MAK Canadian Immigration Services

IRCC ATIP Intelligence Index: Previously Released Immigration Records

A curated research index of completed Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Access to Information request summaries published by the Government of Canada, organized for immigration-policy and practitioner research.

Part of the MAK Immigration Data Observatory research system.

Research by: Usman Khalil, RCIC R709592 | CPA Ontario C83028834.

Last verified: 26 September 2026. Publication QA: 29 September 2026. The MVP contains 18 curated IRCC completed-ATI records. The index points to Government of Canada summaries and does not imply that MAK has obtained or reviewed the underlying disclosure packages.
Evidence boundary: a completed-request summary establishes the request scope, disposition and page count shown by the Government of Canada. It does not establish the full contents of the released package. Rows marked “Indexed – package not yet requested” have not been reviewed by MAK.

Search coverage captured in the MVP

171Express Entry records observed
47“Canadian Experience Class”
19“work experience”
12“procedural fairness”
22misrepresentation
30“spousal sponsorship”
69Chinook
18records retained in this MVP

These are search-coverage observations recorded during the 26 September 2026 research batch, not counts of unique policy documents or disclosure packages reviewed by MAK.

Curated IRCC completed-ATI index


Request number Closed Topic Program Official request summary Disposition Pages Priority Government source Package status
1A-2025-01280 August 2026 Express Entry category planning Express Entry Copy of briefing note/memo F-01369017 (PEB) Approach to 2026 Express Entry Categories Disclosed in part 19 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2025-58066 December 2025 Express Entry officer training and SOPs FSW / CEC / FST Internal training manuals, SOPs or assessment guides used by IRCC officers when evaluating Express Entry applications under FSW, CEC and FST, including qualifying work experience, education and language credentials, for 2023-01-01 to 2025-08-20. Disclosed in part 654 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
1A-2025-16284 June 2026 Procedural fairness trends in Express Entry Express Entry PR Records from March 11, 2025 to March 11, 2026 on IRCC monitoring, analysis or discussion of Procedural Fairness Letters in Express Entry PR applications, including volumes, common reasons, trends, outcomes, data limitations and internal categorization. Disclosed in part 9 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2025-16813 August 2025 Misrepresentation officer training and tools IRPA s.40 / admissibility Officer training manuals, job aids, SOPs and guidance on misrepresentation detection, assessment and enforcement, including GCMS note templates, triage guidance, complex-case flagging and admissibility SOPs. Disclosed in part 55 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2025-16826 August 2025 Misrepresentation policy interpretation IRPA s.40 / admissibility Internal memos, bulletins or circulars on the threshold for materiality and intent in misrepresentation assessments, plus communications or updates on the misrepresentation processing framework since 2018. Disclosed in part 34 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2024-28109 January 2025 CEC processing and finalization guidance Canadian Experience Class Part 1 requesting four documents related to processing and finalizing Canadian Experience Class applications, excluding DOJ/PCO consultation materials. Disclosed in part 60 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
2A-2024-05353 August 2026 Transport-category CRS / certificate-of-qualification guidance Express Entry category-based selection Internal communications, memos, directives and instructional material about use of Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) for claiming CRS points as a certificate of qualification in Transport occupation Express Entry draws #264, #277 and #289. Disclosed in part 107 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2024-19240 December 2025 Federal high-skilled policy document inventory FSW / CEC / Express Entry A list/screenshots of 2024 FSW Policy and Programs documents from July 1 to November 1, 2024 on Express Entry policy updates, guidance, presentations, processing, CEC, arranged employment, non-accompanying spouses and related reports/updates. Disclosed in part 7 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2025-07391 May 2025 Remote foreign work while physically in Canada FSW / CEC / CRS Clarification and internal guidance on whether skilled remote work for a foreign employer while physically in Canada can count as foreign work experience while concurrent Canadian work is also counted, and how both affect Express Entry eligibility/CRS. All disclosed 2 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2025-91003 March 2026 CEC student work interpretation Canadian Experience Class Records clarifying the distinction between work experience gained while engaged in full-time study under IRPR 87.1 and broader Help Centre language about student work experience for CEC/FST eligibility. Disclosed in part 19 P2 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2025-50148 October 2025 CEC / in-Canada draw planning Canadian Experience Class Memos, briefing notes, reports and plans from Oct 26, 2023 to Apr 25, 2024 specifically indicating the possibility of a CEC draw or another non-category general draw exclusively considering temporary residents already in Canada. Disclosed in part 10 P2 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2021-22873 December 2021 Chinook manuals Temporary resident processing / automation Chinook Training Manual, Chinook User Guide, Chinook Decision Maker Manual and related manuals used by IRCC. Disclosed in part 188 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
1A-2023-28955 June 2023 Chinook 3+ user manual Temporary resident processing / automation Latest Chinook User Manual covering Chinook 3+. Disclosed in part 25 P1 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
2A-2023-02896 October 2023 Chinook pre-assessment guidance Temporary resident processing / automation Training manual for pre-assessment instructions on Chinook Version 3 for temporary visa applications, including additional resources/guidelines related to pre-assessment. Disclosed in part 28 P2 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
1A-2022-65864 February 2023 Chinook privacy and risk assessment Temporary resident processing / automation Records identified in Chinook 101 concerning approval that no PIA was required for GCMS data, Chinook Privacy Risk Assessment and Chinook PRA Action Plan. Disclosed in part 79 P2 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
A-2024-47531 October 2025 Security screening / PFL / technology after Li v Canada Admissibility / procedural fairness / automation Records on lessons learned and impacts related to Li v. Canada 2023 FC 1753, including security screening, contrary opinions, interviews, procedural fairness letters and use of technology/advanced analytics/AI/automated triage for specified countries. Disclosed in part 26 P2 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
2A-2023-38015 January 2024 Spousal sponsorship + Chinook / Mexico VO Family class / TRV Records on changes in Chinook use for visitor visa requests by people awaiting spousal sponsorship, plus Quebec-destined spousal sponsorship inventories/finalizations and processing delays at the Mexico visa office. All disclosed 11 P2 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested
1A-2023-14584 May 2023 Spousal sponsorship processing statistics – Accra Family class Statistics for spousal sponsorship PR applications received and processed/completed by the Accra immigration office in 2021 and 2022. All disclosed 9 P3 Government record Indexed – package not yet requested

Highest-value packages to obtain

These are acquisition targets identified from the completed-request summaries. They are not presented as packages already possessed or reviewed by MAK.

  1. A-2025-58066 (654 pages) – Express Entry officer training and SOPs. Large officer-guidance package spanning the three federal high-skilled programs; potentially source-grade operational material. Government record
  2. 1A-2025-01280 (19 pages) – Express Entry category planning. Direct internal briefing note on Express Entry category design; highly citable planning evidence. Government record
  3. 1A-2025-16284 (9 pages) – Procedural fairness trends in Express Entry. Recent, focused Express Entry PFL trend material with direct practitioner and research value. Government record
  4. A-2025-16813 (55 pages) – Misrepresentation officer training and tools. Operational s.40 training and internal-tool material is highly valuable for evidence-oriented practitioner research. Government record
  5. A-2025-16826 (34 pages) – Misrepresentation policy interpretation. Complements officer-training package with policy-interpretation material on materiality and intent. Government record
  6. A-2024-28109 (60 pages) – CEC processing and finalization guidance. Direct CEC processing/finalization documentation with broad practitioner value. Government record
  7. 2A-2024-05353 (107 pages) – Transport-category CRS / certificate-of-qualification guidance. Recent category-based-selection implementation issue combining CRS interpretation and occupational qualification. Government record
  8. A-2025-07391 (2 pages) – Remote foreign work while physically in Canada. Very small package but unusually specific to a recurring Express Entry evidence issue; efficient acquisition target. Government record
  9. A-2021-22873 (188 pages) – Chinook manuals. Foundational manual package for one of the most cited IRCC processing-support systems; strong research source. Government record
  10. 1A-2023-28955 (25 pages) – Chinook 3+ user manual. Later-generation Chinook manual; more current than the 2021 foundational package. Government record

Methodology

The index is restricted to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada completed ATI records. Each candidate was reviewed at the Government of Canada record level and retained when it had reusable policy, operational, evidence, statistical or processing value. Similar requests were kept only where their scope was materially distinct.

Priority definitions: P1 = strong reusable national policy/operations evidence, unusually specific evidence gaps or high-value manuals/briefing material; P2 = useful but narrower, older, regional or specialized evidence; P3 = secondary or narrow statistical evidence with less reusable authority potential.

Package-status vocabulary: Indexed – package not yet requested; Requested – awaiting package; Received – not yet reviewed; Reviewed – findings added.

Cite this resource

Usman Khalil, “IRCC ATIP Intelligence Index: Previously Released Immigration Records,” MAK Canadian Immigration Services, version 2026-09-26, last verified 26 September 2026. https://makimmigration.ca/ircc-atip-intelligence-index/. Version DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23119138.

Persistent research record: this version is preserved on Zenodo under CC BY 4.0. Open the Zenodo record · reuse and attribution guidance.
BibTeX / RIS citation formats
@misc{khalil2026irccatip,
  author = {Usman Khalil},
  title = {IRCC ATIP Intelligence Index: Previously Released Immigration Records},
  publisher = {MAK Canadian Immigration Services},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://makimmigration.ca/ircc-atip-intelligence-index/},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23119138},
  note = {Last verified 26 September 2026}
}
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Download the MVP dataset

The downloadable files preserve the research fields, source URLs, priority classification, copy-request status and package-receipt status used for this MVP.

Corrections and updates

If a source URL, request metadata, classification or package status is found to be incorrect, MAK will correct the affected row and record any material change in the change log. A package is not marked Received or Reviewed until the corresponding status is verified.

Change log

29 September 2026: Canonical public resource created from the existing 26 September MVP dataset and methodology; no disclosure package was reclassified as received or reviewed.

26 September 2026: Initial 18-record curated dataset, 10-target acquisition-priority list and methodology completed from Government of Canada completed-ATI records.

This resource is research infrastructure. A MAK-created index is delivery, not an independent authority gain. Independent external citation or adoption is tracked separately.

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