A CEC inland applicant shared a full 2023 timeline: ITA 18 Jan, AOR 2 Mar, biometric instructions 22 Mar, medical and biometrics updated 22–23 Mar, background check 19 Apr → 18 May, eligibility completed 19 May, approval email 20 May, portal declaration/photo/address 24 May, eCOPR 1 June. Visa office: Etobicoke.
Useful details from the discussion:- Eligibility may never show "in progress". For this file it jumped from not-started to completed within a day — only the background check showed intermediate states, so don't read too much into a static eligibility line.
- You learn your visa office from the approval email and the COPR — it's printed on both.
- Old medicals can be reused. This applicant's medical was from 2021 and was accepted, so check whether your previous immigration medical is still valid before booking a new one.
The practical takeaway: for a clean inland CEC file in this period, expect roughly 3 months from AOR to eCOPR, with the last two weeks moving very fast (eligibility → approval → portal steps → eCOPR).