Canada Immigration

Sign in or create an account, check application status and processing times, find forms, pay fees, learn about medical and police checks, learn about representatives and protect yourself from fraud.

Find out if you need a visa to visit, do business or transit through Canada, and how to extend your stay as a visitor.

Find out what immigration programs you can apply for, sponsor your family and use a representative.

Apply for or extend a work permit, learn about International Experience Canada and being a caregiver, get your credentials recognized, and hire foreign workers.

Apply for or extend a study permit and empolyees work permit.

Apply for, resume or give up Canadian citizenship, prepare for the citizenship test and get proof of citizenship.

Get a permanent resident card, find immigrant services in your area, apply for citizenship and learn about your first tax year in Canada.

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.

Claim refugee protection, sponsor a refugee, find services for refugees in Canada and appeal a refugee claim

Know why you may not be allowed in Canada, and learn about immigration violations, the detention review process and immigration admissibility hearings.