CSIS and CBSA notes for Background Check

[tripko]

I understand you, there is nothing in our power to change this. Yes its not fair and this long wait have huge impact on our life's.
I'm on 597 day since submiting my application and im thinking about mandamus.

 

[Seym]

Curious, is it even worthwhile ordering CSIS notes if much of the info. is going to be redacted?

The CSIS notes are pretty much this :
"Your security screening is in progress (or other status) and we won't say anything more because of this or that section of the Privacy / Access to information Act .
You can contact us at <mail> or <phone> (but yeah, we won't say more anyway due to above sections).
If you're not happy with the info, feel free to contact the privacy commisionner of Canada."

So, apart from knowing that it's in progress, which you know already, you very probably won't get any additional information.
If your goal is to know why it may be taking them so long, the notes won't help even if you explicitely ask for details.

 

[UDON55fai]

The CSIS notes are pretty much this :
"Your security screening is in progress (or other status) and we won't say anything more because of this or that section of the Privacy / Access to information Act .
You can contact us at <mail> or <phone> (but yeah, we won't say more anyway due to above sections).
If you're not happy with the info, feel free to contact the privacy commisionner of Canada."

So, apart from knowing that it's in progress, which you know already, you very probably won't get any additional information.
If your goal is to know why it may be taking them so long, the notes won't help even if you explicitely ask for details.

Thanks for the prompt reply. Two year anniversary yesterday of our file being uploaded to the IRCC website. Only positive I guess, I was able to renew my wife's work permit recently, processing times for this supposedly 128 days which is crazy.