yesterday.
I am also eligible for Canadian experience (I am working as a faculty member at a University in Ontario from July 2016 and I have a 5- year job contract).
I am wondering if I should also apply for Candian experience, can we have two submitted applications at the same time? any idea? How long usually it takes to get the PR through CE?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I believe that you can have two applications in parallel but there may be little point. I vaguely remember that they will put the second one on hold until the first is complete. I'll try and find an official citation.

This is certainly true for citizenship applications : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/canadian-citizenship/admininistration/general-file-processing/procedure-multiple-applications.html

Not sure about PR applications yet.

Check out these links.

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/multiple-pr-applications-in-different-streams.515907/
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/can-you-have-multiple-pr-applications-in.169787/

 

[TinTino]

I think you will get your PR within 6 months so it's not necessary to apply for EE since it also takes you a similar time from now.

 

[jes_ON]

Hi everyone,
I have got my PhD in Ontario in Dec. 2015, and then I applied for PR through the provincial nominee. I received my AOR in April 2017 and I got my medical yesterday.
I am also eligible for Canadian experience (I am working as a faculty member at a University in Ontario from July 2016 and I have a 5- year job contract).
I am wondering if I should also apply for Candian experience, can we have two submitted applications at the same time? any idea? How long usually it takes to get the PR through CE?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Yes, you can have applications to 2 different programs (traditional PNP and EE) at the same time, they will be processed independently. Lots of people do it, and in most cases, the EE/CEC application is processed more quickly (the standard is 6 months after you submit a complete eAPR, but of course it can be faster or slower). But that is up to you, whether you want to learn and go through another application process.