I've run across an unexpected behavior when using Include().  It appears that appending an Include to the query after initial declaration is not effective.

The code below illustrates what I'm seeing.  Notice where the Include is used and the resulting time required to run the navigation property access test loop.

                   IEntityQuery<Certificate> q =

                        new EntityQuery<Certificate>().Where(c => c.IsActive == true &&

                                           c.PolicyPeriod.ExpirationDate > System.DateTime.Now&&

                                           (c.Provider.SpecialtyId == pediatricianSpecialityId ||

                                            c.Provider.SpecialtyId == emergencyMedicineSpecialityId))

                                           .Include("Provider.Person");

                     _certificates = iCatalystEntityManager.DefaultManager.ExecuteQuery(q).ToList();

                     string n;

                   DateTime start = DateTime.Now;

                   foreach (Certificatec in _certificates)

                   {

                        n =c.Provider.Person.DisplayName;

                   }

                   TimeSpan delta = DateTime.Now - start;

                   // delta = 0.014 seconds

 Changed code, rebuilt and re-run.

                   IEntityQuery<Certificate> q =

                        new EntityQuery<Certificate>().Where(c => c.IsActive == true &&

                                           c.PolicyPeriod.ExpirationDate > System.DateTime.Now&&

                                           (c.Provider.SpecialtyId == pediatricianSpecialityId ||

                                             c.Provider.SpecialtyId ==emergencyMedicineSpecialityId));

                   q.Include("Provider.Person");// << applying after initial query creation isineffective

                     _certificates = iCatalystEntityManager.DefaultManager.ExecuteQuery(q).ToList();

                     string n;

                   DateTime start = DateTime.Now;

                   foreach (Certificatec in _certificates)

                   {

                        n =c.Provider.Person.DisplayName;

                   }

                   TimeSpan delta = DateTime.Now - start;

                   // delta = 19 seconds

Thanks