i believe if you are in canada you can. i acicdentally ordered the free notes when i was in canada. technically it was my husband who ordered them, and i signed a consent form to release the information to him. they arrived in 30 days, which was a week before i got decision made, so they were pretty complete. it had information regarding my sponsor's app, my app, and notes from the visa officer about our relationship and issuing my PPR.
i still don't understand the different between the two except for the fee.