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Wow, that's nuts; I would imagine they only have one person on duty or somesuch nonsense. The only thing I can think of in terms of mailing address is maybe forward your mail here to a local friend/PO Box that can store and forward it to you as appropriate until you know your permanent address?

Not to make light of it, but there's a pretty extensive list of things that need to be done outlined here on the Government of Canada's website. Of particular note is the "departure tax" - the final coup de grace as the door slaps you on the way out. It appears (and I would like others to...

As with immigration, I'd stay above board on everything. Once you get your refunds, I'd personally close the accounts - however, there's a spot in the NR73 (the document you need to file to state your intention to emigrate) where they ask you if you plan on maintaining a bank account and if so...

That's very good to know - thank you! :D

I think that, from a 2021 perspective, you'll likely be fine as you're leaving now. 2022 might be more thorny as it appears you'll be maintaining a bank account, which counts towards the "significant ties" clause, although it's not a guarantee. Foreign income may be subject to Canadian taxation...

Hilarious note - I just got my GCMS notes that I requested.. wait for it.. back on OCTOBER 5th, 2021! So, that's what, 4 months and 17 days? Oh, and I was one of the fortunate few to get my citizenship at the end of last year, so... Bravo? It also says that I got my "MP Congratulatory letter"...

I was very fortunate in that I simply did a walk-in; this was before Omicron. I think they introduced that travel requirement sometime in early January as someone else mentioned doing a walk-in in early Jan and it worked. That said, someone else said that, after the application is received at...

Regrettably, it's all appointment only now, last time I checked - I think it changed shortly after the New Year. You can try your luck making an appointment, however - best of luck!

I'll believe it when I see it, but at least they're acknowledging it.. peanuts for action, but it's (hopefully) at least a start. I'll hold off on the bubbly for now, but will definitely keep a closer eye on this as I have friends going through the digestive tract of immigration as we speak.

Digital - 100% in favour of. I did paper back in 2019 and you have to wait for it to arrive, then get accepted, then digitized, etc etc. If you do it online, so many of these steps are skipped or aggregated.

Montreal office walkin - Did an unscheduled walkin the 9th of December, paid to have it picked up on the 23rd and it was apparently printed on the 13th, so it likely would have come out as a wash for me, personally. That's interesting, however! I just didn't want to be dependent on one more...

What, that going from ideation to production in 6 months is fast? I base that on over 20 year's experience managing various IT and Information Security project portfolios. For large private enterprises, that's extremely fast. For government orgs, it's practically unheard of.

They actually moved pretty fast from concept to production with the online testing back in 2020; I think they announced it late Spring and had a prototype online by Autumn; that's stunningly fast for any organisation, let alone a government one. I'm absolutely no government apologist, but I do...

This is HUGE and the importance of it cannot be overstated - I think @CaBeaver would finally be able to get that Oath!

Unsure and unknown, but, given your certificate is behind schedule, you might be able to call and make a case for a pickup in your local office (really, they just need to print the danged thing) and, likewise, you might be able to qualify for expedited passport processing. Good luck.

If you can get a letter from your boss or HR department stating your requirement for travel, you might be able to qualify to pick it up in person and apply for expedited passport processing. Good luck.

When in doubt, err on the side of caution; you don't want to leave anything to chance when dealing with IRCC. If you're out of the country and have your certificate of citizenship, your best bet might be to file outside the country and wait for the passport. Regarding work history, I'm not sure...

According to this link, you should apply online. They specifically mention providing care for a critically ill person (which sounds like this could qualify.) Best of luck and hope your family member recovers soon and fully.

Hi, everyone, not exactly sure where to file this under, but, due to a tight job market in my field (Senior/Executive Cybersecurity & Risk Management), I may need to move afield for a bit to restock the cash reserves and come back. To that end, I'd likely self-relocate to New York City and look...

All mine were set to "Complete" after I did my test - by a good month or so. The only one that was finished beforehand was the "Background check"...