Receiving an AOR does not mean your permanent residence application is approved. Understand the administrative reality of the AOR, the danger of false confidence, and why strategic application quality dictates success far more than timelines.

I previously promised an update on whether the Senate would strip the "mass cancellation" and restrictive asylum powers from Bill C-12. As of late February 2026, despite a push to remove these sections, the primary Senate committee retains mass cancellation powers and refugee bars of the Bill C-12.