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    Automated Decision-Making -- "Advanced Analytics" -- and AI, yeah that AI, so maybe some GOTCHA

    Even though today's discussion at CBC is not about PRs, so not about PR card or PR TD applications, not about PRs applying for citizenship (these being my primary focus in contested immigration issues), the underlying story is about IRCC's "use of processing technology," and more in particular...
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    Citizenship application - Hire a lawyer vs Apply on my own

    I concur in observations posted by @armoured including, in particular and with some emphasis, that the citizenship application is simple and straightforward enough the vast majority of applicants do not need and do not obtain assistance from lawyers. It is probably quite unusual to hire a...
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    GCMS notes say 'I do not appear to meet physical presence requirement'. Referred to PS for review/decision. What to do now?

    Very likely, then, the physical presence issue, the shortfall, is that IRCC has not verified you were in Canada WITH VISITOR STATUS following that entry when your passport was stamped. Assuming the passport stamp is sufficient evidence of status for enough days to show you met the physical...
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    Expired PR, Residency obligations not met

    Not sure if others take it for granted that you are familiar with and have reviewed the specific information IRCC provides that details what supporting documents a PR needs to present to show their compliance with the PR Residency Obligation, including what needs to be presented when the PR is...
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    Advice on calling IRCC getting more information

    I cannot comment (don't know) about the internal decision-maker structure/hierarchy within IRCC (I have no clue, for example, what it means to be a "Level-2 delegated decision maker (a PM-03)" beyond that described in the source you link), let alone any correlations with the processing of...
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    PR Obligation | PNP | Moving out of province

    Upfront, to be clear, according to a Manitoba government website, to be a "supporter" for a nominee in the MPNP program, the supporter . . . ". . . must be able to demonstrate that any applications they previously supported resulted in successful, permanent economic establishment in Manitoba . ...
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    Refugee status cessation and PRs applying for citizenship

    Congratulations. Enjoy! And it is good to see that not every PR-refugee that might be subject to cessation loses their status in Canada. So, thank you for the update.
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    PR Obligation | PNP | Moving out of province

    It is OK to take a job in another province . . . and resettle there . . . or even (since you have citizenship) in another country. OK for you. OK for anyone who supported or sponsored you. No expertise or knowledge of the MPNP rules in particular necessary, it is safe to say that if you...
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    GCMS notes say 'I do not appear to meet physical presence requirement'. Referred to PS for review/decision. What to do now?

    xx @Seym states the gist of it. Except to say the outcome could be uncertain; you could wait and submit whatever is requested, attend hearings, and in a year or two, perhaps even longer, have the application rejected. The risk of rejection depends on the extent to which the record of...
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    Residency Obligation not met

    Whether to come to Canada in your situation is a very personal decision. What is the better decision depends on many factors specific to you and your family. This is a decision for you and your spouse to make based on your best judgment, based on your personal circumstances. And yeah, not an...
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    Residency Obligation not met

    I do not know how much weight it will carry but if the PR explains that part of the reason for not returning to Canada sooner was the parents' health situation, heart valve replacement or knee replacement or whatever, it MUST be considered in the H&C analysis. The question is not whether it is a...
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    Residency Obligation not met

    For @rajesh0608 in particular . . . Is there a risk you will not be allowed to enter Canada when you arrive? No. A PR will be allowed to enter Canada. Question is whether you will be allowed to stay. That's more complicated. I address the procedure in observations below, but the gist of it...
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    Residency Obligation not met

    Regarding inquiry by @rajesh0608 who has been (according to posts here) a PR of Canada for nearly three years, since early October 2022, who will be in breach of the Residency Obligation by the time they can return to Canada: Not sure why or what about posts by @rajesh0608 you have difficulty...
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    Explanation of Address History Dates.. Urgent !!

    Generally a person's residential address continues until they establish a different address. There are exceptions, of course, including situations in which the person definitively no longer maintains their previous address and they do not establish a new residence. So unless the transient...
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    Refugee status cessation and PRs applying for citizenship

    As I noted before This is especially so in regards to cessation since the whole scheme connecting PR status to cessation is riddled with inconsistencies, many rooted in the underlying incongruity of linking what is intended to be permanent status (with the purpose of facilitating the...
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    For those oriented to binary categorizing, and especially those oriented to a one side or the other perspective (such as IRCC is incompetent or inefficient versus asserting it is efficient and not incompetent), and particularly those who are not interested in figuring out whether in addition to...
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    For those 2023 applicants not seeing any progress in the processing of their citizenship application, apprehending they are the subject of a security related investigatory referral (whether to CSIS or NSSD), but who are certain there is no cause, no real security issue, no basis for a...
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    To be clear, I spend so much time addressing actual cases, citing actual facts, referencing and applying actual law, because some, including you, repeat falsehoods about the process, whereas for many it is important to deal with reality, particularly for those who come to this forum for...
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    Further observations in regards to the untrue claim: For clarity, and in anticipation of the BS (not a lot of BS, since soundbite BS is more likely) here are some additional references (just a sampling) to an extensive amount of transparency in what IRCC does when they receive an application...
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    As noted, the following is not true: There are problems with the extent to which certain aspects of processing citizenship applications are confidential, as well as some in regards to instances or circumstances in which a person has limited access to personal information affecting their...