Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Building a stronger Canada through immigration programs, citizenship services, refugee protection, and issuing Canadian travel documents.
Services and information
My application
Sign in to your IRCC account, check your application status and processing times, find forms, pay fees, change your address, get biometrics and learn about representatives
Visit
Apply for a visitor visa or electronic travel authorization (eTA) to enter Canada, and extend your stay as a visitor
Immigrate
Apply to immigrate to Canada through one of our permanent residence programs for skilled workers, family, entrepreneurs and more
Work
Apply for or extend a work permit, learn about International Experience Canada and being a caregiver, get your credentials recognized, and hire foreign workers
Study
Apply for or extend a study permit or student work permit
Citizenship
Apply for, resume or give up Canadian citizenship, prepare for the citizenship test and get proof of citizenship
Settling in Canada
Find immigrant services near you; prepare to arrive, work and live in Canada; and learn about the land, laws and life here
Permanent resident cards and status
Get your first card, renew or replace a card, travel outside Canada, record your trips, understand PR status, renounce your status
Canadians
Get a passport, sponsor your family or a refugee, get proof of citizenship, travel and work abroad, adopt a child from abroad, and take part in citizenship celebrations
Refugees and asylum
Claim refugee protection, sponsor a refugee, find services for refugees in Canada and appeal a refugee claim
Inadmissibility, enforcement and violations
Learn why you may not be allowed in Canada, and about immigration violations, the detention review process and immigration admissibility hearings
Immigration fraud and scams
Learn how to protect yourself from scammers and what to do if you are a victim of fraud.
About Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Minister and Parliamentary Secretary
The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Peter Fragiskatos
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
News
Features
Explore immigration programs
Answer a few questions to see different ways you might be able to come to Canada
Canada’s immigration levels
See our plan for the number of temporary and permanent immigrants we’ll admit to Canada in the coming years.
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