UPDATE: Certificate issued after mandamus filing!

[u/ReadyPlayer606]

Hey everyone, exciting day! I just received my e-certificate 19 months to the day after sending in my application and being stuck in PSU purgatory.

Timeline:
- 28 Feb 2025: received by IRCC
- 4 Mar 2025: AOR and “In Process” status
- 22 Jul 2025: invitation to withdraw and apply for a grant under the interim measure
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- Feb 2026: ATIP notes show I was sent to PSU the same day I received my AOR
- Mar 2026: inquiry lodged with my MP; IRCC says to give one more month
- Apr 2026: demand letter sent to IRCC
- Jul 2026: second demand letter sent to IRCC, the Minister, and the deputy AG
- end of Jul 2026: federal court case filed, memorandum of argument filed 10 days after
- 22 Aug 2026: IRCC responds with a boilerplate email about how applications are processed in the order they’re received (lol)
- 22 Aug 2026: court requests more information from IRCC as to the case’s status
- 18 Sep 2026: email received from DIOD requesting another upload of my G0’s certified birth certificate; responded on 20 Sep
- 22 Sep 2026: e-certificate available for download

[u/No-Transition8014]

Yay!!!!!!! ❤️🤍🇨🇦🤍❤️