jbb_25 said:
GCMS is Global Case Management System. This is the computer system that several government offices use to manage cases. This includes CBSA and CIC. When you apply for visas/residency/citizenship, cases are created and managed in GCMS. Under the Access to Information and Privacy acts, the information can be obtained.
There is a whole thread on this forum how to request the notes. The Coles-notes version: To apply you must be in Canada or have representation in Canada. If there has been no work/study permit issued, then you must make an a request under the Access to Information Act (see: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/requests-atip.asp). The fee is $5. If a study/work visa was issued and the PA is in Canada, you can put a request in under the Privacy Act (see: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/requests-personal.asp). This is free.
The PA will have to fill out the consent form (they fill out and signs section A, the applying party ('representative') fills out and signs section C. The PA must have identified the 'representative' using the Use of a Representative form http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/imm5476e.pdf as well (I believe?).
Anyway, when you request, ask for GCMS notes relating to the sponsorship application, the permanent residency application, and the medical notes. Hopefully, 30 days later you will have all that reading material.
Best of Luck!