Unexamined Family Members Pilot & Under Misrepresentation

[Mandeep]

I heard on the news yesterday that there IRCC has launched a pilot program for sponsoring unexamined family members. I came to Canada with my husband under the economic class in 2010. At the time of our application, we did not mention our son to the immigration department. In April 2019, me and my wife decided to sponsor our son from back home but our case was flagged for misrepresentation. We have a scheduled interview with an immigration officer in July 2020. My question is whether my misrepresentation will be removed because of the launch of this pilot program?

[Rajpal (Admin)]

The unexamined family members pilot only applies to new applications or those where a final decision was not made prior to the announcement of the pilot program.

In your case, since a decision was already made on your application, you will not be eligible for the pilot program and your misrepresentation will not be removed. Even if a decision in your case hadn’t been made yet, you would still not be eligible for the pilot program because the pilot program does not apply to sponsors who became permanent residents in Canada under the economic class.