If you're in the Express Entry pool with your spouse as an accompanying applicant and become pregnant, here's what actually needs attention:
- A future child doesn't affect your CRS score. Family size beyond your current household doesn't factor into your Comprehensive Ranking System points, so you don't need to worry about your score changing.
- Your Proof of Funds may need to be updated — but only if the child is born before you receive your ITA. If the birth happens after ITA, this generally isn't an issue for the funds requirement at that stage.
- If you're both in Canada, a child born here would be a Canadian citizen by birth, which is a separate matter from your own PR application but worth knowing.
The main actionable point: keep an eye on your Proof of Funds only if the birth might occur before you get an ITA — otherwise there's nothing else to change in your application because of the pregnancy itself.