Immigration: keeping your case in order, from the start to the hearing
Immigration cases fall under federal jurisdiction (IRCC, the CBSA) and, for recourses, under the Immigration and Refugee Board (CISR) or the Federal Court. The stakes are high and the deadlines very short. First things first: get support from an immigration lawyer or a regulated consultant (a member of the CRIC). This page provides general information and shows how the software helps you organize your steps, your documents, and your dates · never advice about your case.
The path, in broad strokes
Depending on your situation: an application to or a decision from IRCC → a recourse (a hearing or appeal at the CISR · refugee protection, refugee appeal, immigration, immigration appeal · or an application for leave and judicial review at the Federal Court) → preparing and disclosing the documents → the hearing → the decision.
Deadlines first. In immigration, a missed deadline can permanently close a recourse. Write down every date you receive and check the applicable deadline with an official source or a regulated professional, without delay.
What the app does for you
- Process log : every step dated (application filed, biometrics, medical exam, notice to appear…).
- Document vault : forms, decisions, and evidence, each with its digital fingerprint and import date.
- Deadlines : your important dates gathered in one place (the app never calculates a deadline for you).
- Prepare my case : what is being asked of you, your response in facts, your witnesses, and your exhibits.
- Timeline and calendar : all your dates in one place.
- Search the laws and court process, adapted for immigration.
The case binder, ready to present
The app produces a polished binder : cover page, a timeline of your steps, your preparation, and a collection of documents numbered, dated, and fingerprinted, with an integrity attestation page.
You remain the author of everything. The app formats, dates, and organizes; it doesn't write for you, doesn't give advice, and doesn't predict any outcome. Open the app (free).
Learn
Official sources and general information on recourses and representation:
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Immigration and Refugee Board (CISR)
- Verify a regulated consultant (the consultants' College · CRIC)
- Library · Immigration: which application fits your situation? (visit, study, work, settle, sponsor, citizenship)
- Library · Immigration: recourses and the hearing, in plain language
- Library · How court unfolds, by area of law
- Representing yourself: the basic vocabulary