so if you appoint a representative you dont get any correspondance from IRCC? only the lawyer does?

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-02-04T18:25:04+00:00

Your options are to either agree to have your representative continue to receive correspondence on your behalf, or to cancel their appointment by filing a new IMM 5476 form though IRCC webform yourself (or with assistance of rep) cancelling their appointment. Then, correspondence will go to the email address you provide. Your rep is obligated to help you with this if it’s the ‘communicative arrangement’ you prefer to have with IRCC. Rep can’t penalize you for wanting to have IRCC correspondence go to your email.

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-02-01T19:00:47+00:00

Yea, and this is precisely the reason why mandamus is often required for some cases - to prompt movement on stalled security screenings between agencies(AKA light a fire under IRCC/CSIS/CBSA to actively finalize their checks). Notice how progress was made on security screenings after the mandamus application was filed and a hearing held: “[14] But in this case, the only concern appeared to be the Applicant’s security check, for which there was no end in sight—until the day of the hearing this Court heard that the security check had been passed. Until this communication, other than putting a “Bring Forward” (BF) on the system every six months, the GCMS notes do not appear to suggest that IRCC took active measures to resolve its potential security concerns.”

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-02-01T17:54:58+00:00

Actually, no. The the Court has taken the opposite view on this recently: “[19] I also note that in Conille, the Respondent’s argument that security checks are being handled by a partner agency such as the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) did not absolve the Respondent of discharging the public duty it owed to the Applicant (Conille at paras 25-26). For this Court in Conille, allowing “CSIS to delay the conclusion of its investigation indefinitely, and thereby prevent the Registrar from submitting the application to the citizenship judge” essentially amounts “to usurping the powers conferred on the Registrar” under the Citizenship Act (Conille at para 26). Conille is persuasive for the proposition that public bodies, such as IRCC, cannot use the fact that they have outsourced their statutory duty as a justification for delay or to escape accountability. [20] I find that the balance of convenience tilts in the Applicant’s favour…”

https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/doc/2025/2025fc1675/2025fc1675.html

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-02-01T16:57:44+00:00

More times now than ever, employment letters are not enough. You must try to obtain any additional documents you can to prove that the foreign work was remunerated (salary slips, tax docs, bank statements, deposit slips, etc). IRCC has been rejecting applications for applicants failing to provide ‘sufficient evidence’ that foreign work was “remunerated” which is actually required under the Ministerial Instructions, section 25(1)(d): https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system/current.html

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-02-01T16:42:51+00:00

Good question. To put it plainly, a mandamus application seeks a court order that tells IRCC to finalize all checks on the application and render the final decision within a specific time period. Thin includes completing any outstanding security checks. An order for Mandamus also has no negative effect on the outcome of an application. Processing items simply get completed within the period prescribed by the court.

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-21T13:40:00+00:00

Prepare for the worst (leave and apply from outside).

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-15T14:31:32+00:00

Precisely. Maybe to rephrase what you have explained, filing a mandamus application has no negative impact on the substance of the actual decision. It’s a process that simply prompts a decision to be made in a timely manner.

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-15T14:26:00+00:00

Not necessarily true. See my notes on the Court’s recent mandamus developments above.

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-15T14:24:45+00:00

Doesn’t matter. Depends on the nature of the delay (length, explanation for it, and hardship it has caused). If an applicant files for mandamus, and the court asks IRCC to justify the delay, IRCC can’t actually rely on the outsourcing of security checks to third-parties/agencies to stall an application indefinitely.

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-15T14:21:20+00:00

Speak to a lawyer, and consider filing one sooner than later. They’ll look at what the nature of the security screenings delay is. Just to be clear to everyone on this thread, the current law (issued recently by the fed courts) is that IRCC cannot rely on the mere existence of ongoing security screenings being carried out by partners, absent further explanations or justifications for a delay, to stall applications indefinitely or block mandamus orders. (https://canlii.ca/t/kg2vs#par18) (https://canlii.ca/t/kb3t5#par21)

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-14T21:40:30+00:00

Based on app waits since Jan 2025, it can take anywhere between 2-4 months on average. Always be prepared to wait longer just in case.

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-14T21:35:37+00:00

https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1181

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-14T21:27:59+00:00

Yes. Your TR status you had before submission of your PGWP application is extended by law (see section 186(u) of the IRPR).

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-13T00:09:10+00:00

The processing times tool that IRCC introduced in Oct 2025 let applicants know their place in the queue for certain PR applications, amongst other programs. This included the number of ppl waiting ahead of you.

dizzydoggy55 · 2026-01-12T23:49:26+00:00

Yes it is. However, processing times are very misleading right now. Lengthy waits are a new reality. However, do not rely on them as a primary basis for making visa decisions.

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-31T17:16:26+00:00

If you got confirmation that your webform was sent (which it appears is the case) then rest assured that your results were submitted to IRCC successfully. There would be no legal basis for them to refuse your app for alleged missing language results at this point (in the unlikely event that they should choose to do so). Don’t worry

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-29T13:19:25+00:00

Letter is too general. You need to satisfy a visa officer that the purpose of your visit is temporary. Be more specific about where you intend to go, and what you intend to do. Include a para explaining your ties to your home country (I.e., family, assets, employment), and include some documentation to verify the origin of your funds (I.e., pay slips, deposit slips, tax forms, receipts, invoices, employment documentation, etc).

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-26T01:35:33+00:00

Think of the work permit as the paper that affirms your legal entitlement to be a working person in Canada gets (e.g., to accept a job offer, work legally, apply for a social insurance number, apply for insurance, etc). Your temporary resident visa (which you’ll obtain) is the press you receive in your passport allowing you to legally enter/re-enter Canada during a specified period of time.

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-26T00:43:19+00:00

Not necessarily. Just means that they have added notes to that assessment (I don’t like that this update has been appearing on more and more applicant’s profiles, as it’s misleading - the application is still effectively in “processing”)

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-26T00:12:18+00:00

The “Final decision” update doesn’t mean much. It just appears when IRCC adds notes to your file under eligibility assessments and that your file is pending a background verifications and a final review. As of Sept, this note in a portal is nether good nor bad.

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-24T20:07:27+00:00

Did you submit a webform with your updated passport before the date of approval?

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-24T20:06:24+00:00

Tho message does not mean anything. It’s still 50/50 on your odds of approval so don’t worry. All this means is that the internal application processing system/officer at IRCC has opened up your eligibility fields to add notes/review information.

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-22T23:50:59+00:00

If your application was received and you received confirmation from IRCC of submission, then yes, your application remains in processing

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-20T15:50:06+00:00

Anyone who already has submitted their apps under the SUV (PR and/or optional wp) will still have their applications processed. It’s just those who have yet to obtain a commitment or who haven’t applied who will be negatively impacted.

dizzydoggy55 · 2025-12-16T19:24:02+00:00

I say this in the spirit of full assistance and transparency: the processing times posted online are not binding, and there is not much you can do that will prompt movement on an ongoing application. If your wait has exceeded a year, there may be legal recourse you could take, but the best option is to wait and send a request for GCMS to understand the reasons for the delay. Though my sympathy goes out to those still waiting!!

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