If your Alberta AINP application gets an 'information requested' status that requires your manager to respond directly to the officer's email, but your employer won't grant permission for that, group members suggested two workarounds:
- Write an explanatory letter yourself. Attach proof of your affiliation with the company (offer letter, pay stubs, employment letter) to support your case even without the manager's direct email reply.
- Get your manager to send a short email confirming they can't respond due to company policy. Even this brief acknowledgment is useful. Attach it along with a Letter of Explanation (LOE) detailing the situation to the province, so the officer sees you made a genuine attempt to comply rather than ignoring the request.
Takeaway: you can't force your employer to grant permission, but documenting the attempt and explaining the restriction in writing gives the officer something concrete to work with instead of just silence.