Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Our Canadian Immigration Journey; How We Did It
When we started our investigation about how Canadian Immigration works, we began by looking for information on the Internet. I visited several forums and message boards to ask questions to forum members living in Canada, and we also visited several Canadian Immigration Web sites.
I would suggest the Yahoo! Answers boards today as the best place to ask questions, but the forum I used almost four years ago was mainly the eBay forum, since I was an avid eBayer back then. I met many friendly Canadians willing to answer my questions, who even sympathized with our situation (part 1 of the journey).
One such an eBayer was a person whom I quickly became friends with. He was there to encourage me; to point me into the right direction if he knew something; to sympathize with me if things were taking a frustrating turn, etc. He became a true friend, and he didn't even know me. Because of him and others on eBay I knew I was going to love living in Canada! :)
He once sent me two medium-sized Canadian flags which I hung on my bedroom wall so that we could see it first thing in the morning as we woke up and last thing before we would fall asleep. We used it to focus on Canada and to visualize that we would soon arrive in Canada as Permanent Residents. Visualizing certainly helps, so get some Canadian souvenirs (preferably a flag) to help you with this. To take it another step further, it would be good to memorize the Canadian anthem. Get to know some facts about Canada too.
Canada Flag and Map
From the Canadian Immigration Web sites I learned about the point-system. From the official Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Web site I learned about the Provincial Nominee programs. We quickly discovered that by applying through these programs it would be easier and quicker to come to Canada, because this system is less strict than the Federal Government system.
However, it was very important to get a job offer first, before we could get nominated by any province. We learned that the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) was the easiest one of all. That meant we needed a job offer from Saskatchewan. Since living here I learnt about a company that helps bring skilled workers, mostly from Russia and Germany, to Saskatchewan and Manitoba under their nominee programs. At the moment Saskatchewan is a thriving province and is looking for people to fill jobs.
My husband fell under the skilled worker category, as he holds a Refrigeration and HVAC certificate. That helped him get a job offer from a Saskatoon company, and luckily they were willing to go through the paperwork required on their part to get us over here. It's not as much paperwork as what the applicant for Canadian Immigration has to go through, but nevertheless it's a little extra work for the employer looking to hire a foreigner. Most companies would rather keep looking to hire a Canadian, so it is very important that your skills are required here and are in short supply, otherwise it will become difficult to find a job.
After getting the job offer, things started rolling. We were corresponding with the SINP and following their instructions, such as getting police background checks, FBI fingerprints, sending copies of my husband's licenses, certificates, resume and previous employers reference letters, proof of sufficient funds to support our family during the first few months in Canada, etc.
Lots of paperwork to do, but we did it, and we didn't even need a lawyer really. For a few immigration questions we had, we did contact a Canadian Immigration attorney. Most of the immigration attorneys provide a free assessment on their Web site and a free initial telephone consultation.
The process started in March after my husband got the job offer, and with all the work involved on both the employer's part and our part, as well as on the part of SINP, it took several months, until we finally received the invitation to our interview with the Canadian Immigration office representing Suriname (the country we are citizens of). The Canadian High Commission is located in Trinidad.
We left the States in December 2005 to go to Trinidad for our interview. It went pretty well, though we were nervous. However, after all the paperwork we had gone through, we expected to hear an answer right away. To our disappointment we learned that we still had to take care of some more procedures such as: getting a full physical exam by a doctor in our country appointed by the Canadian Immigration office; the FBI fingerprints had to be redone, as we had sent the previous ones to the wrong immigration department; we also needed a police background check from Suriname, since we had left it as adults.
So after the interview we went to our country to take care of the remaining things we needed to do. Then, after that was taken care of, it was just a waiting game... at times quite nerve-wrecking.
Of course the whole process cost us quite a bit of money, as is the case with most immigration processes, I assume. At least we spared ourselves the added cost of an immigration lawyer, thanks to the very informative Citizenship and Immigration Canada Web site. It's the official Canadian Immigration Web site and you'll find loads of immigration information here.
On top of what we spent on the whole Canadian Immigration process, we also needed to have at least $10,000 CDN with us upon arrival in Canada, as we would have to prove that we could support ourselves (a family of four) during the first few months in Canada.
It took five months since the day of the interview before we finally received the long awaited package that held our passports with the answer of the Canadian Immigration office. We were excited, but also very nervous to find out what the answer was going to be. Although we knew we had done everything that was required from us, there was still this little doubt in our minds that our immigration application may not have been approved, because of our deportation from the USA.
Imagine our immense relief when we opened our passports and saw it stamped with a permanent resident visa!! We couldn't stop smiling for the rest of our stay in Suriname! :) Two weeks later we prepared to leave, on our way to a new life in Canada... and arrived here just a little under three years ago. Soon we will be eligible to apply for our Canadian citizenship. We can hardly wait! :)
In all it took about one whole year from the beginning of the Canadian Immigration process to finally receiving the passports. This is considered fairly quick for people coming from countries of the western hemisphere (under which Suriname falls). We think that it's due to us spending fifteen years in the US and then getting deported, which totally disrupted our lives, and that may have placed us in a bit of an urgent situation. Check out processing times for your country and in your category here.
Click here for another official Canadian Immigration Web site with tons of information. Good luck on your journey if you're also heading down the Canadian Immigration path.
Thank you Canada, for welcoming us! We will forever be grateful. :)
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Immigration Medical Examinations
IMMIGRATION MEDICAL EXAMS
IMM 1017
VISA EXTENSION EXAMS
DESIGNATED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
IMMIGRATION DOCTOR
FOLLOW UP IMMIGRATION TESTS
AUTHORIZED DOCTOR
By Dr. Shafiq Qaadri, MD
Welcome to Canada.
I am honoured to be one of the Canadian doctors performing IMMIGRATION MEDICAL EXAMs or VISA EXTENSION EXAMs in Canada, for
Permanent Resident Applicants
Temporary Resident Applicants
Convention Refugees
Those applying to be Convention Refugees
Visitors extending their Visa to stay in Canada
Tourists extending their Visa to stay in Canada
Students extending their Visa to stay in Canada
Temporary Foreign Workers extending their Visa to stay in Canada
Sponsored Applicants
Diplomats
Other categories (Family Class, Work Permit holders, Skilled Worker class, Business Visa class)
The procedure is efficient, and in most cases takes ONE DAY.
To do an IMMIGRATION MEDICAL EXAM or VISA EXTENSION EXAM, contact my office.
Generally, you are able to do the tests and to see the doctor on the SAME DAY.
Please contact my office for the particulars and details.
I am on the Government of Canada Official list as follows, with languages spoken:
Toronto
Shafiq M. Qaadri
15 Roncesvalles Ave, Suite 103, Toronto, Ontario, M6R 2K2
416-536-9303
English / French / Hindi / Punjabi / Urdu
If you have received a follow up letter from CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA, such as a request to do more tests, perhaps to follow up on Tuberculosis status, you are welcome to come to my office.
To do an IMMIGRATION MEDICAL EXAM or VISA EXTENSION EXAM, please feel free to contact my office for the details.
STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA:
Designated Medical Practitioners
All immigrants and some visitors need to undergo a medical examination before receiving a visa. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has designated certain doctors in each region, who are authorized to perform the immigration medical exams.
Medical exams
To protect the health and safety of Canadians, as well as reduce and prevent excessive demand on Canada’s health and social services system permanent or temporary resident applicants may be required to undergo a medical exam. If you are applying to immigrate to Canada, please see the link for permanent residents below. If you are planning a temporary stay in Canada, either as a tourist, student, or temporary foreign worker, please see the link for visitors. For a list of doctors in your country, territory or region that have been designated by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and are authorized to perform medical exams, click on the Designated medical practitioners link.
Medical exam requirements for permanent residents
You must pass a medical examination before coming to Canada. Your dependants must also pass a medical examination even if they are not coming with you.
Applications for permanent residence will not be accepted if that person’s health:
is a danger to public health or safety; or
would cause excessive demand on health or social services in Canada.
Medical Examination Instructions
Instructions on how to take the medical examination will normally be sent to you after you submit your application to the visa office.
Validity
You can only use your examination results in your application for 12 months from when you had the examination. If you are not admitted to Canada as a permanent resident within this time, you will be required to undergo another examination.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.
Medical Report Procedures
Medical reports and x-rays for the medical examination become the property of the Canadian Immigration Medical Authorities and cannot be returned to you.
The doctor will not tell you the results of the medical examination. The doctor will let you know if you have a health-related problem.
The designated medical practioner does not make the final decision. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will make the final decision on whether or not you have passed your medical examination for immigration purposes.
The visa office will tell you in writing if there is a problem with your medical examination.
Medical examination requirements for visitors (tourists, students and temporary foreign workers)
TOURISTS
Duration of Visit to Canada
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) - Immigration Medical Examinations
Less than six months:
Generally, no medical examination is required.
Greater than six months:
A medical examination is required if an applicant has resided or sojourned for six or more consecutive months in a designated country/territory in the one year immediately preceding the date of seeking entry to Canada. Please see the Designated Country/Territory List to determine if a country/territory is designated. A country/territory is designated if there is a “YES” in the column entitled “Designated” in the Designated Country/Territory List.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.
STUDENTS
Duration of Visit to Canada
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) - Immigration Medical Examinations
Less than six months:
Generally, no medical examination is required.
Greater than six months:
A medical examination is required if an applicant has resided or sojourned for six or more consecutive months in a designated country/territory in the one year immediately preceding the date of seeking entry to Canada. Please see the Designated Country/Territory List to determine if a country/territory is designated. A country/territory is designated if there is a “YES” in the column entitled “Designated” in the Designated Country/Territory List.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.
TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS
Duration of Visit to Canada
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) - Immigration Medical Examinations
Less than six months:
Generally, no medical examination is required. However, a medical examination is required if an applicant is to work in an occupation in which protection of public health is essential. Please see Occupational Basis for Medical Examination of Temporary Foreign Workers for more information.
Greater than six months:
A medical examination is required if an applicant has resided or sojourned for six or more consecutive months in a designated country/territory in the one year immediately preceding the date of seeking entry to Canada or an applicant is to work in an occupation in which protection of public health is essential (see point below). Please see the Designated Country/Territory List to determine if a country/territory is designated. A country/territory is designated if there is a “YES” in the column entitled “Designated” in the Designated Country/Territory List.
A medical examination is required if an applicant is to work in an occupation in which protection of public health is essential. Please see Occupational Basis for Medical Examination of Temporary Foreign Workers for more information.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.
NOTE:
If you are uncertain about whether you require an immigration medical examination, you can contact the Canadian visa office where you are making an application, for clarification.
If you do require a medical examination, the visa office will provide you with instructions and a form with your assigned file number before you see a designated medical practitioner.
OCCUPATIONAL BASIS FOR MEDICAL
EXAMINATION OF TEMPORARY
FOREIGN WORKERS
Depending on their intended occupation while in Canada, certain temporary foreign workers are required to undergo medical examination regardless of their intended duration of stay. The following list provides examples of such occupations. This list is not all-inclusive. Should you have any questions about whether a medical examination is required, please contact the visa/immigration office where you are making, or have made, your application.
Occupations which bring the incumbent into close contact (more than three hours per day and/or risk of exchange of body fluids) with people, namely:
workers in the health sciences field, including staff and employees, clinical laboratory workers, patient attendants in nursing and geriatric homes, medical students admitted to Canada to attend university, medical electives and physicians on short-term locums;
teachers of primary or secondary schools or other teachers of small children;
domestics;
workers who give in home care to children, the elderly and the disabled; and
day nursery employees.
Agricultural workers from designated countries/territories. A country/territory is designated if there is a “YES” in the column entitled “Designated” in the Designated Country/Territory List.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.”
END OF STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Thank you and Welcome to Canada.
Dr. Shafiq Qaadri is a Toronto family physician and Continuing Medical Education
lecturer. www.doctorQ.ca
IMM 1017
VISA EXTENSION EXAMS
DESIGNATED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
IMMIGRATION DOCTOR
FOLLOW UP IMMIGRATION TESTS
AUTHORIZED DOCTOR
By Dr. Shafiq Qaadri, MD
Welcome to Canada.
I am honoured to be one of the Canadian doctors performing IMMIGRATION MEDICAL EXAMs or VISA EXTENSION EXAMs in Canada, for
Permanent Resident Applicants
Temporary Resident Applicants
Convention Refugees
Those applying to be Convention Refugees
Visitors extending their Visa to stay in Canada
Tourists extending their Visa to stay in Canada
Students extending their Visa to stay in Canada
Temporary Foreign Workers extending their Visa to stay in Canada
Sponsored Applicants
Diplomats
Other categories (Family Class, Work Permit holders, Skilled Worker class, Business Visa class)
The procedure is efficient, and in most cases takes ONE DAY.
To do an IMMIGRATION MEDICAL EXAM or VISA EXTENSION EXAM, contact my office.
Generally, you are able to do the tests and to see the doctor on the SAME DAY.
Please contact my office for the particulars and details.
I am on the Government of Canada Official list as follows, with languages spoken:
Toronto
Shafiq M. Qaadri
15 Roncesvalles Ave, Suite 103, Toronto, Ontario, M6R 2K2
416-536-9303
English / French / Hindi / Punjabi / Urdu
If you have received a follow up letter from CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA, such as a request to do more tests, perhaps to follow up on Tuberculosis status, you are welcome to come to my office.
To do an IMMIGRATION MEDICAL EXAM or VISA EXTENSION EXAM, please feel free to contact my office for the details.
STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA:
Designated Medical Practitioners
All immigrants and some visitors need to undergo a medical examination before receiving a visa. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has designated certain doctors in each region, who are authorized to perform the immigration medical exams.
Medical exams
To protect the health and safety of Canadians, as well as reduce and prevent excessive demand on Canada’s health and social services system permanent or temporary resident applicants may be required to undergo a medical exam. If you are applying to immigrate to Canada, please see the link for permanent residents below. If you are planning a temporary stay in Canada, either as a tourist, student, or temporary foreign worker, please see the link for visitors. For a list of doctors in your country, territory or region that have been designated by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and are authorized to perform medical exams, click on the Designated medical practitioners link.
Medical exam requirements for permanent residents
You must pass a medical examination before coming to Canada. Your dependants must also pass a medical examination even if they are not coming with you.
Applications for permanent residence will not be accepted if that person’s health:
is a danger to public health or safety; or
would cause excessive demand on health or social services in Canada.
Medical Examination Instructions
Instructions on how to take the medical examination will normally be sent to you after you submit your application to the visa office.
Validity
You can only use your examination results in your application for 12 months from when you had the examination. If you are not admitted to Canada as a permanent resident within this time, you will be required to undergo another examination.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.
Medical Report Procedures
Medical reports and x-rays for the medical examination become the property of the Canadian Immigration Medical Authorities and cannot be returned to you.
The doctor will not tell you the results of the medical examination. The doctor will let you know if you have a health-related problem.
The designated medical practioner does not make the final decision. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will make the final decision on whether or not you have passed your medical examination for immigration purposes.
The visa office will tell you in writing if there is a problem with your medical examination.
Medical examination requirements for visitors (tourists, students and temporary foreign workers)
TOURISTS
Duration of Visit to Canada
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) - Immigration Medical Examinations
Less than six months:
Generally, no medical examination is required.
Greater than six months:
A medical examination is required if an applicant has resided or sojourned for six or more consecutive months in a designated country/territory in the one year immediately preceding the date of seeking entry to Canada. Please see the Designated Country/Territory List to determine if a country/territory is designated. A country/territory is designated if there is a “YES” in the column entitled “Designated” in the Designated Country/Territory List.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.
STUDENTS
Duration of Visit to Canada
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) - Immigration Medical Examinations
Less than six months:
Generally, no medical examination is required.
Greater than six months:
A medical examination is required if an applicant has resided or sojourned for six or more consecutive months in a designated country/territory in the one year immediately preceding the date of seeking entry to Canada. Please see the Designated Country/Territory List to determine if a country/territory is designated. A country/territory is designated if there is a “YES” in the column entitled “Designated” in the Designated Country/Territory List.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.
TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS
Duration of Visit to Canada
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) - Immigration Medical Examinations
Less than six months:
Generally, no medical examination is required. However, a medical examination is required if an applicant is to work in an occupation in which protection of public health is essential. Please see Occupational Basis for Medical Examination of Temporary Foreign Workers for more information.
Greater than six months:
A medical examination is required if an applicant has resided or sojourned for six or more consecutive months in a designated country/territory in the one year immediately preceding the date of seeking entry to Canada or an applicant is to work in an occupation in which protection of public health is essential (see point below). Please see the Designated Country/Territory List to determine if a country/territory is designated. A country/territory is designated if there is a “YES” in the column entitled “Designated” in the Designated Country/Territory List.
A medical examination is required if an applicant is to work in an occupation in which protection of public health is essential. Please see Occupational Basis for Medical Examination of Temporary Foreign Workers for more information.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.
NOTE:
If you are uncertain about whether you require an immigration medical examination, you can contact the Canadian visa office where you are making an application, for clarification.
If you do require a medical examination, the visa office will provide you with instructions and a form with your assigned file number before you see a designated medical practitioner.
OCCUPATIONAL BASIS FOR MEDICAL
EXAMINATION OF TEMPORARY
FOREIGN WORKERS
Depending on their intended occupation while in Canada, certain temporary foreign workers are required to undergo medical examination regardless of their intended duration of stay. The following list provides examples of such occupations. This list is not all-inclusive. Should you have any questions about whether a medical examination is required, please contact the visa/immigration office where you are making, or have made, your application.
Occupations which bring the incumbent into close contact (more than three hours per day and/or risk of exchange of body fluids) with people, namely:
workers in the health sciences field, including staff and employees, clinical laboratory workers, patient attendants in nursing and geriatric homes, medical students admitted to Canada to attend university, medical electives and physicians on short-term locums;
teachers of primary or secondary schools or other teachers of small children;
domestics;
workers who give in home care to children, the elderly and the disabled; and
day nursery employees.
Agricultural workers from designated countries/territories. A country/territory is designated if there is a “YES” in the column entitled “Designated” in the Designated Country/Territory List.
Authorized Doctors
Your own doctor cannot do the medical examination. You must see a physician on Canada’s list of Designated Medical Practitioners.”
END OF STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Thank you and Welcome to Canada.
Dr. Shafiq Qaadri is a Toronto family physician and Continuing Medical Education
lecturer. www.doctorQ.ca
Application Forms and Guides
Temporary Resident Visa
Federal Skilled Worker
Work Permit (outside Canada)
Sponsorship of a Spouse, Common-law Partner, Conjugal Partner
Permanent Resident Card
Study Permit (outside Canada)
Canadian Citizenship — Adults
Use of a Representative
More
Most Popular Pages
Frequently Asked Questions
Discover Canada
Canada’s Citizenship Study Guide
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Maria Aragon: Canada’s 10-Year-Old YouTube Sensation
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Don’t Get Cheated by a Crooked Immigration Consultant
Don’t Get Cheated by a Crooked Immigration Consultant
How to report fraud
How to report fraud
Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s new Teachers and Youth Corner
CIC’s new Teachers and Youth Corner
Federal Skilled Worker
Work Permit (outside Canada)
Sponsorship of a Spouse, Common-law Partner, Conjugal Partner
Permanent Resident Card
Study Permit (outside Canada)
Canadian Citizenship — Adults
Use of a Representative
More
Most Popular Pages
Frequently Asked Questions
Discover Canada
Canada’s Citizenship Study Guide
Photo of Maria Aragon
Maria Aragon: Canada’s 10-Year-Old YouTube Sensation
It only took 140 characters for Twitter to change the life of 10 year old Maria Aragon.
Read more…
Don’t Get Cheated by a Crooked Immigration Consultant
Don’t Get Cheated by a Crooked Immigration Consultant
How to report fraud
How to report fraud
Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s new Teachers and Youth Corner
CIC’s new Teachers and Youth Corner
Other applications
Note: Applications are in PDF format. If you are unable to view them, and you are in Canada, you can place an order online on each application page or by contacting the CIC Call Centre.
If you are outside Canada, you should contact the Canadian visa office responsible for your region. Or, you may be able to get them from a Visa Application Centre.
Certified True Copy, Correction, or Replacement of an Immigration Document (includes IMM 5455 and Verification of Entry)
Access to information requests
Rehabilitation for Persons who are Inadmissible to Canada because of Past Criminal Activity
Request to Process Following Family Members under the One-Year Window of Opportunity Provisions
Protected Person Status Document
Use of a Representative
Release of Information to an Individual
Interim Federal Health Coverage — Extension
Request to Amend — Record of Landing/Confirmation of Permanent Residence
Right of Permanent Residence Fee Loan
Reduction of Right of Permanent Residence Fee: How to request a refund
Employer Declaration Form
If you are outside Canada, you should contact the Canadian visa office responsible for your region. Or, you may be able to get them from a Visa Application Centre.
Certified True Copy, Correction, or Replacement of an Immigration Document (includes IMM 5455 and Verification of Entry)
Access to information requests
Rehabilitation for Persons who are Inadmissible to Canada because of Past Criminal Activity
Request to Process Following Family Members under the One-Year Window of Opportunity Provisions
Protected Person Status Document
Use of a Representative
Release of Information to an Individual
Interim Federal Health Coverage — Extension
Request to Amend — Record of Landing/Confirmation of Permanent Residence
Right of Permanent Residence Fee Loan
Reduction of Right of Permanent Residence Fee: How to request a refund
Employer Declaration Form
Applications for Permanent Resident documents
Note: Applications are in PDF format. If you can not view them, and you are in Canada, you can order them online on each application page or by contacting the CIC Call Centre.
If you are outside Canada, you should contact the Canadian visa office responsible for your region. Or, you may be able to get them from a Visa Application Centre.
Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) — (initial, renewal or replacement)
Solemn Declaration Concerning a Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never-Received Permanent Resident Card (PR Card)
Travel Document (Permanent Resident Abroad)
Request to Amend — Record of Landing/Confirmation of Permanent Residence
Certified True Copy, Correction, or Replacement of an Immigration Document (includes IMM 5455 and Verification of Entry)
If you are outside Canada, you should contact the Canadian visa office responsible for your region. Or, you may be able to get them from a Visa Application Centre.
Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) — (initial, renewal or replacement)
Solemn Declaration Concerning a Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never-Received Permanent Resident Card (PR Card)
Travel Document (Permanent Resident Abroad)
Request to Amend — Record of Landing/Confirmation of Permanent Residence
Certified True Copy, Correction, or Replacement of an Immigration Document (includes IMM 5455 and Verification of Entry)
Citizenship applications
Note: Applications are in PDF format. If you can not view them, you can order them online on each application page or by contacting the CIC Call Centre.
Canadian Citizenship
Note: you must be a permanent resident of Canada to apply for Canadian citizenship.
I need to apply for Canadian citizenship for a(n):
Adult (18 and over)
Minor (under 18)
Adopted person
Proof of citizenship (citizenship certificate/card)
Apply for a new or replacement citizenship certificate/card
Solemn Declaration Concerning a Citizenship Certificate That Was Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never Received
Citizenship status and records
Search of Citizenship Records
Renounce Canadian Citizenship (for certain people who acquired citizenship on April 17, 2009) (R7.1)
Renounce Canadian Citizenship under Subsection 9(1)
Resume Canadian Citizenship Under Subsections 11(1)
Canadian Citizenship
Note: you must be a permanent resident of Canada to apply for Canadian citizenship.
I need to apply for Canadian citizenship for a(n):
Adult (18 and over)
Minor (under 18)
Adopted person
Proof of citizenship (citizenship certificate/card)
Apply for a new or replacement citizenship certificate/card
Solemn Declaration Concerning a Citizenship Certificate That Was Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never Received
Citizenship status and records
Search of Citizenship Records
Renounce Canadian Citizenship (for certain people who acquired citizenship on April 17, 2009) (R7.1)
Renounce Canadian Citizenship under Subsection 9(1)
Resume Canadian Citizenship Under Subsections 11(1)
Visa and immigration applications
Note: If you want to live, work, study, or sponsor family or refugees in the province of Quebec, you should contact the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles.
If you are currently outside Canada
Includes applications to:
visit, work or study temporarily
immigrate to Canada permanently
sponsor a spouse from outside Canada … and more
If you are already in Canada
Includes applications for:
all permanent residence categories
sponsoring family
sponsoring refugees
extending a temporary stay
permits … and more
If you are currently outside Canada
Includes applications to:
visit, work or study temporarily
immigrate to Canada permanently
sponsor a spouse from outside Canada … and more
If you are already in Canada
Includes applications for:
all permanent residence categories
sponsoring family
sponsoring refugees
extending a temporary stay
permits … and more
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