u/AffectionateTaro1

"Reconsideration" misconception

It seems folks think requesting a reconsideration is a silver bullet because they heard of one or two success stories come out of it. But please understand the hard fact about "reconsiderations": they are not an official process, and IRCC is not obligated to even reply to the request.

The correct channels in case of a refusal are to reapply (with a restoration if needed) if you are eligible but were rightly refused in your first application, or apply for leave and judicial review if an error was made on IRCC's side in fact or law in assessing your application.

To the first point, being correctly refused due to a mistake on the applicant's side. Please, do not waste your or IRCC's time to request a reconsideration. Just accept that you made a mistake and reapply if eligible.

To the second point, an error made on IRCC's side, this is what gets people. It's unfair that a wrongly-assessed application is refused. And the applicant shouldn't have to make the effort and spend the money on their side to submit a new application or apply for leave and JR to correct it. But those are the official avenues IRCC offers. You can submit a webform inquiry to request a reconsideration, proving that the error was not on your side, in addition to reapplying or considering JR. But you should not rely on a reconsideration alone as a viable solution.

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u/AffectionateTaro1 — 9 days ago

Soft intermittent "clunk" sound from wheel when turning steering wheel

Hello mechanics!

For the last few weeks I've noticed a soft "clunk" sound that appears to be originating from the wheel when turning the steering wheel. It's not (yet) consistent, but happens more frequently when turning from a standstill/start, as if the wheel is "breaking away" from something. The steering wheel otherwise turns like normal, car steers like normal, no other issue when driving. Power steering fluid level normal, and car is a 2012 Hyundai Accent sedan with low mileage (~28,000 miles), FWIW.

TIA!

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u/AffectionateTaro1 — 11 days ago

Source.

You may have read the news yesterday, but the new TR to PR "program" isn't actually a new program at all. It's an "acceleration" of processing for 33,000 applications for those who have already applied for PR through certain pathways.

Eligibility requires the following:

  • have applied through the Provincial Nominee Program, the Atlantic Immigration Program, the community immigration pilots, the caregiver pilots or the Agri­Food Pilot; and

  • have been living in smaller communities in Canada for 2 years or more

I think a lot of people assumed it would be similar to TR to PR 2021, and even though that was a mad scramble to apply, some still had luck to get PR that way. This will be a disappointment to a lot of people who thought they could be eligible to apply for PR in the coming months through a new program.

u/AffectionateTaro1 — 18 days ago