Identity management

Effective identity management and risk assessment tools are critical to combating fraud, managing the movement of people and protecting Canada’s security interests. The following web pages contain key guidelines and procedures for establishing and verifying the identity of applicants.

Identity management directives and procedures

• Establishing name records in IRCC systems
  • Exceptions to change of name requirements
  • Verification of status as an identity-linking document
  • Reclaiming an Indigenous name for citizenship and permanent residence at IRCC
• Establishing date of birth records in IRCC systems
• Sex or gender identifier on IRCC documents and in IRCC systems

Identity management policies

• Naming policy: Client identification
• IRCC Sex and Gender Client Identifier Policy