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Every Official IRCC Form in One Place

Find, download, and understand every official IRCC immigration form. Organized by category with plain English descriptions, direct download links, and related forms.

Last verified: June 2026
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⭐ Most Used Forms

IMM 5257Application for Visitor Visa (Temporary Resident Visa) Download →IMM 0008Generic Application Form for Canada Download →IMM 1344Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking Download →IMM 5645Family Information Download →IMM 5669Schedule A – Background/Declaration Download →IMM 1294Application for a Study Permit Made Outside of Canada Download →
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Temporary Residence

13 forms

Primary application form for nationals of countries that require a visa to visit Canada as tourists, transit passengers, or super visa applicants.

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Supplementary background and declaration form submitted alongside IMM 5257 for all temporary residence applications.

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Temporary Residence

Lists all family members in and outside Canada. Required for visitor visa, study permit, work permit, and permanent residence applications.

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For foreign nationals applying for a study permit from their home country or country of residence.

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For students already in Canada who need to extend their study permit or change conditions on their permit.

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Primary form for applying for a work permit from outside Canada, typically with an LMIA or LMIA-exempt offer of employment.

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For workers already in Canada who need to extend or change their work permit conditions.

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Used by workers in abusive or exploitative situations to apply for a special open work permit to leave their employer.

For people who are inadmissible to Canada but need to enter for a compelling reason such as medical treatment, family emergency, or work.

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Required for students under 18 coming to Canada without a parent. A Canadian citizen or PR must agree to act as custodian. Notarized by both custodian and parent.

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IRCC instruction guide and document checklist for applying for a work permit from inside Canada, including extending or changing the conditions of an existing permit.

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IRCC instruction guide and document checklist for applying for a work permit from outside Canada.

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Signed by applicants who require post-arrival medical surveillance (typically for tuberculosis). Commits you to report to a designated public health authority within 30 days of arrival.

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Permanent Residence

18 forms
Permanent Residence

The core permanent residence application form used across Express Entry, PNP, family class, and most other PR programs.

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Used when the applicant has more dependants than can fit on the main IMM 0008 form.

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Required for all PR applicants to declare travel history, education, employment, and background information since age 18.

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Permanent Residence

Provides additional details about family members not included elsewhere. Required for most permanent residence programs.

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Required for all PR applicants to detail travel history to countries outside their home country and Canada.

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Permanent Residence

Continuation form when applicant has more education, employment, or travel history than fits on other forms.

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Permanent Residence

Required for applicants who have worked for any government, including municipal, provincial/state, or federal.

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Permanent Residence

Required for applicants who have served in any police force worldwide.

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Permanent Residence

Required for applicants who have served in any military force worldwide.

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Permanent Residence

Used when applying as a provincial nominee through the PNP stream, confirming provincial nomination details.

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For provincial nominees who applied through a business class stream under a Provincial Nominee Program.

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For economic class PR applicants who intend to reside in Quebec.

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Checklist of required documents for submitting the federal stage of a Provincial Nominee Program application.

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The document IRCC issues to confirm permanent resident status at landing. It is generated by IRCC rather than completed by the applicant; errors are corrected through the IRCC request-to-amend process (Guide 5218). To apply for a Temporary Resident Permit, see IMM 5708 instead.

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The plain-paper Confirmation of Permanent Residence printed for cases processed in GCMS since February 4, 2012 (Operational Bulletin 379). Issued by IRCC at landing, not completed by the applicant. A lost copy is replaced through a Verification of Status application (IMM 5009); errors are corrected through Guide 5218.

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Permanent Residence

The landing document issued to people who became permanent residents before June 28, 2002. No longer issued and never reissued as an original: a lost or destroyed Record of Landing is replaced with a Verification of Status (VOS) document through form IMM 5009. Still requested for citizenship applications and benefits such as Old Age Security.

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The application form and document checklist for a Verification of Status or replacement of an immigration document, covering a lost Record of Landing (IMM 1000), COPR (IMM 5292/IMM 5688), or old permits and orders. Fee is $30; originals are never reissued, a plain-paper VOS is issued instead. Follow Guide 5545.

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Schedule of the generic application form (IMM 0008) for Federal Skilled Worker applicants, providing information for the FSW selection-grid assessment: education, language, work experience, age, arranged employment, and adaptability.

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Family Sponsorship

7 forms

The sponsorship application completed by the Canadian citizen or PR who is sponsoring a family member, legally committing to financial support.

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Detailed questionnaire about the genuine nature of the spousal or partner relationship, used to detect marriage fraud.

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Sworn declaration confirming the applicant and sponsor have lived together in a conjugal relationship for at least 12 consecutive months.

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Family Sponsorship

Additional sponsorship evaluation form used in certain family class applications to assess sponsor eligibility.

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Used to prove the sponsor meets the minimum necessary income threshold to sponsor parents or grandparents.

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Used by parent/grandparent (PGP) sponsors to report their income sources to demonstrate they meet the income requirement. The sponsorship agreement and undertaking itself is IMM 1344.

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Completed by the sponsored spouse, common-law, or conjugal partner. A detailed questionnaire about the relationship history (how you met, cohabitation, and how the relationship developed) used to assess genuineness in spousal sponsorship.

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Refugees & Humanitarian

13 forms

Checklist of all documents needed when making a refugee claim inside Canada.

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Provides additional personal background information for refugee claimants inside Canada.

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Authorizes a representative to file a refugee claim on the claimant's behalf via the IRCC Portal.

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Refugees & Humanitarian

Additional schedule for refugees applying from outside Canada, providing details on persecution and refugee status.

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Used by protected persons and convention refugees applying for permanent residence from inside Canada.

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Checklist for organizations (churches, community groups) that sponsor refugees through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program.

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For organizations applying to become recognized refugee sponsorship groups under IRCC.

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Refugees & Humanitarian

Assessment form for organizations undergoing renewal or review of their Sponsorship Agreement Holder status.

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Checklist for SAH organizational assessment applications.

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Settlement plan completed by Sponsorship Agreement Holders committing to settlement support for their sponsored refugees.

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Commitment form for Groups of Five sponsors committing to support refugees they privately sponsor.

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Settlement plan for community sponsors (organizations not registered as SAHs) sponsoring refugees.

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Refugees & Humanitarian

Used to declare a medical condition that may affect an applicant's immigration application.

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Citizenship

23 forms

Main citizenship application form for adults (18+) applying under the standard subsection 5(1) route.

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Citizenship application for minors under 18 applying under subsection 5(2), typically sponsored by a Canadian parent.

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For minors applying independently under subsection 5(1) where they themselves have met residency requirements.

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Required document checklist accompanying the adult citizenship application.

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Required document checklist for minor citizenship applicants under subsection 5(2).

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Document checklist for minors applying under subsection 5(1) independently.

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Worksheet to help applicants correctly calculate the number of days physically present in Canada for citizenship eligibility.

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For applicants who cannot meet language or knowledge test requirements due to a physical or mental condition.

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Completed by a physician to support a waiver request for language or knowledge test requirements.

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For people who are already Canadian citizens but need official documentary proof of citizenship, whether born or naturalized.

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Checklist of required documents for applying for a citizenship certificate.

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Sworn declaration when a citizenship certificate has been lost, stolen, destroyed, or never received.

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For Canadian citizens who voluntarily wish to give up their Canadian citizenship, typically dual citizens.

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Checklist for renunciation applicants under the standard provision.

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For former citizens who lost citizenship (e.g., by becoming a citizen of another country before 1977) and wish to regain it.

For requesting a search of historical citizenship records, useful for proving past citizenship or ancestry.

For members or veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces applying for citizenship under the expedited CAF provisions.

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Checklist for CAF citizenship applicants under the armed forces provisions.

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Used to formally withdraw any pending citizenship application.

Citizenship

Used when a Canadian citizen has been residing outside Canada, relevant for physical presence calculations.

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For stateless persons born abroad to a Canadian parent who wish to apply for citizenship through that parent.

Part 1 of adoption-related citizenship, confirms the adoptive parent is Canadian before a child is adopted internationally.

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Part 2 of adoption citizenship, the child's actual citizenship application after international adoption is finalized.

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Travel Documents

2 forms

For permanent residents who are outside Canada without a valid PR card and need this document to board a flight back to Canada.

Used by permanent residents to apply for a new, renewed, or replacement PR card, or for a Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD) when outside Canada without a valid PR card.

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Business Immigration

3 forms

Supplementary schedule for Start-Up Visa applications with details about the business, designated organization commitment letter, and ownership structure.

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For self-employed applicants with experience in cultural activities, athletics, or farm management who intend to contribute to Canadian life.

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For business immigrants (investors and entrepreneurs) who intend to live in Quebec, required alongside Quebec provincial application.

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Caregivers

7 forms

Completed by individual employers (families) hiring home care workers through the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots.

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Completed by business employers (agencies) hiring home care workers through the pilot programs.

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Checklist for workers already in Canada applying under the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot.

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Schedule form providing additional program-specific information for Home Care Worker Pilot applicants.

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For workers applying under the public policy stream of the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot.

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Checklist for workers applying under the public policy stream of the caregiver pilots.

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Used for the legacy Live-in Caregiver PR pathway. The LCP is closed to new applicants but existing applicants still use this form.

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Criminal Rehabilitation

1 form
Criminal Rehabilitation

For people who are criminally inadmissible to Canada and want to permanently overcome their inadmissibility. Must wait 5+ years after sentence completion.

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Special Programs

13 forms

Checklist for Atlantic Immigration Program permanent residence applications covering New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and PEI.

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Employer undertaking for LMIA-exempt work permits under the Atlantic Immigration Program.

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Employer's formal job offer for candidates applying through the Atlantic Immigration Program.

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Special Programs

Supplementary schedule for Agri-Food Immigration Pilot applications, covering agricultural and food processing workers.

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Employer's job offer for workers applying under the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot.

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Checklist for Agri-Food Immigration Pilot permanent residence applications.

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Checklist for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) permanent residence applications.

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Employer's formal job offer for candidates applying through the Rural Community Immigration Pilot.

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Checklist for Hong Kong residents applying for permanent residence through Stream A (graduates) or Stream B (work experience).

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For Hong Kong residents applying through Stream A based on Canadian graduation credentials.

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For Hong Kong residents applying through Stream B based on Canadian work experience.

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Document checklist for the Regional Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) for skilled refugees.

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Schedule form for the EMPP providing additional program-specific information for skilled refugee applicants.

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Common Mistakes to Avoid

Don't let these errors delay your application

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Using an Outdated Form Version

The #1 reason applications are returned without processing. IRCC checks the date code embedded in PDF forms. Always download forms fresh from canada.ca each time you apply, never reuse a form downloaded months ago.

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Not Clicking "Validate" on 2D Barcode Forms

IRCC PDF forms with barcodes (IMM 5257, IMM 5669, IMM 0008, etc.) must have the Validate button clicked before submitting. The barcode embeds all answers electronically. Submitting without validating means IRCC cannot read it.

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Missing or Incomplete Schedule A (IMM 5669)

Applicants frequently omit travel history, education periods, or employment gaps. Every single period since age 18 must be accounted for, gaps are not optional.

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Wrong Form for the Situation

Using IMM 5709 (student extension) instead of IMM 5710 (worker extension), CIT 0002 for a minor, or a TRP (IMM 5708) when criminal rehabilitation (IMM 1444) is needed.

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Unsigned Forms / Missing Sponsor Signature

For family sponsorship (IMM 1344), both the sponsor and the sponsored person must sign in the correct sections. Missing signatures mean automatic return.

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Using IMM 1249 Instead of IMM 5708

IMM 1249 no longer exists. Applicants who find old instructions online still try to submit it. Use IMM 5708 for all Temporary Resident Permit applications.

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Submitting Paper for Online-Only Applications

Express Entry, most PR applications through the IRCC portal, and citizenship applications are now online. Paper versions of online-only forms are not accepted.

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Not Including IMM 5476 When Using a Representative

If anyone other than the applicant themselves is communicating with IRCC (lawyer, consultant, even a friend helping online), IMM 5476 must be included or IRCC will only communicate with the applicant directly.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Last verified: June 2026