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- Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, 652 KB)
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Temporary residence
Come to Canada temporarily
- Visit Canada
- Work in Canada – employer-specific and open work permits
- Study in Canada
- International Experience Canada
Stay in Canada longer
Permanent residence
- Humanitarian and Compassionate Cases
- Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations under the February 4, 2016 Temporary Public Policy for nationals of Haiti and Zimbabwe
- Temporary Resident Permit Holder
- Right of Permanent Residence Fee Loan
Family sponsorship
- Spouse, partner or dependent child
- Adopted children and other relatives:
- Parents and Grandparents
- Financial Evaluation for Sponsorship
Economic classes
- Express Entry
- Start Up Visa
- Quebec Investors and Entrepreneurs
- Quebec-Selected Skilled Workers
- Self-Employed Persons
- Provincial Nominees
- Caregivers
- Atlantic Immigration Pilot
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
Refugees and asylum
Refugee claimants, refugees and protected persons
- Convention Refugees Abroad and Humanitarian Protected Persons Abroad
- Protected Persons and Convention Refugees in Canada
- Refugee Claimants in Canada
- Application for Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) Coverage
Refugee sponsorship
- Community Sponsors, Groups of Five and Sponsorship Agreement Holders and Constituent Groups
- Joint Assistance Sponsorship
- Request to Process Following Family Members under the One-Year Window of Opportunity Provisions
- Request for a Refugee Profile
(Don’t know what these mean? Find out more about sponsoring refugees.)
Permanent resident documents
Permanent Resident Card (PRC)
- Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) – (initial, renewal or replacement)
- Request to reissue a permanent resident card
- Solemn Declaration Concerning a Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never-Received Permanent Resident Card (PR Card)
Permanent resident status and documents
Citizenship
Canadian citizenship
- Adult (18 and over)
- Minor (under 18) applying under 5(2)
- Minor (under 18) applying under 5(1)
- Adopted person
- Stateless person born to a Canadian parent
- Adult – Canadian Armed Forces
Proof of citizenship (citizenship certificate)
- Apply for a citizenship certificate (or replacement)
- 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
- Application to renounce Canadian citizenship – R7.1 (for certain persons who acquired citizenship under amendments to the Citizenship Act in 2009 or 2015)
- Resume Canadian Citizenship
- Resume Canadian Citizenship – Canadian Armed Forces
- Request to correct a date of birth for Citizenship (PDF, 1.15 MB)
- Withdrawal of Citizenship Application (PDF, 725.77 KB)
Other applications
- Medical Condition Questionnaire (PDF, 620.99 KB)
- Application for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment
- Application for a Verification of Status (VOS) or replacement of an immigration document
- Access to information and privacy requests
- Consent for an access to information and personal information request
- Rehabilitation for Persons who are Inadmissible to Canada because of Past Criminal Activity
- Use of a Representative
- Release of Information to an Individual
- Application to Amend the Record of Landing, Confirmation of Permanent Resident or Valid Temporary Resident Documents
- Passport
- Statutory declaration of common-law union (PDF, 621.91 KB)
- International Mobility Program Employer Compliance Voluntary Disclosure Form (PDF, 1.83 MB)
- The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Community Interest Form (PDF, 159.34 KB)
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