The Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) requires foreign nationals to submit their applications for permanent residence. In addition, it specifies that these foreign nationals must have received a positive eligibility assessment from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). The authorities consider positive eligibility assessment as applicable when:
- The applicants receive their Acknowledgement of Receipt letter (and not the notice of receipt of electronic submission) and,
- They can confirm the following from the Global Case Management System (GCMS):
- For Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC) applications:
- If submitted prior to January 01, 2015:
- The status of the Ministerial Instructions activity displays ‘Met’ or,
- If the authorities have send a positive Final Determination of Eligibility letter or e-mail
- If submitted on or after January 01, 2015:
- The Centralised Intake Office (CIO) has sent an Acknowledgement of Receipt letter that confirms that the application has passed R10 completeness
- It is worth noting that this is not the Electronic receipt of Application for Permanent Residence (APR) notice, but rather the Acknowledgement of Receipt letter issued in the Global Case Management System (GCMS)
- For Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applications:
- The authorities have set the status of the Eligibility EC-QC/PNP activity as ‘Passed’ or,
- The Centralised Intake Office (CIO) has sent an Acknowledgement of Receipt letter or e-mail
- For Canadian Experience Class (CEC) applications:
- The authorities have set the status of the Eligibility CEC activity as ‘Passed’ or,
- The Centralised Intake Office (CIO) has sent an Acknowledgement of Receipt letter or e-mail
- For Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) applications:
- The Centralised Intake Office (CIO) has sent an Acknowledgement of Receipt letter or e-mail
Source: Citizenship and Immigration
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