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Misrepresentation

An admissibility finding under IRPA s. 40, not a ranking problem. The existing GCMS guide treats even a tentative note as a get-help file.

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IRPA s. 40 is the misrepresentation provision. IRCC inadmissibility pages list misrepresentation among the reasons a person may be found inadmissible. Confirm the live statute and the live Canada.ca page before you act. This site is not the source of the rule.

Officer decision notes and a full GCMS disclosure can mention a concern the refusal letter did or did not state. Judicial review timelines in IRPA s. 72 stay short: 15 days for a matter arising in Canada, or 60 days for a matter arising outside Canada, after you are notified of or become aware of the matter. ATIP does not stop that clock.

Source: IRPA s. 40 (misrepresentation) · official page Aug 6, 2026 · checked Aug 21, 2026

Source: IRCC: Reasons you may be found inadmissible · official page date not printed on the fetched page · checked Aug 21, 2026 · Public IRCC inadmissibility index already linked from the glossary PFL mitigation page family.

Source: IRPA s. 72 (application for leave for judicial review) · official page Aug 6, 2026 · checked Aug 21, 2026

Source: Federal Court: How to file an application for leave and for judicial review (immigration) · official page date not printed on the fetched page · checked Aug 21, 2026 · Named on the existing GCMS reading guide.

Source: IRCC: Explaining application refusals, officer decision notes · official page date not printed on the fetched page · checked Aug 21, 2026 · Named on the existing GCMS reading guide. Temporary-resident notes since 29 Jul 2025. Permanent-resident notes since 26 May 2026.

Practice judgment

Practice judgment

The GCMS reading guide says get help, and do not treat that page as enough, if the notes discuss misrepresentation, even tentatively. The same is true of a statement that your application does not match information IRCC already holds, or a note that a procedural fairness letter was sent or should have been sent.

This page does not invent private case details and does not collect a UCI. Do not post a full extract in a Facebook group. Eligibility and admissibility are different problems. Mixing those two up is how people write the wrong letter.

Labelled judgment. Not the official rule. Not legal advice.

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