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Hello there, how can one check their application status? I am in a difficult situation. I am living with family but they are giving me a hard time because I don't have a job. Will H&C application be closed if I leave the country? It's even worse if I leave because I have been here for so long and don't have a place to stay when I leave.
You can check your application online..or you can call ircc ..when did you apply..leaving country will not be good solution but your application will not close.better check with your lawyer.
 
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You can check your application online..or you can call ircc ..when did you apply..leaving country will not be good solution but your application will not close.better check with your lawyer.
Where do you call, could you give me the link for IRCC contact information? Also what if I got AIP when I am outside of the country, how would I come back or even apply for PR? I don't have a lawyer I can't afford one unfortunately.
 
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Where do you call, could you give me the link for IRCC contact information? Also what if I got AIP when I am outside of the country, how would I come back or even apply for PR? I don't have a lawyer I can't afford one unfortunately.

When did you apply for H&C? In or out of Quebec? As of right now your H&C will continue to be processed while outside of Canada but processing could take decades depending on when you applied. Leaving will weaken your case. That said H&C is likely to go through significant reforms after bill C-12 passes so there is a very good chance the whole thing program could be cancelled.
 
H and C has not changed significantly, and we are still waiting for the upcoming reforms, likely removing cases not involving BIOC.

There was very little movement of applications until the very end of the year, many more refusals that are showing up as JRs that would likely have been previously approved, removals while H&C are being processed, etc. That is very different than a year ago. Too many cases would fall under BIOC so still believe program will be eliminated and restarted.
 
>>> New update for outside Canada applicant ;

Humanitarian and compassionate requests​

A request made under subsection 25(1) of the Act from outside Canada and that accompanies an application that was not processed under these Instructions will not be processed.

Effective period​

These Instructions take effect on March 31, 2026, and remain in effect until March 30, 2030, unless earlier repealed by the Minister.

Dated on December 12, 2025

The Hon. Lena Diab, ECNS, KC, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Source please?
 
Good news for PGP applicant;

>>These instructions also specify that as of January 1, 2026, no new permanent resident visa applications made by parents or grandparents of a sponsor, and no sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications, are to be received for processing until further instructions are issued. It’s important to note that these Ministerial Instructions are being given for administrative purposes.


Read full text ;
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...inisterial-instructions/other-goals/mi89.html

Essentially also telegraphing that H&C for parents is almost definitely off the table. Although I still believe the program is such a mess IRCC has no option but to start from scratch.
 
Essentially also telegraphing that H&C for parents is almost definitely off the table. Although I still believe the program is such a mess IRCC has no option but to start from scratch.
My application is in progress for more than 30 months. What you say they will cancel/return my application and start from scratch?
 
My application is in progress for more than 30 months. What you say they will cancel/return my application and start from scratch?

Processing time is decades so not sure there is any solution but to end the program and start again with much more strict criteria. We’ll wait to see after bill c-12
 
Processing time is decades so not sure there is any solution but to end the program and start again with much more strict criteria. We’ll wait to see after bill c-12

Won't hold many opinions here. If IRCC is still back-to-back 5k and 8k CEC draws, which don't make any sense - you won't know where they'll skew with any program. Hopefully, sense prevails within H&C and applications aren't cancelled like that.
 
Won't hold many opinions here. If IRCC is still back-to-back 5k and 8k CEC draws, which don't make any sense - you won't know where they'll skew with any program. Hopefully, sense prevails within H&C and applications aren't cancelled like that.

The IRCC CEC draws make sense though. Extremely common for larger CEC draws to be made at the end of the previous year and the beginning of the year to set up to be processing that year. The CEC backlog is also extremely small so they need to make some larger draws. The draws will get smaller soon and there will likely some more larger draws mid year to try meet CEC targets for 2026. By the fall there are typically smaller draws until bigger draws start up again at the end of the year.