You may use this application to apply for permanent residence from within Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds (H&C) if you:

• are a foreign national currently living in Canada;

• need an exemption from one or more requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) or Regulations in order to apply for permanent residence within Canada;

• believe humanitarian and compassionate considerations justify granting the exemption(s) you need; and

• are not eligible to apply for permanent residence from within Canada in any of these classes:

  • Spouse or Common-Law Partner;

  • Live-in Caregiver;

  • Caregivers: caring for children or people with high medical needs;

  • Protected Person and Convention Refugees; and

  • Temporary Resident Permit Holder.

reconsideration should only be done, where warranted, in exceptional cases. An applicant’s dissatisfaction or disagreement with the decision does not by itself qualify as an exceptional case. The onus is on the applicant to satisfy the officer that reconsideration is warranted.

Procedural fairness is the principle that administrative tribunals must be unbiased and make decisions fairly. Rather than challenging the actual outcome of a decision, procedural fairness challenges the process in which a decision was made

If a temporary resident has lost their status (section 47 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act [IRPA]) or let their authorization to work or study expire, they may apply to restore that status in accordance with section 182 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR).