thecoolguysam said:
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I was just trying to understand how the things work because people have reported that they are missing some entries and how missing entries will affect their application.
My 2 cent advise to everyone in the forum is that never lie to the application because all the govt agencies have access to all records.
Just try to enter all the details as accurate as possible and in case, some issue happens like RQ, you can work on it by gathering proofs however, if you lie on your application and CIC asks you for a proof then there would be no way for you to produce the proof and in that case, it will create a huge problem.
So, simple thing is that CIC and Canada wants honest citizens and things with truth will always lead to a good start and future.
The CIC will not punish you for the shortcomings of the CBSA reporting system. They are aware that there are sometimes missing entries.
You're right that it's important to be honest on applications*, but it's not true that all govt agencies have access to all records. Agencies only have access to their own records because of privacy concerns. The CIC only has access to CIC records. The CIC requires your permission to access your CBSA records (hence the checkbox on the application.)
The CIC is not in the business of punishing or passing moral judgements on applicants. They are in the business of seeing whether applicants have met the qualifications for immigration or citizenship. If an applicant presents a lot of contradictory information or certain specific triggers, they will ask for more information in the form of RQ. This is not because they assume the person is a bad person (bad people have a right to citizenship as long as they meet the qualifications), but because they want to see if the applicant has met the qualifications.
The CIC doesn't have access to banking, financial, educational, tax, work or border records. They make the applicant get it, or they ask for permission (in the case of CBSA reports).
*The one exception to being honest is if an applicant came to Canada as a refugee and traveled back to their home country at any point. If that is the case, it's important to talk to a refugee lawyer before sending that information to the CIC because one's right to remain in Canada could be at risk.