Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Publications and manuals

About Immigration

• Immigration Category on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) September 2013
• Report to Parliament on the Super Visa Income Requirement, and the Appeal Process and Special Circumstances for all Temporary Resident Visas October 2024

About the Department

Response to Private Member's Motion M-44

• Strategy to Expand Transitions to Permanent Residency

Francophone immigration

• Policy on Francophone Immigration January 2024
• Meeting Our Objectives: Francophone Immigration Strategy 2018-2023 March 2019 Archived
• Dashboard on Francophone immigration to Canada (outside Quebec)
  • PDF Version (PDF, 262 KB)

Employers

• The Employer’s Roadmap to hiring and retaining internationally trained workers September 2017
  • PDF Version (PDF, 898.71 KB)

Fraud

• What kinds of fraud should newcomers to Canada watch out for?
  • Arabic (العربية) (PDF, 485.58 KB)
  • English (PDF, 210.72 KB)
  • French (PDF, 210.28 KB)
• Know the risks of using an unlicensed consultant (PDF, 284 KB) November 2021
  • Arabic (PDF, 133 KB)
  • Chinese (PDF, 141 KB)
  • Farsi (PDF, 126 KB)
  • Hindi (PDF, 137 KB)
  • Punjabi (PDF, 133 KB)
  • Russian (PDF, 137 KB)
  • Spanish (PDF, 60 KB)
  • Swahili (PDF, 59 KB)
  • Turkish (PDF, 130 KB)
  • Urdu (PDF, 130 KB)
• Using an immigration representative – Do it right (PDF, 356 KB) November 2021
  • Arabic (PDF, 133 KB)
  • Chinese (PDF, 137 KB)
  • Farsi (PDF, 163 KB)
  • Hindi (PDF, 146 KB)
  • Punjabi (PDF, 176 KB)
  • Russian (PDF, 152 KB)
  • Spanish (PDF, 47 KB)
  • Swahili (PDF, 79 KB)
  • Turkish (PDF, 123 KB)
  • Urdu (PDF, 164 KB)
• Fraud Prevention Month posters (PDF, 895 KB) March 2019
  • Arabic (PDF, 899 KB) April 2019
  • Chinese (Simplified) (PDF, 2 MB) April 2019
  • Chinese (Traditional) (PDF, 2 MB) April 2019
  • Hindi (PDF, 2 MB) April 2019
  • Punjabi (PDF, 2 MB) April 2019
  • Mongolian (PDF, 409 KB) March 2022

International Experience Canada (IEC)

• Work and Travel in Canada (bilingual) (PDF, 1.84 MB)
• Connecting you to a world of opportunities (bilingual) (PDF, 12.8 MB)
• Australia Working Holiday Guide for Canadians
• New Zealand Working Holiday Guide for Canadians

Language standards

• Canadian Language Benchmarks – English as a Second Language for Adults (PDF, 4.18 MB) October 2012

Newcomers

• Get ready for your new life in Canada (PDF, 257 KB) May 2021
• Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Service Provider Handbook March 2019
• Welcome to Canada: What you should know
• Gathering Information to better meet the needs of newcomers to Canada January 2014
  • English (EPUB Version) (EPUB, 333.62 KB)
  • English (PDF Version) (PDF, 237.9 KB)
  • Arabic (PDF Version) (PDF, 430.53 KB)
  • Bengali (PDF Version) (PDF, 533.65 KB)
  • Chinese (Simplified) (PDF Version) (PDF, 493.59 KB)
  • Chinese (Traditional) (PDF Version) (PDF, 432.73 KB)
  • Dari (PDF Version) (PDF, 414.72 KB)
  • Farsi (Persian) (PDF Version) (PDF, 416.98 KB)
  • Gujarati (PDF Version) (PDF, 598.07 KB)
  • Korean (PDF Version) (PDF, 411.73 KB)
  • Punjabi (PDF Version) (PDF, 764.04 KB)
  • Russian (PDF Version) (PDF, 562.33 KB)
  • Somali (PDF Version) (PDF, 561.89 KB)
  • Spanish (PDF Version) (PDF, 476.06 KB)
  • Tagalog (PDF Version) (PDF, 460.93 KB)
  • Tamil (PDF Version) (PDF, 340.27 KB)
  • Urdu (PDF Version) (PDF, 447.21 KB)

The Refugee System

• Report of the Independent Review of the Immigration and Refugee Board: A Systems Management Approach to Asylum June 2018
• Information for Refugee Claimants (available in multiple of languages)
• Ineligible Asylum Claims – Information Sheet
• Guide to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program
• Asylum and immigration: Separate Processes English (PDF)

Working temporarily in Canada

• International Mobility Program – Get to know your rights while working in Canada September 2022

Older publications can be found on the Library and Archives Canada website.

Other formats

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Print publications are available by request for

• Citizenship Study Guide (Download instantly)
• Welcome to Canada – What you should know (book)
• Immigration Fraud – Protect Yourself (brochure)
• New to Canada? We can help you succeed (brochure)

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