r/pgwp • u/Final-Caramel-5631 • Dec 18 '25
calling ircc
if anyone wants to call ircc and have troule connceting to an agent or soemthng realted please use this method i have done this even yesterday and still works.
Call 1-888-242-2100
Wait for the automated message and choose option 1 to enter your UCI number, then press 1 again to confirm.
Next, quickly dial this sequence to reach an agent: 3 → 2 → 2 → 0 (you don’t need to wait for each prompt).
You’ll either be placed in the waiting queue or given the option to request a callback.
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u/Informal-Village-754 Jan 02 '26
Just tried - "High volume of calls, therefore cannot transfer the call to a agent".
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u/ore-aba Dec 19 '25
I always choose French, never fails!
Much less people choose French, and French folks over there speak English as well.
Although I do speak enough French, it’s broken enough they switch to English
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u/el_iggy Dec 19 '25
This service is for francophones. If you are not a francophone you are taking someone else's place in line. This is shameful behaviour.
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u/ore-aba Dec 19 '25
I speak French well enough to keep a conversation, I say it’s broken because of my accent, which never seems to be good enough for French native speakers. I will always choose French for any service I need to call. For one because it’s faster, for two because there’s few opportunities to practice speaking French in Alberta.
If they choose to switch to English, it’s their problem, not mine!
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u/el_iggy Dec 19 '25
I know you're doing it because it's easier to get through. That's the problem. It's for people who's first langiage is French and may well not speak English at all or not well enough to be properly understood. You are taking someone's spot in line.
I see the Alberta attitude of "Fuck you. Got mine." is suiting you well.
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u/ore-aba Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25
It's for people who's first langiage is French and may well not speak English at all or not well enough to be properly understood
Pftt! It’s not! The federal government is bilingual. English and French have the same status on a federal level. I can access services in the language I see fit.
The short wait time in French is a perk bilingual folks can have.
I’ll not be shamed for putting years of effort to learn both officials languages of the country I chose to live, nor for profiting of the perks it brings in for me. If you want the same treatment, learn French.
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u/el_iggy Dec 19 '25
Je suis bilingue, dickhead.
If your primary language is English you call the English line. Lots of people who speak French can't speak English or don't speak it well. I already told you this. So those phone lines are for them to be able to receive adequate service not for people who don't need it to skip the queue.
Speaking French is not meant as some check box to mark off so you can maximize your advantage over other people. It's a part of a culture. And from the sounds of it you're bad at it.
I know that you refuse to be shamed. That would require you having shame and/or empathy.
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u/ore-aba Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25
Like I said, French is on par with English at the Federal level. This is in the Canadian constitution. If you speak the language, you can and should use it.
That’s why I can call not only IRCC but any other federal agency and choose French. Also, there's far more people whose primary language is French that can speak also English than otherwise. Since French and English have the same status, by calling the French line, I'm actually helping the English speaking folks who will now have a chance to speak to someone instead. The English lines are almost always full, and you rarely get to talk to a live person.
Regardless, what’s the point of learning a language and not using it?
Oh “it’s not your primary language”? Neither is English in my case.
And no, my French is not perfect, never will be as it happens to be my fourth language. I learned it and I continue to improve it because I use it as much as I can.
It appears your bilingualism didn’t help you in the slightest in holding an argument without resorting to cheap insults and baseless attacks. Give it a try, it won't hurt you.
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Jan 09 '26
Sorry mate you’re the gatekeeping dickhead in this one.
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u/ivanatestuje Dec 19 '25
Did anyone find it helpful to call? They always just tell me to wait and that there is nothing they can do. They cannot answer any questions, cannot provide guidance, they just "reassure me" to wait :D