IMPACT ON USE AN UNAUTHORIZED REPRESNTATIVE
Unauthorized Representatives
Unauthorized representatives are individuals who charge a fee or receive some form of compensation (direct or not) and who are not members in good standing of an accredited regulatory body. This includes individuals, who as part of their regular salaried positions,1 seek to give advice to clients on citizenship and/or immigration matters but are not a member in good standing with one of the regulatory bodies are considered to be unauthorized representatives. CIC does not work with unauthorized representatives. The applicant must be notified if the individual does not meet the Department's criteria to assist with the application process.
Incomplete IMM 5476:
If the IMM 5476 does not include all of the information required in the form prescribed by the Minister as per the Citizenship Act and the Citizenship Regulations No.2, or under R10(2) of the IRPR, the entire application, the letter concerning an incomplete form (see letter template in Appendix D), and any attached fees should be returned, as should all subsequent incoming documents. The letter and the application should be sent to the applicant using the mailing address provided. However, there- may be occasions when the only address available is that of the unauthorized representative. In this case, the application should be returned to the unauthorized representative.
Unauthorized representative:
If the compensated representative is not authorized, return the entire application to the home or mailing address provided by the applicant, stating that it could not be confirmed that the individual was a member in good standing of any of the ICCRC – a provincial/territorial law society or the Chambre des notaires du Québec and, therefore, cannot represent the applicant (see letter template in Appendix C). It is preferable that the applicant's address be used, as there is no guarantee that the unauthorized representative will contact the applicant. However, there may be occasions when the only address available is that of the unauthorized representative. In this case, the application should be returned to the unauthorized representative.
You could get more details on below documents~
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/ip/ip09-eng.pdf
From CIC News - 13-Mar-14
If a newcomer uses an unauthorized representative, their application may be refused and they could risk becoming victims of fraud.
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=824719
Hope it may help you ...
Unauthorized Representatives
Unauthorized representatives are individuals who charge a fee or receive some form of compensation (direct or not) and who are not members in good standing of an accredited regulatory body. This includes individuals, who as part of their regular salaried positions,1 seek to give advice to clients on citizenship and/or immigration matters but are not a member in good standing with one of the regulatory bodies are considered to be unauthorized representatives. CIC does not work with unauthorized representatives. The applicant must be notified if the individual does not meet the Department's criteria to assist with the application process.
Incomplete IMM 5476:
If the IMM 5476 does not include all of the information required in the form prescribed by the Minister as per the Citizenship Act and the Citizenship Regulations No.2, or under R10(2) of the IRPR, the entire application, the letter concerning an incomplete form (see letter template in Appendix D), and any attached fees should be returned, as should all subsequent incoming documents. The letter and the application should be sent to the applicant using the mailing address provided. However, there- may be occasions when the only address available is that of the unauthorized representative. In this case, the application should be returned to the unauthorized representative.
Unauthorized representative:
If the compensated representative is not authorized, return the entire application to the home or mailing address provided by the applicant, stating that it could not be confirmed that the individual was a member in good standing of any of the ICCRC – a provincial/territorial law society or the Chambre des notaires du Québec and, therefore, cannot represent the applicant (see letter template in Appendix C). It is preferable that the applicant's address be used, as there is no guarantee that the unauthorized representative will contact the applicant. However, there may be occasions when the only address available is that of the unauthorized representative. In this case, the application should be returned to the unauthorized representative.
You could get more details on below documents~
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/ip/ip09-eng.pdf
From CIC News - 13-Mar-14
If a newcomer uses an unauthorized representative, their application may be refused and they could risk becoming victims of fraud.
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=824719
Hope it may help you ...