If an applicant receives an ITA, they will ONLY 60 days to apply for permanent residence and submit all supporting documents. Having your documents ready will make it easier to apply within the 60 day period.

If an applicant misses the 60-day deadline, their Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence will no longer be valid and s/he will have to re-enter the Express Entry pool.

If an applicant provides false information Or leaves our important details, this is considered as misrepresentation and if Citizenship & Immigration Canada finds out, your application to Canada will be refused and you could stand a chance of getting banned from re-entering the pool for FIVE years.

Therefore, it is hugely important to provide accurate and correct information always.

An applicant may be found inadmissible to Canada due to misrepresentation for directly or indirectly misrepresenting or withholding material facts relating to a relevant matter that induces or could induce an error in the processing of his or her application. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is truthful and that the supporting documents are genuine, and he or she may be found to have misrepresented him or herself whether or not that misrepresentation was intentional.

Examples of misrepresentation may include:

An applicant fails to disclose that they recently applied for a visa to Canada.
This is not material in the refugee context because they have been found to be a refugee and, once accepted for resettlement, the number of applications they may have submitted is irrelevant.

An applicant fails to disclose a criminal record, and it is later discovered that they are inadmissible under the criminality provisions.
This may be grounds for an application for vacation of their status.

An applicant for a visa fails to disclose the existence of dependants, even if the dependants could satisfy the requirements of the Act.
The requirement for the refugee applicant to disclose the existence of dependants is only required if the applicant wishes the dependants to be considered under the One-Year Window of Opportunity. Generally, the principle governing this as an example of misrepresentation in other immigration programs is not applicable in the refugee context. However, if the applicant does not declare a dependant, R119(7)(d) ineligibility still applies.

An applicant fails to disclose that they were previously issued a removal order in Canada, even if they would not require consent to return.
If the applicant for resettlement has been removed from Canada, it is unlikely that they would have a credible “refugee story”. If they do manage to mislead the officer, there would be grounds for an application for vacation of their status once the true facts were revealed.

An applicant includes a nephew in their application and lists this person as a son.
This may be a genuine mistake rather than misrepresentation. The cultural context may find this type of “error” acceptable if the child is in a de facto relationship with the applicant. In the refugee context, de facto relationships are more common and the applicant may be afraid that revealing the true relationship may penalize them in some way.

An applicant misrepresents the age of a dependant who could otherwise not be included in the application.
Again, in the refugee context, this may be an error that stems from a misunderstanding of the process. In addition, documentation may be difficult to obtain. The guiding principle of family reunification would prevail in this situation and the officer would probably be flexible in facilitating the resettlement of the overage dependant. Keep in mind that the overage dependant may also be a refugee in his or her own right.

In case of a possible misrepresentation, CIC gives the applicant an opportunity to respond to their concerns with regards to the misrepresentation on his or her application.

Once an ITA is issued an applicant has 60 days to submit the application or permanent residence. Applicants will require to submit a complete and accurate application along with all supporting documents within these 60 days. An ITA is considered accepted when the applicant submits the application.

Only after all the documents are uploaded, the applicant is given the option to submit the application. An Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) will automatically be issued once the application is submitted. Citizenship & Immigration Canada then reviews the application & determines whether or not it is complete & eligible. The application is then processed within four to six months of the application being submitted.

If a candidate does not submit an application within the 60-day period or does not decline an Invitation to Apply (ITA) the ITA will expire. In this case the candidate will require to re-submit a new Express Entry profile and will require to meet the eligibility criteria to be accepted to the pool again; to be considered for the future rounds of invitations.

An applicant who declines an Invitation to Apply (ITA) will reenter the Express Entry pool to be considered for the future rounds of invitations. However, they will require to meet the minimum criteria for the federal economic immigration program.

Declining an invitation, will not have a negative effect on the candidate’s profile and future rounds of invitations. However, there would be no guarantee on when the candidate may receive another Invitation to Apply.