Publications and manuals

Discover Canada
Read the only official study guide for the Canadian citizenship test

Welcome to Canada
Find out what to expect in your first few weeks of life in Canada including how to find a place to live, work, go to school and connect with your community

Operational instructions and guidelines
Guidance for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Canada Border Services Agency employees
Other publications
About Immigration
- Economic Mobility Pathways Project July 2020
- Excessive Demand: Calculation of the Cost Threshold, 2018 September 2018
- Immigration Category on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) September 2013
- Canada’s Biometric Requirement May 2013
- The Start-Up Visa Program: Canada wants entrepreneurs! October 2015
- Panel Members Handbook January 2020
Express Entry
About the Department
Annual Reports to Parliament on Immigration
- 2020 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2019 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2018 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2017 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2016 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2015 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2014 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2013 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration – archived
- 2012 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration – archived
Annual Reports – Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities
Annual Reports – Passport Program
Departmental Results Reports (formerly Departmental Performance Reports)
Departmental Plans (formerly Reports on Plans and Priorities)
- Departmental Plan 2021-2022
- Departmental Plan 2020-2021
- Departmental Plan 2019-2020
- Departmental Plan 2018-2019
- Departmental Plan 2017-2018
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2016–2017
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2015–2016
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2014–2015
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2013–2014 – archived
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2012–2013
Fees Reports
Financial Statements
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2020
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2019
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2018
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2017
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2016
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2014
- Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2013
Future-oriented Financial Statements
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2022
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2021
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2020
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2019
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2018
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2017
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2016
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2015
- Future-oriented Financial Statement for the year ending March 31, 2014
- Future-oriented Financial Statement for the year ending March 31, 2013
Privacy Act, Access to Information Act
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2019-2020
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2018-2019
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2017-2018
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2016-2017
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2015-2016
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2014-2015
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2013–2014
Quarterly Financial Reports
- 2020-2021
- 2019-2020
- 2018-2019
- 2017-2018
- 2016-2017
- 2015-2016
- 2014-2015
- 2013-2014
- 2012-2013
Sustainable Development
Francophone immigration
Canadian passports
Designated learning institutions (DLIs)
Finding a job in Canada
Employers
Fraud
- What kinds of fraud should newcomers to Canada watch out for?
- 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
- Protect yourself: detecting, avoiding and reporting immigration scams (PDF, 463.6 KB) March 2019
- Important information on using immigration or citizenship consultants March 2018
- Don’t be the victim of a disappearing act February 2018
- Poster: Don’t be the victim of a disappearing act (PDF, 157.30 KB) February 2018
- Immigration Fraud – Protect Yourself! March 2012
International Experience Canada (IEC)
Language Standards
New Immigrants
- Helping newcomers in Canada – brochure July 2019
- Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Service Provider Handbook March 2019
- Canada welcomes newcomers: opportunities to work in Canada May 2012
- Welcome to Canada: What you should know April 2013
- 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 November 2019
- Interim Federal Health Program - Information Sheet for Syrian Refugees
- English (PDF, 56.88 KB) December 2015
- Arabic (العربية) (PDF, 457.61 KB) December 2015
- Guide to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program May 2015
This guide is being updated. The new version will be available this summer. - Government-Assisted Refugee Resettlement in Canada Information Bulletin November 2019
- Privately Sponsored Refugee Information Bulletin November 2019
- Blended Visa Office-Referred Program Refugee Resettlement in Canada Information Bulletin November 2019
- Asylum and immigration: Separate Processes
Working Temporarily in Canada
Older publications can be found on the Library and Archives Canada website.
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