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Echo your comments about transparency; change is in the air and in the coming months we will see what the information commissioner recommends. we were asked to help with the investigation and spoke with their office a few weeks back and one of the considerations is to have IRCC proactively...

Your reply was very timely in terms of having IRCC modernize it's processes to alleviate the problem of gcms delays. the information commissioner released a letter yesterday at https://link.gcmsnotes.com/phase-access-6adba the crux of the letter states "The current crisis has indeed brought new...

Absolutely agree that's it's your right to obtain the caips / gcms notes and also agree that IRCC needs to improve their processes. gcms notes are handled by the ATIP division within IRCC and for stats at last check in the last year they have received over 80,000 requests and in comparison the...

That's strange, were you provided with an extension notice from IRCC?

Reapplying does not speed up the process of getting the CAIPS / GCMS file; it just over burdens the IRCC department and in turn hurts everyone involved by creating backlogs. 60 day extensions are more common than 90 day but it depends on IRCC's workload as much as it depends on the complexity of...

Normally CAIPS / GCMS files take a month as said earlier but IRCC is frequently delaying the process and it's not related to COVID-19. Recently the government of Canada launched an investigation into such delays. It's best to order as soon as it makes sense...

Agree. It's best to request GCMS Notes when you receive your AOR. However, sometimes there can be delays in sending out AOR’s and obtaining your GCMS Notes can confirm whether the visa office has started processing the application or not. For permanent residence (PR) applications, you can order...

Agree Agree, having a representative ( a consultant or lawyer) is not always needed.... immigrated to Canada without using one. It's a personal preference to use one; if you do use one check them out at the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) website at...

It's just coincidence that a response came after applying for caips notes. For others thinking about caips or gcms notes, applying for it does NOT expedite your visa application. with same token requesting your caips / gcms file does NOT hurt you in anyway either.