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Agent stated all IRCC operations "back to normal" as of this morning.

Just called IRCC and got straight through to waiting. ETA 20 mins. Let's see what the agent says about the strike.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/psac-agreement-reached-treasury-board-1.6819491

Yeah, I wouldn't buy anything on a temporary status, unless I'm paying in cash with a reasonable expectation of a positive return. @moscatojuices, what's wrong with Texas? It's a great place to call home. (You can even open carry here ;))

CBSA can ask any question to anyone, Canadian citizen or not. They can ask about where, when, how and even why you were overseas and how the trip was financed. What they cannot do is deny a Canadian citizen entry to Canada. Everything else is game, up to and including extensive customs and...

Your "private" personal and financial information is already on the dark web, and not because of IRCC.

That might be what it boils down to and I've experienced it here in the past even though Equifax and TransUnion are in the US but weren't really tied to their subsidiaries in Canada. Still, a bank may wish to know if a borrower has left a trail of bad debts across several continents. But if they...

I do agree that answering unasked questions is unnecessary and could backfire. But withholding requested information is a bad idea, and likely illegal, depending on the context. It's true that Canadian banks may not explicitly ask about foreign debt for the reasons you mentioned but that...

I will let your words speak for themselves. Income and debt (and their ratio) are material information for a mortgage applicaton. Deliberately hiding, inflating, under-reporting or misrepresenting are all potential acts of fraud. Stating that periodic payments are "remittances" to parents and...

You may coat your opinion with humor or seem street smart but what you're advocating here is mortgage fraud.

If what was not disclosed comes to light later, it could be material misrepresentation, or even fraud, depending on what question was asked and what information was requested. In general though, one should give only as much information as was requested and nothing more. But if a question...

Without a doubt, this is a difficult situation for the public. What makes it worse is it comes at the heal of a 3-year pandemic that ground everything almost to a halt. Missed weddings, funerals, graduations, job opportunities, vacations, and even peace of mind. And just when things began to...

Both things can be true: IRCC may be a lazy and inefficient organization, and you may be a petulant and entitled individual. But that's all subjective conjecture. What you need to spend your energy on is setting the record straight and getting your application back on the right track. And I know...

Are you a Canadian citizen? On what basis is your daughter applying for Canadian citizenship? As the captain rightly said, acquiring Canadian citizenship has no impact on US citizenship, and vice versa. I have both and I also got my US born child Canadian citizenship by descent.

It's a shame that Indians have to surrender their Indian citizenship/passport upon acquiring a foreign citizenship. I've known many Indians over the decades and found them to be proud, loving and hardworking people. I can't understand why the Indian government/constitution doesn't allow multiple...

And even then, lots of ways to game that (but you didn't hear this from me! :D)

Most definitely. He is the leader of the free world, a title never associated with the British monarchy! (And I voted for the dinosaur and will vote for him again next year. :D)

So what should they call themselves when abroad? And how many years should one spend in Canada before moving abroad and gaining the privilege of calling themselves Canadian? (No need to answer. These are rhetorical questions.)

Not sure I agree with what you wrote about higher bar of immigration or large swaths of immigrants preferring one country or the other. There's anecdotal evidence to support what you say and herd mentality does exist but, I believe every decision to immigrate is personal and individual. It's not...

Using Canada as a backup sounds even more depressing than using it as a stepping stone. And I'm far from being a nationalist. But I still understand, and may even sympathize with, the desire to do this.