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Resigning after AOR on a CEC PR application: will it get rejected?

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • COPR / Confirmation of Permanent Residence

    Once this is issued, group members say your employment situation is no longer tied to your application the same way.

  • PR application (employer-specific point claims)

    Check whether your profile claimed employer-specific points, e.g. from a job offer, before resigning.

Step-by-Step

For applicants on a closed (employer-specific) work permit under CEC who receive their Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR) and are considering resigning before their PR is finalized, group members distinguished between two situations.

What group members advised:
  1. After COPR is issued, resigning is generally fine. Once you have your Confirmation of Permanent Residence, you're no longer bound to the job the way you were on a closed work permit.

  2. Before COPR, it depends on whether you claimed employer-specific points. If your PR application relied on points tied to a current job offer or employer, resigning could affect your application because those details are declared as part of your submission.

  3. If you didn't claim employer-specific points, resigning after AOR (but before COPR) is generally not something to worry about, since your case doesn't hinge on that employment detail.


The practical takeaway: check exactly what your application claimed. If it leaned on an employer-specific offer or points, get advice before resigning; if it didn't, resigning after AOR is unlikely to jeopardize your PR.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Tip: Review whether your PR application claimed any employer-specific points (e.g. a job offer) before deciding to resign.
  • Do: Wait for COPR if possible — once issued, your employment is no longer tied to the application the same way.
  • Don't: Don't assume resigning is automatically risk-free just because AOR has been issued — it depends on what your application declared.

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