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This is an automatic acknowledgement of your e-mail addressed to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
Please note that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is experiencing a significant increase in the volume of correspondence received and we will strive to respond to your enquiry in as timely a manner as possible.
If this is a request for case information, the responsibility placed on us by the Privacy Act to protect all personal information precludes us from responding to you with case specific information using e-mail, unless we are able to verify that you are entitled/authorized to receive the case specific information. Therefore, only general information would be provided in response to your enquiry.
We will not respond to e-mails concerning the following:
* Assessment of points/qualifications.
* Calculation of time for citizenship eligibility.
* Travel documents/requirements for travel to other countries.
* Inquiries about U.S. Immigration.
* General information about visiting, living, working or studying in Canada.
* Information requests regarding a case where there is a lack of specific information provided (full name(s) with correct spelling, address, date(s) of birth, country of birth, applicable file number, office of application, etc.).
* Allegations of fraud. Please refer to http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/protection/fraud/report.asp.
* Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) application refusals. Please refer to http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=422&top=16.
* The use of an authorized representative (www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/representative/rep-who.asp<http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/representative/rep-who.asp>).
* Opinions about recent announcements/news releases/cases.
* General enquiries about Canada’s Syrian refugees resettlement plan (please consult our Website at #WelcomeRefugees<http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/welcome/index.asp?utm_source=cic-homepage-eng&utm_medium=homepage-feature&utm_campaign=refugees2015>).
For more information about IRCC, including online services, please visit: www.cic.gc.ca<http://www.cic.gc.ca/>.
E-mail is not a secure channel of communication. IRCC is not liable for the unauthorized disclosure of personal information or the misuse of that information by a third party where we have taken reasonable means to verify the identity of the party.