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Document validity planner

See on a timeline when your test results, credential assessment and passport stop counting for Express Entry.

Your details

Your documents

The date on your test report. Results count for 2 years.

The date on your Educational Credential Assessment report. Leave empty if you studied only in Canada. An ECA counts for 5 years.

The expiry date printed in your passport.

Your Express Entry dates (optional)

When you submitted, or plan to submit, your Express Entry profile. Leave empty to plan from today.

Only if you have already been invited.

Your result

Enter your document dates

Add at least one date. The timeline shows when each document stops counting for Express Entry.

How the dates work

A profile expires if you are not invited within 12 months. An invitation gives you 60 days to apply. Your language results and ECA must be valid on both dates: when you submit the profile and when you submit the application.

Official sources

Rules last checked Nov 3, 2026

  1. IRCC: Language test results, how long your results are valid for
  2. IRCC: Educational credential assessment, how long your ECA is valid for
  3. IRCC: Get your documents ready (passport)
  4. IRCC: Apply for permanent residence (60-day invitation, 12-month profile, upfront medical exam)
  5. IRCC: Police certificates for Express Entry
  6. IRCC: Medical exam for permanent residence applicants
  7. IRCC: Create your profile (reasons a profile becomes ineligible)
  8. Justice Laws: IRPR s. 75(2)(d)–(e) (results less than 2 years old, assessment less than 5 years old)

These tools give general information based on official rules. They are not legal advice and cannot guarantee any outcome. For advice on your case, book a consultation with a licensed consultant.

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