Letting go is something I’m not good at, which probably explains the abundance of paper that has acquired permanent residence in my pigeonhole where I work. A new year has already begun: I should move on and stop holding on to the fleeting and the temporal, and to pieces of paper that should have been long fed to the shredder. While trying to unclutter my space and my mundane existence, I noticed that my phone has accumulated a number of screenshots, most of which were taken every time I celebrated any semblance of progress in my PR application processing. Allow me to present, using those screenshots, the timeline of my transition from temporary foreign worker to permanent resident here in Canada.
01 November 2013: arrival in Canada from the Philippines and start of employment in British Columbia
19 July 2014: IELTS exam in Calgary
25 November 2014: BC PNP application couriered
27 November 2014: application received by BC PNP
17 December 2014: BC PNP AOR email
17 September 2015: BC PNP nomination (not valid for Express Entry) issued with WP application support letter
20 October 2015: WP application couriered
27 October 2015: PR application under PNC couriered
29 October 2015: PR application received by IRCC
31 October 2015: WP expiry and start of implied status
08 February 2016: PR application AOR and start of processing
11 February 2016: WP issued
20 May 2016: reminder email (RPRF payment)
21 July 2016: additional info request (Schedule A and Bahrain Police Certificate)
02 August 2016: Schedule A delivered via Canada Post
05 August 2016: email to link paper application to online account
05 August 2016: Bahrain PC submitted via CSE
14 September 2016: medical exam instructions
21 September 2016: medical in Calgary
22 September 2016: a background check is needed – not needed at this time (MyCIC)
05 October 2016: review of medical results – passed (MyCIC)
23 October 2016: online BOWP application
18 November 2016: a background check is needed – in progress (MyCIC)
24 November 2016: BOWP approval
07 January 2017: decision made (ECAS)
10 January 2017: passport request email
11 January 2017: passport couriered
16 January 2017: passport received by IRCC
24 January 2017: application/profile status – closed (MyCIC)
26 January 2017: passport and CoPR received from IRCC
28 January 2017: exit and re-entry at land border
30 January 2017: SIN record amended by taking the CoPR and passport to Service Canada
PR card received mid-March 2017
glennmauring 
A motivational story indeed.. by the way how did you get TFW? I AM CIVIL ENGINEER in dubai since 2011 can ai apply? My ielts is 7 overall
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Check out http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp
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Very inspiring..I a.m tfw and now waiting for my nominee.iam motivated and more willing to wait for the next step. Even its long journey to Face but Still worth IT.thanks kuya for sharing your story.
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You’re welcome! Thank you for your comment. Indeed it’s a long journey but time flies; you’ll get it soon. Which province are you in?
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Glenn, this is amazing how you put all of this information upfront. Great work my friend.
Regards,
Opinder
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Thank you very much! ☺️
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