Identify actual citizenship, Canadian status, employment history and the proposed transfer evidence. Have the applicable visa and admission process assessed individually.
Avoid copying a citizen’s checklist
Canadian permanent residence does not itself establish the same visa exemption as Canadian citizenship. The substantive L requirements still need evidence. Keep each person’s documents and process tied to their actual circumstances.
Do not silently replace the old version and lose the history. Gather proof of the applicant's own immigration status early, since a reviewer cannot assume permanent residence from context and will need to see the actual basis for it alongside the employment records. Where records exist under a prior name, a different citizenship, or an earlier immigration status, reconcile them into one consistent identity file rather than leaving a reviewer to guess which document refers to the same person. A change in immigration status obtained after the qualifying foreign employment ended does not retroactively alter what happened during that period, so keep the employment-year evidence dated and described on its own terms. Coordinate the travel and admission history carefully, since entries and exits recorded under different documents can otherwise appear inconsistent even when the underlying facts are not. A status document by itself says nothing about the qualifying year abroad, so keep the two kinds of evidence presented as separate, clearly labeled threads.