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Ordering case notes does not impact the outcome of any application. It is a right that can be exercised. Though it gets recorded on your file every time you ask for your case notes, the request is processed by a separate office within the IRCC that deals with Access to Info and Privacy (ATIP)...

Background verification consists of two components: one is criminality and the other is security screening. The former is your police records from other countries you've lived in and an RCMP check for your time in Canada (which is automatic and quick if there is no hits due to name similarity...

I would strongly urge you to apply for OHIP coverage immediately if you have received AIP regardless of how long you think stage 2 will take or whether you have private insurance. Currently, there is a waiver of the 3-month period that you would normally need to wait out before coverage starts...

I second scylla's opinion. The volunteer work you've done (thank you by the way!!) could help with the H&C, provided that you have other compelling reasons in that application. It does not make you eligible under the recent public policy.

Your H&C will only make you eligible for an open work permit after you receive a positive stage-1 decision, and it will be LMIA-exempt. But before you get a stage 1 decision, you will need to continue to renew your visitor status, unless you qualify for a work permit under another category, such...

I wouldn't worry about proving that. Just state it! If the applicant has left Canada without declaring it to IRCC it will become clear at some point that they are no longer here to finalize their application. If the applicant leaves and then successfully comes back while the case is in process...

If the applicant has not left Canada, there is no need to submit police records from the foreign countries for a 2nd time, the old one would suffice if it was obtained from a proper authority (this means for example foreign police checks must be issued by an authority at the national/federal...

No, Criminality means police record check, using police certificates from your country of origin and other countries that you should provide if you have lived there for long enough, as well as RCMP check. The latter is usually done automatically but for some applicants, they request fingerprints...

Medicals is generally a stage 2 task unless 1. you have specifically asked for exemption from medical admissibility rules; or 2. if the officer thinks based on the review of your file there may be medical admissibility concerns which can affect their stage 1 decision. Biometric is a new...

A senior officer will review your submissions and decide whether your reasons are compelling enough. If the decision is positive you will get a letter called approval-in-principle (AIP) and your status will remain "In Process" until the end of the 2nd stage of the application where other...

Not at all. But I have helped a few people with their H&C cases recently. Though I cannot disclose anything specific about them, I try to answer questions on these forums if I am sure of my answer. :)

You can usually find out by looking at the signature or the address on the letterhead of the decision letter/email (that is the one that states something to the effect of "I have reviewed whether I can exempt you from certain requirements of IRPA to process your PR from inside Canada and...

I am only sharing my experience based on the nine years of volunteer work I've done in Canadian Immigration. :) In your case, the 1st stage may have ocurred at Niagara, no doubt. But HMID-Vancouver takes a huge share of these H&C decisions. And bear in mind, keeping IRCC up to date with contact...

They've been particularly slow with PR card production which frustrates many. Just remember those announced processing times are not "average" but are percentile thresholds (for example 80th centile) which means 80% took that long or less. For the most part, people don't get surprised with a...

When you see In Process on ECAS for any PR application, it means the case has been placed into processing. For H&Cs, it means it has been triaged and chances are you are going to hear a stage 1 decision within weeks to a few months. The specific "assignement to officer" is not helpful because it...

This is overall correct, except: the majority of stage 1 decisions are still made at BRO-Vancouver, and redistribution to local offices occur mainly for stage 2. Only a fraction of cases are redistributed prior to a stage 1 decision.

You can request those notes at any point if you or your representative are physically present in Canada.

Sorry this happened to you and your son. Do you live in British Columbia as your profile name suggests? If you lived in the Toronto area I would suggest contacting the Barbra Schlifer Legal Clinic. They specialize in assisting marginalized women and victims of abuse. From your story I think (and...

Generally, yes, it will remain In Process until it changes to Decision Made and the file is concluded. (If the final stage 2 decision is positive, then it will further change to Complete once you have landed as PR. Recently some people have experienced some back and forth between In Process and...

"In process" means it has been triaged and assigned to a senior officer at Vancouver's humanitarian migration office for adjudication of your H&C claims (Stage 1). This can take anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months, depending on the complexity and nature of your case.