Legal representation in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) matters

The only people who are authorized to act for others for pay when dealing with IRCC are members of a Provincial Law Society or of the federal government's regulatory body for immigration consultants. Over the years there have been several federal regulatory bodies for immigration consultants. All have been dissolved for one reason or another. The current regulatory body (as of November 23, 2021) is the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC – which will invariably be referred to as "sick"). No one else is authorized to even give advice for pay.

IRCC's rules and procedures have exploded in complexity and disorganization in the last few years. You can check on the web sites of the various Provincial Law Societies and CICC who is a member. Do not take advice or ask for help from anyone else, even if the service is offered for free.