teko said:
. . . adding to that some people provided half the proofs others did and still got their PR faster!
I see they have no standardization. and it all depends on the employee your papers gets to.
Actually it undoubtedly depends far more on the individual PR's personal circumstances and history.
Yes, all sorts of internal circumstances can and do affect the timeline. Staffing resources are of course a huge factor. But the
routine PR card replacement/renewal applications will generally be uniformly affected by these factors, with some variations between local offices. But these are applications resulting in the PR card being mailed to the PR.
Any application which slips into a non-routine track is then subject to a wide range of factors influencing how it goes, including especially how long it takes.
Quantity of proof is not a reliable indicator. Foremost, what concerns or questions there might be loom far larger, and then the
quality of documentation and information submitted is important, particularly as to how well it resolves whatever concerns or questions there are (from IRCC's perspective of course) and how well it shows the PR is living in Canada and has lived in Canada, including presence for two plus years within the preceding five years.
Bottom-line, of course the applicant who has a regular job in Canada, has been filing CRA tax returns for at least the previous two years, and who is well above the minimum threshold for compliance with the PR RO, is likely to see a more expedient timeline. In contrast, applicants who have been present in Canada for less than 900 days, especially those with relatively recent extended absences, are likely to be scrutinized far more, taking longer, since they have been outside Canada more than they have been in Canada . . . obviously, for anyone who has been outside Canada more than in Canada,
the reasonable inference is that individual was OUTSIDE Canada any days not clearly documented as in Canada. That is, if a person's whereabouts are not certain on a given day, the rational inference is the person was more likely where he was most of the time . . . so the applicant who has been outside Canada more than in Canada has this to overcome unless the applicant clearly documents the days he was in Canada. The burden of proof is on the PR.
In any event, there is a tendency by some to pile redundant evidence, to create a mountain of evidence, but overlooking gaps. Proof of being in Canada one month or one full year suffices for that month or year. Piling on additional evidence which goes to prove presence during that month or year
adds NOTHING. A mountain of evidence, two mountains of evidence, proving presence for 23 months will
still fall short if presence for at least a 24th month is not proven.
Moreover, the larger the quantity of evidence submitted, the more there is for the assessing officer to examine and cross-check.
Moreover, the larger the quantity of evidence submitted, the more tendency there is for the good evidence to be lost or buried, obscured, by a lot of redundant not-so-persuasive evidence.
Moreover, the larger the quantity of evidence submitted, the more likely it will contain anomalies, incongruities, even incidental inconsistencies, which will not help, but rather tend to muddy things.
Summary: better to give far less attention to quantity of evidence, more attention to how well key evidence proves the full period of time.