Most refusals can be fixed if you understand exactly what went wrong. We pull the IRCC officer’s notes, identify the actual reasoning, and tell you whether to reconsider, reapply, escalate, or step back. The Refusal Diagnostic is the entry point. The rest of this page covers what comes after.
Not every situation needs all of these. The Refusal Diagnostic tells you which.
The IRCC officer’s actual case notes, what they thought, what they flagged, what they relied on. ATIP request takes 30–90 days for a standard pull. The single most important document after any refusal.
$150 standalone
GCMS + written strategy memo + ranked options in 14 days. The productized version of what would otherwise be 4–6 hours of consultation work. If your case needs a lawyer, you keep the memo.
$500 flat
A formal request asking the original officer (or a senior officer) to reconsider the refusal based on new evidence or a procedural error. Works in maybe 1 in 5 cases, targeted at the right ones.
$800–$1,500
If IRCC sends a PFL before refusing, you have 30 days to respond. Get this wrong and refusal is almost certain. Get this right and the application often proceeds to approval. Time-sensitive, careful work.
$1,200–$2,500
For people who are inadmissible to Canada but have a compelling need to come. Officer discretion, valid up to 3 years. Best in clearly justifiable cases. Some criminal inadmissibility files require lawyer involvement.
$1,500–$3,500
For applicants inadmissible on criminality grounds. Five-year and individual rehabilitation pathways. Straightforward cases (single non-serious offence, decade+ ago) we can handle. Serious or recent matters require a lawyer.
$2,500–$4,500
An RCIC’s scope of practice is defined by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants. We can represent at the IRCC level (where applications are decided) and assist at various administrative levels. We cannot represent at the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD), Refugee Appeal Division (RAD), Refugee Protection Division (RPD), Immigration Division (ID), or Federal Court.
This matters because many refusal scenarios, outland spousal sponsorship refusals, removal order matters, in-Canada refugee claims, judicial review of any IRCC decision, require IRB-licensed counsel or a lawyer to represent you.
What we do when your case needs one of those: we tell you on the first call, we explain what kind of counsel you need, and we refer you to qualified lawyers in our network. No referral fee changes hands, the CICC Code prohibits this and we take that seriously.
Read: when to hire a lawyer →
Upload your refusal letter and any related documents through our secure intake form. Pay $500 (credited if you retain). We confirm receipt within one business day.
Day 1
An ATIP request goes in for your file. We also do an initial assessment of the refusal letter and your application history while we wait.
Day 1–3
Currently 30–60 days for standard ATIP. We pay for expedited processing on Diagnostic files. You receive a copy of the raw notes regardless of what you decide to do next.
Day 30–60
Plain-English analysis of what the officer flagged, why, and your viable options ranked by likelihood of success. Includes whether your case is RCIC-handleable or needs a lawyer.
Within 14 days of GCMS arrival
Retain us for reapplication or reconsideration, take the memo to a lawyer we refer you to, or use it to file on your own. The Diagnostic fee credits toward your retainer if you stay with us.
When you’re ready
$500 flat. GCMS notes pull, strategy memo, ranked options in 14 days. Credited toward retainer if you retain us. If your case needs a lawyer, you keep the memo and we refer you to qualified counsel.
$200 for 1 hour, $135 for 30 minutes, $85 for 15 minutes. All credited toward future work. We can review the refusal letter live on the call and tell you whether the Diagnostic is the right next step.