🚨 Got an IRCC Procedural Fairness Letter? This Is Not an Email to Put Aside
🚨 Got an IRCC Procedural Fairness Letter? This Is Not an Email to Put Aside Category: Canadian Immigration | IRCC Requests Last Updated: August 2026 Reading Time: Approx. 9 minutes By: CanBridge Law You open your email and see a letter from IRCC asking you to respond to a concern before a decision is made. It may be called a procedural fairness letter, fairness letter or simply a letter giving you an opportunity to respond. Whatever the heading, the practical message is often the same: the officer has identified a concern that could negatively affect your application. Why Procedural Fairness Matters Canadian administrative decision-makers are generally required to act fairly. Where an officer is considering making an adverse decision based on a concern the applicant should have an opportunity to answer, procedural fairness may require that concern to be put to the applicant. That opportunity is valuable—but it can also be the last meaningful chance to correct the offi...