A coordinator may help collect records and track responses. Ask for a schedule that includes fact verification, profession analysis and any necessary corrections before submission or travel. An administrative estimate does not predict the agency’s decision date or authorize the proposed work start.
Sequence the steps rather than parallelising the risk
Running everything at once looks faster and often is not, because a package drafted before the profession analysis is settled may need rewriting. Have counsel confirm the profession fit and the applicable route early, even briefly, then let the recruiter run collection against that answer. Keep the employer's start date provisional until the reviewed file is complete and the applicant is ready to proceed.
The port-of-entry route is fast, which tempts applicants to travel on the first version of the letter. Ask the regulator directly what the sequence is and what it depends on, then work back from the latest realistic date. If the employer letter describes duties requiring a specialization the file cannot yet evidence, either the letter has to be redone or the records have to be rushed. If the expansion schedule cannot move, switch the file to the degree route, which requires the transcript and diploma and, for an institution in Canada, Mexico or the United States, no evaluation.