A member preparing their PR application couldn't find a dedicated section to upload their IELTS and ECA documents.
- Upload your ECA report, transcript, and certificate together in the education section of the application — that's the section members pointed to for these documents.
- IELTS technically doesn't require a separate upload, according to one member: IRCC has electronic access to your test result once you enter your certificate/test result number in the application, so they can verify it directly without a file upload.
- However, other members disagreed and recommended uploading it anyway, citing cases where applicants were refused specifically for not uploading their IELTS certificate — suggesting it's safer to include it even if not strictly mandatory.
- You may be unable to submit your profile at all without entering your ECA credential/reference number, so make sure that number is entered correctly regardless of whether you also upload the file.
Takeaway: put your ECA documents in the education section, and even though IRCC can verify IELTS electronically via your test number, upload the IELTS certificate as well to avoid any risk of refusal over a missing document.