Submitting a fake or altered language test result with your PR application is not a shortcut — it can put your entire future in Canada at risk. Recently, we reviewed a permanent residence file where IRCC had issued a Procedural Fairness Letter (PFL) over allegedly fraudulent English test results. In these situations, IRCC may be considering a finding of misrepresentation, which can lead to refusal of the application and a five‑year period of inadmissibility under section 40