What is a Procedural Fairness Letter (PFL)? In some cases, while a Canadian immigration application is being processed, an Applicant may receive a PFL from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”). This occurs when IRCC suspects there may be a serious issue with an application. A PFL is issued so
Our principal lawyer, Will Tao, has recently shared three currently unreleased peer reviews conducted as part of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s Algorithmic Impact Assessments on the following projects: (1) Spouse in Canada Advanced Analytics Triage;(2) Advanced Analytics for Overseas Temporary Resident Visa Applications (known as ROW);(3) Integrity Trends Analysis Tool
For those following this blog and the Vancouver Immigration Blog, we have been talking about IRCC’s use of Automated Decision-Making (“ADM“) systems and tiered triaging systems for a long time. To date, almost all of the information has been released through access to information requests as opposed to IRCC posting
The Algorithmic Impact Assessment snapshot below explains how the Advanced Analytics model processes visitor record applications. Advanced Analytics Triage of Visitor Record Applications is one of IRCC’s projects in using advanced analytics. This project info is available for download here. As it indicates, IRCC’s advanced analytics system can automate the
This process flow from an IRCC internal memo is for in-Canada spousal/common-law partner sponsorship applications (FC1/FCC applications). It shows the triage system for processing in-Canada spousal/common-law partner sponsorship applications in Canadian immigration. It could explain why some in-land spousal sponsorship applications take longer than others. This process map shows how
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