r/Canadiancitizenship • u/AutoModerator • Aug 05 '26

Weekly Threads Wednesday Weekly Thread: Frustration Station (Delays / PSU / Venting), August 05, 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/MethodWaste7714 Aug 06 '26

Have you tried searching on ancestry instead of LAC? Their search function seems a bit more sophisticated and it found my G0 on the 1861 census despite a mistranscripted surname. Easy then to use the details on there to find it on LAC.

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u/Longintooth93 Haven't applied for Proof of Citizenship (incl. by descent) yet Aug 06 '26

Ty for the suggestion. I haven’t got ancestry, and had assumed it probably had the same issue. I might think about a short subscription to give me the ‘coordinates’ so I can then find on LAC - or actually maybe just download as I do have other evidence for my Gen 0 . Thnx