I found the answer on the CIC web;" D! j" q: K! ]2 U2 E+ E& L. ?3 ]
"The certificate must have been issued no more than three months before you submit your application"& D. t; N% _: F! L. B0 X) Z* F+ V
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Ours were more than one year when we applied.