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When you see a blank page or pages, or when some information on a page is retracted in your GCMS notes with s15 or s16 at the right top corner, a lot of applicants are puzzled as to what it means. s.15 and s.16 are sections that correspond to section 15 and 16 of the Access to Information Act, the act under which the GCMS notes were requested.

Section 15 pertains to “International affairs and defence;” and Section 16 pertains to “Law enforcement and investigations”

IRCC can refuse to disclose specific information under any of these two sections.

What does refusal to disclose information under these sections mean and how it impacts the application?

1. Section 15–

The information not disclosed will be under a specific subsection of section 15. Section 15(1) states:

The head of a government institution may refuse to disclose any record requested under this Act that contains information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the conduct of international affairs, the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada or the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities, including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, any such information

(a) relating to military tactics or strategy, or relating to military exercises or operations undertaken in preparation for hostilities or in connection with the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities;

(b) relating to the quantity, characteristics, capabilities or deployment of weapons or other defence equipment or of anything being designed, developed, produced or considered for use as weapons or other defence equipment;

(c) relating to the characteristics, capabilities, performance, potential, deployment, functions or role of any defence establishment, of any military force, unit or personnel or of any organization or person responsible for the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities;

(d) obtained or prepared for the purpose of intelligence relating to

(i) the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada, or

(ii) the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities;

(e) obtained or prepared for the purpose of intelligence respecting foreign states, international organizations of states or citizens of foreign states used by the Government of Canada in the process of deliberation and consultation or in the conduct of international affairs;

(f) on methods of, and scientific or technical equipment for, collecting, assessing or handling information referred to in paragraph (d) or (e) or on sources of such information;

(g) on the positions adopted or to be adopted by the Government of Canada, governments of foreign states or international organizations of states for the purpose of present or future international negotiations;

(h) that constitutes diplomatic correspondence exchanged with foreign states or international organizations of states or official correspondence exchanged with Canadian diplomatic missions or consular posts abroad; or

(i) relating to the communications or cryptographic systems of Canada or foreign states used

(i) for the conduct of international affairs,

(ii) for the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada, or

(iii) in relation to the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities.

Information under this section is hidden when IRCC or a Canadian agency has requested information from a foreign government or agency. It could be anything from checking your record in a foreign country to verifying the information you have supplied in your application. Canadian Security Intelligence Service or IRCC may also request information on your criminality or association with any organization, if they suspect any. This could also be seen when an applicant may have worked for a foreign government. Most of the applicants who see this on the GCMS notes, need not worry, as this is a routine check and does not impact the application. It is not harmful, unless IRCC finds something seriously wrong or something is discovered which would make the applicant inadmissible.

2. Section 16 –

The information not disclosed will be under a specific subsection of section 16. Section 16 states:

16(1) The head of a government institution may refuse to disclose any record requested under this Act that contains

(a) information obtained or prepared by any government institution, or part of any government institution, that is an investigative body specified in the regulations in the course of lawful investigations pertaining to

(i) the detection, prevention or suppression of crime,

(ii) the enforcement of any law of Canada or a province, or

(iii) activities suspected of constituting threats to the security of Canada within the meaning of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act,

if the record came into existence less than twenty years prior to the request;

(b) information relating to investigative techniques or plans for specific lawful investigations;

(c) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the enforcement of any law of Canada or a province or the conduct of lawful investigations, including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, any such information

(i) relating to the existence or nature of a particular investigation,

(ii) that would reveal the identity of a confidential source of information, or

(iii) that was obtained or prepared in the course of an investigation; or

(d) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the security of penal institutions.

(2) The head of a government institution may refuse to disclose any record requested under this Act that contains information that could reasonably be expected to facilitate the commission of an offence, including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, any such information

(a) on criminal methods or techniques;

(b) that is technical information relating to weapons or potential weapons; or

(c) on the vulnerability of particular buildings or other structures or systems, including computer or communication systems, or methods employed to protect such buildings or other structures or systems.

(3) The head of a government institution shall refuse to disclose any record requested under this Act that contains information that was obtained or prepared by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police while performing policing services for a province or municipality pursuant to an arrangement made under section 20 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, where the Government of Canada has, on the request of the province or municipality agreed not to disclose such information.

This refers to refusal to disclose based on information prepared by a government institution which investigates to detect crime, threats to Canada, investigation reports by federal and provincial agencies. When an applicant has information retracted under this section, it usually refers to information sought from investigation agencies about the applicant. This could range from verification of the RCMP reports, or verify all places an applicant has lived in Canada and ensuring that he has no pending cases or arrests pending.

Why only some applicants have this and others don’t.

All applications are verified on a large database through a complex undisclosed process. Some applicants with former military service, service with a foreign government, or who come from specific ‘to watch’ countries, or have travelled to countries which have civil unrest, or may have adverse human rights record, human trafficking, etc, are scrutinized.

Should an applicant be concerned when information under these sections is retracted in the GCMS notes.

The answer is No. Unless, an applicant is aware of something which should have been disclosed, but was not. In most cases, retracted information is not harmful and does not have any bearing on your application. It is an internal process of IRCC and cannot be disclosed. Only in cases where seeking information from foreign governments and agencies too long, will the application processing be delayed.

Usually information retracted under these sections is application specific and will differ from application to application. To know if this has happened in your case, order GCMS notes from GET GCMS

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Get GCMS – How can GCMS notes assist if your application is refused?- track Canada immigration application

In some cases applications for student visas, permanent residency, and tourist visas are rejected. Before you re-apply, it is important to understand why your application was refused. Unfortunately, the refusal letter issued by Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is a standard letter issued to everyone when the application is refused. All it contains is the law under which the refusal decision was made and a list of probable reasons, out of which one is checked that closely matches your case. It does not contain the reasons or the grounds on which the application was refused.

With the limited information, as seen above, it is more likely than not that you will end up making the same mistake again, which would lead to another refusal. The only way to understand why and what lead to the refusal is by reading the specific notes from the officer. These notes are contained in the GCMS notes. Order e-GCMS to get a copy of your notes from IRCC and know the in-depth reason why the refusal decision was made. These details from the GCMS notes will enable you to file a stronger application when you re-apply and avoid making the same mistake which lead to the refusal in the first place. Empowered with the GCMS notes, your chances of application being refused greatly decrease.

Seek Legal Opinion

If you feel that the refusal decision was made in error or you find it too cumbersome to understand the nuances to re-file your application, you can seek legal help and GCMS notes will greatly help you and your lawyer to draft an appeal or re-file the case. Many immigration lawyers obtain GCMS notes before filing an appeal or petition for re-consideration. If you would like a legal opinion or want an analysis of GCMS notes in plain english to aid you in your decision making consider ordering GCMS I or a Legal Opinion from GET GCMS. The analysis and the legal opinions are given by licensed immigration lawyers.

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How do GCMS notes look like and how to order them?

GCMS (Global Case Management System) is Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC’s) system used to process applications for citizenship and immigration, tourist visas, student visas and visas under any other program. The system contains a detailed record of each applicant’s file, including correspondence from and to IRCC, documents received from the applicant, detailed notes from the officers reviewing the file among others. The GCMS notes are the only accurate way of providing an applicant with the in-depth view of his file on the IRCC system, thus enabling the applicant to be well informed of the status, or take pro-active steps as needed.

The GCMS notes are issued under the Access to Information and Privacy Act (ATIP). ATIP is a federal law and Canadian citizens and/or Permanent residents can get access to information from any government department under this law. If you are not a Citizen or a Permanent Resident, you can order your GCMS notes through GET GCMS. GET GCMS operates from Canada and is in strict compliance with the The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), keeping your personal information secure. This enables applicants ordering GCMS notes through us to be at ease and not be concerned about identity theft, unlike other fly by night operators who are operating from foreign countries and outside the jurisdiction of Canadian Law. To place a request for GCMS notes we must be authorized by the applicant by signing a consent form. We then place the request under the ATIP and as soon as the GCMS notes are released, the same are transmitted to the applicant via email. Once the consent form has been used to place the request, m it cannot be subsequently used again.

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