From PR card renewals and citizenship to detention, removal and revocation, these matters carry strict deadlines and serious consequences. Get licensed guidance on your options and the next step.
What is your situation?
Renew or replace your PR card accurately, including residency-obligation calculations.
Learn more →TravelReturn to Canada with an expired or lost PR card through a PRTD.
Learn more →CitizenshipAssessment, application compilation and documents for your citizenship grant.
Learn more →PR statusGive up permanent residence voluntarily, correctly and with the right paperwork.
Learn more →As a Level 3 RCIC-IRB, Ahmad Junaid Salik can represent you before the CBSA and the Immigration Division of the IRB.
Advocacy for release, including release plans and conditions, at detention review hearings.
Learn more →Immigration DivisionRepresentation when the CBSA alleges you are inadmissible to Canada.
Learn more →RemovalRequests to the CBSA to defer removal and, where available, applications for a stay.
Learn more →RiskApply for protection if you face risk in the country you would be removed to.
Learn more →ReturnPermission to come back after a deportation or other removal order.
Learn more →HumanitarianPermanent residence based on establishment in Canada, hardship and the best interests of children.
Learn more →Respond to a residency-obligation finding or other allegations that could end your permanent residence, including appeals.
Learn more →CitizenshipRespond to a notice that your citizenship may be revoked and present your side at the hearing.
Learn more →Related: IRB appeals · Asylum in Canada · Appeals
Before retaining any representative, verify their standing on the CICC public register and make sure services and fees are set out in a written retainer agreement.
Anyone can help for free, but only authorized representatives can charge a fee: licensed immigration consultants (RCICs), lawyers and paralegals who belong to a Canadian law society, and Quebec notaries. Check the representative’s licence before you pay.
Act quickly. Gather every letter you have received, note all deadlines and get advice. Depending on the situation, options can include an extension or restoration, a PRRA, a request to defer removal, an appeal or an H&C application.
You may be able to ask the CBSA to defer removal, apply for a PRRA if you face risk, appeal to the Immigration Appeal Division if you have a right of appeal, or seek a stay from the Federal Court. Time limits are short.
Sometimes. People who don’t fit another program may be able to apply on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, and some refusals can be appealed or reviewed.
If you are detained for immigration reasons, the Immigration Division reviews the detention within 48 hours, then within 7 days, then at least every 30 days, and can order release with conditions.
It isn’t mandatory, but these matters are technical and time-sensitive. A licensed representative can help protect your rights and avoid costly errors.
Book a consultation to review your situation, the deadlines that apply and your options.
This page provides general information only and is not legal advice. Immigration programs, criteria, fees and processing change often. Eligibility and outcomes depend on individual circumstances and decisions by Canadian authorities, and no result can be guaranteed. Last reviewed: November 2026.
