Canada is approving fewer people than ever.
Make sure you're one of them.

Fees vary based on the complexity of your application and pathway — that’s why the process starts with a $200 Viability Audit, not a vague quote over email. In that 30-minute session, Amir assesses your file and gives you a written strategy with a transparent fee structure. The $200 is credited to your retainer if you proceed. The more important question isn’t what AIA costs — it’s what it costs if the application fails. A refusal resets your eligibility period, and there is no refund on a submitted file.

You can — IRCC does not legally require a consultant. But the evidentiary standard for your pathway is buried in policy manuals and officer guidance notes, not published in plain language. Most DIY refusals happen not from obvious errors, but from technically complete files with a single undisclosed ineligibility. Saving money on fees is a real option. Losing your eligibility window is a real consequence.

Amir holds an active RCIC license, registration R412319, issued by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) — a federal regulatory body. Status can be verified publicly at cicc.ca in under 60 seconds. Active licensing means $1,000,000 in professional liability insurance and disciplinary oversight if advice is negligent. Verify the license before you hire anyone, including us.

Processing timelines are set by IRCC, not AIA, and vary by pathway and volume — no consultant can guarantee a decision date. What AIA controls is the preparation phase: most delays are caused by incomplete documentation or eligibility issues that weren’t caught before submission. The Viability Audit gives you a realistic timeline based on your actual documentation and current IRCC processing data.

Complicated files are what AIA handles most frequently — CRS score challenges, prior refusals, dual-intent situations, competing federal and provincial timelines. A prior refusal narrows the margin for error, it doesn’t close your pathway. If Amir assesses your file and determines AIA can’t materially improve your outcome, he will tell you that in the audit.

Every AIA file is reviewed and signed off by Amir Ismail personally — a regulatory requirement, and firm policy beyond that. Our team supports administrative coordination and document collection. For strategy, eligibility determinations, and submission decisions, that responsibility is Amir’s alone.

Waiting is a valid choice — and also an immigration decision with consequences. Work permit holders who wait can miss draw cutoffs; study permit holders who delay can exhaust PGWP eligibility; sponsorship applicants who defer filing watch processing times extend by months. The $200 Viability Audit takes 30 minutes and tells you exactly where you stand.