Would consider withdrawing the application and applying again. Drastic but seems the easiest option if there are no answers. The situation in Iran and risk of not returning home will always be an issue but has gotten worse.
Your boyfriend should show he can fund his own visit and has strong ties to return to his home country like longterm job, property, etc. Previous international travel history, especially to certain countries, also helps.
That is why we have economic immigration programs. It has never been easy to immigrate after 40 so not having an easy pathway to PR should have not been a surprise.
What are their home countries? Unless indicated that under increased security screening I would be contacting my MP to ensure it isn’t sitting in a pile somewhere.
Even with ties to Canada the H&C program was never meant for parent sponsorship. There are some really exceptional cases but in general Canada has PGP and supervisas for a reason.
Yes you can update your application via webform if there are any changes or additional information. It will take years for most cases to get reviewed so there is a a good chance most will need to be updated along the way.
To be fair IRCC is exploring how to enforce this. Believe I read it in the gazette sometime this year. One of the huge frustrations of many of the provinces because makes it tough to make any plans surrounding skilled labour through immigration.
Having read the more recent JRs BIOC is not necessarily enough. There now typically needs to be another element. Canadian born certainly helps but doesn’t guarantee stay of parents, concrete longterm well documented proof of chronic medical issues that can not be addressed at home, length of...
The easy repeat extensions and long supervisa “visits” are giving people the false sense that this is a permanent move. The daughter only got her PR in 2024 where was the longterm care planning knowing the mother was on a limited visitor visa in Canada? Also why was the son not part of...
If you have lived together for a long time that typically overrules any concern about parents being present. There can be many reasons from distance, parents not approving, intercultural marriage, etc.
Assume you have also looked at processing time for spousal sponsorship in Quebec. Good chance you both will be over 50 when you get approved. She will get a WP when you get AOR for sponsorship.
BIOC is even too broad. Everyone with a child who is in Canada can make some sort of BIOC case and huge variability on approval between who is evaluating the case. Also plenty of non-parent and sibling cases in the pool.