Whether you can switch jobs or careers after your Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR) depends heavily on how your provincial nomination was structured.
What members clarified:- If your PR application is employer-supported (i.e., the nomination or job offer is tied to a specific employer), you generally cannot change employers or careers without risking your application, since the nomination's basis depends on that specific job.
- If your nomination came through an Express Entry-linked stream not tied to a specific employer (e.g., certain provincial Express Entry categories where the nomination is based on your profile rather than a job offer), a career/job switch was not seen as something you're required to report — because the basis of your application isn't employer-dependent.
Takeaway: before considering a job or career switch post-AOR, first confirm exactly which stream and basis your nomination used — employer-tied streams carry real risk if you switch, while profile-based Express Entry streams are more flexible.