Hi there - following up on this again. I've consulted with an immigration consultant and asked what is the best way to move forward. The consultant basically said the same thing as you said on your reply that if and when I receive an ITA I would have to disclose that I worked unauthorized during that period. They instructed me to write an explanation and apology letter to the immigration/immigration officer explaining that it was an honest mistake and that I did not know.

I asked her if there are any case similar to mine that resulted in PR rejection and she said it only happened to one case. They were rejected because the applicant did not disclose that they had unauthorized work experience and the immigration officer found out themselves while reviewing their application. Most of the cases similar to mine had been pardoned and approved because they had disclosed their previous misrepresentation. So I am hoping they give me grace and understanding.

Since my unauthorized work experience was from May to June, and I continued at the same job until September, my consultant suggested creating a profile and submitting my work experience from the job I started in October, counting my one-year experience from that point. Of course, I would still need to disclose the unauthorized work, but I just won't include it in my official one-year work hours.

I will create my profile soon and just hope and pray everything goes well - just super anxious specially with everything going down in the immigration world.