What is the eAPR?

The electronic Application for Permanent Residence (eAPR) is the complete PR application submitted electronically through the IRCC Express Entry portal after receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA). Receiving the ITA opens a 60-day window during which the applicant must submit the eAPR with all required documents — miss the window and the ITA is rescinded.

What the eAPR includes

• All Express Entry profile data carried forward from the original profile, locked at ITA snapshot.
• Personal history forms — addresses, jobs, education for the last 10 years (or since age 18).
• Travel history — every trip outside the country of residence for the last 10 years.
• Family information — spouse, children, parents, siblings (whether accompanying or not).
• Police certificates — from every country where the applicant has lived 6+ months at any address since age 18.
• Medical exam — by an IRCC-approved panel physician.
• Biometrics — fingerprints and photo, collected at a VAC or Service Canada location.
• Supporting documents — proof of every claim in the original profile (reference letters, ECA, language tests, education credentials, settlement-funds evidence if required, etc.).
• Application fees — currently CAD $990 processing fee + CAD $575 Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) per adult, plus biometrics fee.

Common gotchas

• 60-day deadline is strict. Missed deadlines mean the ITA is rescinded; you fall back into the pool.
• Document timing. Police certificates can take 2-12 weeks from some countries (Nigeria, Pakistan, India). Medical exams take 1-3 weeks. Biometrics scheduling varies. Start these in parallel as soon as your profile enters the pool.
• CRS lock. Whatever CRS got you the ITA is locked — if you over-claimed work experience or language scores in the profile, the eAPR can be refused even if the ITA was issued.
• Family inclusion. All family members (whether accompanying or not) must be declared in the eAPR. Hiding non-accompanying family is misrepresentation.

After the eAPR

After submission, IRCC issues an Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR). Processing typically takes 5-7 months from AOR for Express Entry CEC/FSW files, longer for files requiring background-check holds (Nigerian, Chinese, Iranian, certain Pakistani files). The end of the process is the issuance of the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) or eCoPR.

See also

• ITA — what triggers the eAPR.
• CoPR/eCoPR — the eAPR's end product.