After a refusal
We request the officer's notes, diagnose exactly what went wrong, and rebuild the application so the same thing does not happen twice.
A refusal is not the end, but reapplying with the same file usually gets the same result. The officer's notes, called GCMS notes, show exactly what the officer doubted. We obtain them, address every concern head on, and file a stronger application. And when the refusal itself was unreasonable, a Federal Court challenge may be the better route.
Our process
How we work
Talk to one of our licensed lawyer's to tell us your background and needs. We then provide expert advice and suggested next steps, including a flat fee for further assistance.
You'll work closely with our team on our secure, AI-powered software to prepare and finalize your application as quickly as possible.
An Ontario licensed immigration lawyer always does a final review (sometimes twice), and files on your behalf.
Flat fees. Personal responses within 24 business hours. No surprises.
What to know
The refusal letter is boilerplate. The officer's actual reasoning lives in the GCMS notes, which take several weeks to obtain. Every good reapplication starts there, because guessing at the problem is how second refusals happen.
Files are refused on eligibility, credibility, or documentation. Eligibility problems need a different program. Credibility problems need corroboration. Documentation problems need completeness. Treating one like another wastes an application.
The new file answers the previous officer's concerns directly, with new evidence and a submission letter that walks the next officer through exactly what changed.
When IRCC doubts something mid application, it may send a procedural fairness letter with a short deadline. Your response decides the file. This is the moment to bring in a lawyer, not after the refusal.
If the refusal ignored evidence or got the law wrong, judicial review may beat reapplying, and the deadline runs from the decision date. We assess both routes and tell you which one serves you.
Why us
We never refile blind. The officer's notes tell us what to fix, so the next application answers the actual objection.
Sometimes the right move is judicial review, not a new application. We advise honestly on which path serves you.
Once an officer doubts you, the next file has to be airtight. We make it airtight.
Refusals often come with deadlines attached. We move quickly so no option expires while you decide.
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Meet our Managing Partner
Founding Partner
Josh is a Toronto-based lawyer who has been practicing immigration law for more than 9 years. More specifically, he's helped thousands of individuals and companies navigate Canadian immigration - from work permits to permanent residence, study permits, citizenship, LMIAs and more. Josh always puts his clients first, and believes quick and thoughtful communication is most important to making the process as smooth and stress-free as possible.
Called to the Ontario Bar. Member of the Law Society of Ontario, and the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association.
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Send us the refusal letter and a few details about your application. Within one business day, an Ontario licensed immigration lawyer will tell you what went wrong and the strongest way forward.