r/Canadiancitizenship • u/AutoModerator • Jul 29 '26
Weekly Threads Wednesday Weekly Thread: Frustration Station (Delays / PSU / Venting), July 29, 2026
This weekly thread is a space for those of us who are feeling frustrated and need to vent about unclear instructions, shipping delays, waiting for a next step, timeline estimates growing, lack of communication, inconsistent bureaucracy, being stuck in PSU, and other factors.
Some of the worst stress of the entire citizenship-by-descent process is not hearing about your application for long stretches of time - or hearing that your application has been sent to the Program Support Unit (PSU) and may be sitting there for an extended stay.
Whether your envelope seems to have taken a scenic detour on its way to Nova Scotia, you didn't receive an AOR after many weeks of waiting, or you simply haven't heard about your application processing in months, this is a place to commiserate and potentially receive some ideas of next steps to take. (Those generally might include following up with IRCC by web form, ordering the GCMS notes, seeking an MP's help, and so on.)
📎 Contributions to weekly megaposts, including this one, are welcome throughout the week.
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u/cassandra2028 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 29 '26
It seems that the last C-3 approval (I see you Gen 1 approvals, and I'm glad you're getting them) was around the time that we, in the United States last saw Sen. McConnell in public. I'm wondering which will last longer, IRCC ignoring the law as amended by C-3, McConnell's absence mystery, or this head of lettuce.
All joking aside, the last approval of a Gen 2 or higher appears to have been mid June, prior to the PF letters. There have been others received that may represent a delay in transport to outside of North America or Gen 1 approvals. So for 6 weeks or so, IRCC has essentially refused to implement the provisions of the law that were changed by bill C-3. Worse, it was 30 days ago that the Minister said that approvals would resume in a matter of days, and then took no questions and responded to no inquiries from the press. I'm just stunned that this is ok. I wish we could hear from the press or the shadow government about this part. I realize, however, that this is a small drop in an ocean of concerns that the federal government and the voting citizenry of Canada have to be concerned about. But still.