Canadian Immigration Forms Library
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⭐ Most Used Forms
Temporary Residence
13 formsApplication for Visitor Visa (Temporary Resident Visa)
Temporary ResidencePrimary application form for nationals of countries that require a visa to visit Canada as tourists, transit passengers, or super visa applicants.
Schedule 1: Application for Temporary Residence
Temporary ResidenceSupplementary background and declaration form submitted alongside IMM 5257 for all temporary residence applications.
Family Information
Temporary ResidenceLists all family members in and outside Canada. Required for visitor visa, study permit, work permit, and permanent residence applications.
Application for a Study Permit Made Outside of Canada
Temporary ResidenceFor foreign nationals applying for a study permit from their home country or country of residence.
Application to Change Conditions, Extend Stay or Remain as a Student
Temporary ResidenceFor students already in Canada who need to extend their study permit or change conditions on their permit.
Application for Work Permit Made Outside of Canada
Temporary ResidencePrimary form for applying for a work permit from outside Canada, typically with an LMIA or LMIA-exempt offer of employment.
Application to Change Conditions, Extend Stay or Remain as a Worker
Temporary ResidenceFor workers already in Canada who need to extend or change their work permit conditions.
Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers
Temporary ResidenceUsed by workers in abusive or exploitative situations to apply for a special open work permit to leave their employer.
Application for a Temporary Resident Permit (TRP)
Temporary ResidenceFor people who are inadmissible to Canada but need to enter for a compelling reason such as medical treatment, family emergency, or work.
Custodianship Declaration: Minor Children Studying in Canada
Temporary ResidenceRequired 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.
Applying for a Work Permit Inside Canada (extend, change conditions, initial or open work permit)
Temporary ResidenceIRCC instruction guide and document checklist for applying for a work permit from inside Canada, including extending or changing the conditions of an existing permit.
Applying for a Work Permit Outside Canada
Temporary ResidenceIRCC instruction guide and document checklist for applying for a work permit from outside Canada.
Medical Surveillance Undertaking
Temporary ResidenceSigned 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.
Permanent Residence
15 formsGeneric Application Form for Canada
Permanent ResidenceThe core permanent residence application form used across Express Entry, PNP, family class, and most other PR programs.
Additional Dependants / Declaration Form
Permanent ResidenceUsed when the applicant has more dependants than can fit on the main IMM 0008 form.
Schedule A – Background/Declaration
Permanent ResidenceRequired for all PR applicants to declare travel history, education, employment, and background information since age 18.
Additional Family Information
Permanent ResidenceProvides additional details about family members not included elsewhere. Required for most permanent residence programs.
Supplementary Information – Your Travels
Permanent ResidenceRequired for all PR applicants to detail travel history to countries outside their home country and Canada.
Details of Education/Employment/Travel
Permanent ResidenceContinuation form when applicant has more education, employment, or travel history than fits on other forms.
Details of Government Employment
Permanent ResidenceRequired for applicants who have worked for any government, including municipal, provincial/state, or federal.
Details of Police Service
Permanent ResidenceRequired for applicants who have served in any police force worldwide.
Details of Military Service
Permanent ResidenceRequired for applicants who have served in any military force worldwide.
Schedule 4: Provincial Nominees
Permanent ResidenceUsed when applying as a provincial nominee through the PNP stream, confirming provincial nomination details.
Schedule 4A: Provincial Business Nominees
Permanent ResidenceFor provincial nominees who applied through a business class stream under a Provincial Nominee Program.
Schedule 5: Economic Classes – Declaration of Intent to Reside in Quebec
Permanent ResidenceFor economic class PR applicants who intend to reside in Quebec.
Document Checklist: Provincial Nominee Class
Permanent ResidenceChecklist of required documents for submitting the federal stage of a Provincial Nominee Program application.
Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR)
Permanent ResidenceThe 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.
Schedule 3: Economic Classes - Federal Skilled Worker
Permanent ResidenceSchedule 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.
Family Sponsorship
7 formsApplication to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking
Family SponsorshipThe sponsorship application completed by the Canadian citizen or PR who is sponsoring a family member, legally committing to financial support.
Relationship Information and Sponsorship Evaluation
Family SponsorshipDetailed questionnaire about the genuine nature of the spousal or partner relationship, used to detect marriage fraud.
Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union
Family SponsorshipSworn declaration confirming the applicant and sponsor have lived together in a conjugal relationship for at least 12 consecutive months.
Sponsorship Evaluation
Family SponsorshipAdditional sponsorship evaluation form used in certain family class applications to assess sponsor eligibility.
Financial Evaluation for Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship
Family SponsorshipUsed to prove the sponsor meets the minimum necessary income threshold to sponsor parents or grandparents.
Income Sources for the Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents
Family SponsorshipUsed 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.
Sponsored Spouse/Partner Questionnaire
Family SponsorshipCompleted 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.
Refugees & Humanitarian
13 formsDocument Checklist: Applying for Refugee Protection within Canada
Refugees & HumanitarianChecklist of all documents needed when making a refugee claim inside Canada.
Schedule 12: Additional Information – Refugee Claimants Inside Canada
Refugees & HumanitarianProvides additional personal background information for refugee claimants inside Canada.
Authorization for Representative to Submit a Refugee Claim
Refugees & HumanitarianAuthorizes a representative to file a refugee claim on the claimant's behalf via the IRCC Portal.
Schedule 2: Refugees Outside Canada
Refugees & HumanitarianAdditional schedule for refugees applying from outside Canada, providing details on persecution and refugee status.
Schedule 14: Protected Persons and Convention Refugees
Refugees & HumanitarianUsed by protected persons and convention refugees applying for permanent residence from inside Canada.
Document Checklist: Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH)
Refugees & HumanitarianChecklist for organizations (churches, community groups) that sponsor refugees through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program.
Application to Become a Sponsorship Agreement Holder
Refugees & HumanitarianFor organizations applying to become recognized refugee sponsorship groups under IRCC.
SAH Organizational Assessment
Refugees & HumanitarianAssessment form for organizations undergoing renewal or review of their Sponsorship Agreement Holder status.
Document Checklist: SAH Organizational Assessment
Refugees & HumanitarianChecklist for SAH organizational assessment applications.
Sponsorship Undertaking and Settlement Plan – SAH
Refugees & HumanitarianSettlement plan completed by Sponsorship Agreement Holders committing to settlement support for their sponsored refugees.
Sponsorship Undertaking and Settlement Plan: Groups of Five
Refugees & HumanitarianCommitment form for Groups of Five sponsors committing to support refugees they privately sponsor.
Sponsorship Undertaking and Settlement Plan: Community Sponsor
Refugees & HumanitarianSettlement plan for community sponsors (organizations not registered as SAHs) sponsoring refugees.
Medical Condition Statement
Refugees & HumanitarianUsed to declare a medical condition that may affect an applicant's immigration application.
Citizenship
23 formsApplication for Canadian Citizenship – Adults
CitizenshipMain citizenship application form for adults (18+) applying under the standard subsection 5(1) route.
Application for Canadian Citizenship – Minors (under 18)
CitizenshipCitizenship application for minors under 18 applying under subsection 5(2), typically sponsored by a Canadian parent.
Application for Canadian Citizenship – Minors under Subsection 5(1)
CitizenshipFor minors applying independently under subsection 5(1) where they themselves have met residency requirements.
Document Checklist – Adults (18+) under Subsection 5(1)
CitizenshipRequired document checklist accompanying the adult citizenship application.
Document Checklist – Minors (under 18) under Paragraph 5(2)
CitizenshipRequired document checklist for minor citizenship applicants under subsection 5(2).
Document Checklist – Minors under Subsection 5(1)
CitizenshipDocument checklist for minors applying under subsection 5(1) independently.
How to Calculate Physical Presence
CitizenshipWorksheet to help applicants correctly calculate the number of days physically present in Canada for citizenship eligibility.
Waiver Request – Language and Knowledge Requirements
CitizenshipFor applicants who cannot meet language or knowledge test requirements due to a physical or mental condition.
Medical Opinion Form for Citizenship Waivers
CitizenshipCompleted by a physician to support a waiver request for language or knowledge test requirements.
Application for a Citizenship Certificate
CitizenshipFor people who are already Canadian citizens but need official documentary proof of citizenship, whether born or naturalized.
Document Checklist – Citizenship Certificate
CitizenshipChecklist of required documents for applying for a citizenship certificate.
Solemn Declaration – Lost/Stolen/Destroyed Citizenship Certificate
CitizenshipSworn declaration when a citizenship certificate has been lost, stolen, destroyed, or never received.
Application to Renounce Canadian Citizenship
CitizenshipFor Canadian citizens who voluntarily wish to give up their Canadian citizenship, typically dual citizens.
Document Checklist – Renounce Citizenship under Subsection 9(1)
CitizenshipChecklist for renunciation applicants under the standard provision.
Application to Resume Canadian Citizenship
CitizenshipFor former citizens who lost citizenship (e.g., by becoming a citizen of another country before 1977) and wish to regain it.
Application for a Search of Citizenship Records
CitizenshipFor requesting a search of historical citizenship records, useful for proving past citizenship or ancestry.
Application for Citizenship – Adults – Canadian Armed Forces
CitizenshipFor members or veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces applying for citizenship under the expedited CAF provisions.
Document Checklist – Canadian Armed Forces Citizenship
CitizenshipChecklist for CAF citizenship applicants under the armed forces provisions.
Withdrawal of Citizenship Application
CitizenshipUsed to formally withdraw any pending citizenship application.
Residence Outside Canada
CitizenshipUsed when a Canadian citizen has been residing outside Canada, relevant for physical presence calculations.
Grant of Citizenship for Stateless Persons Born to a Canadian Parent
CitizenshipFor stateless persons born abroad to a Canadian parent who wish to apply for citizenship through that parent.
Confirmation of Canadian Citizenship of the Adoptive Parent(s)
CitizenshipPart 1 of adoption-related citizenship, confirms the adoptive parent is Canadian before a child is adopted internationally.
Adoptee's Application for Citizenship
CitizenshipPart 2 of adoption citizenship, the child's actual citizenship application after international adoption is finalized.
Travel Documents
2 formsApplication for a Travel Document (Permanent Resident Abroad)
Travel DocumentsFor permanent residents who are outside Canada without a valid PR card and need this document to board a flight back to Canada.
Application for a Permanent Resident Card (PR card) or Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD)
Travel DocumentsUsed 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.
Business Immigration
3 formsSchedule 13: Business Immigration – Start-Up Business Class
Business ImmigrationSupplementary schedule for Start-Up Visa applications with details about the business, designated organization commitment letter, and ownership structure.
Schedule 6A: Self-Employed Persons
Business ImmigrationFor self-employed applicants with experience in cultural activities, athletics, or farm management who intend to contribute to Canadian life.
Schedule 6: Business Immigrants – Quebec Declaration
Business ImmigrationFor business immigrants (investors and entrepreneurs) who intend to live in Quebec, required alongside Quebec provincial application.
Caregivers
7 formsEmployment Information – Individual Employer – Home Care Worker Pilots
CaregiversCompleted by individual employers (families) hiring home care workers through the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots.
Employment Information – Business Employer – Home Care Worker Pilots
CaregiversCompleted by business employers (agencies) hiring home care workers through the pilot programs.
Document Checklist – Home Care Worker Pilots – Workers in Canada
CaregiversChecklist for workers already in Canada applying under the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot.
Schedule 21 – Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots
CaregiversSchedule form providing additional program-specific information for Home Care Worker Pilot applicants.
Schedule 22: Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots – Public Policy
CaregiversFor workers applying under the public policy stream of the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot.
Document Checklist – Home Care Worker Pilots – Public Policy Stream
CaregiversChecklist for workers applying under the public policy stream of the caregiver pilots.
Document Checklist: Live-in Caregiver
CaregiversUsed for the legacy Live-in Caregiver PR pathway. The LCP is closed to new applicants but existing applicants still use this form.
Criminal Rehabilitation
1 formApplication for Criminal Rehabilitation
Criminal RehabilitationFor people who are criminally inadmissible to Canada and want to permanently overcome their inadmissibility. Must wait 5+ years after sentence completion.
Representative & Consent
2 formsUse of a Representative
Representative & ConsentAuthorizes a paid or unpaid representative (lawyer, consultant, friend) to act on the applicant's behalf in all dealings with IRCC.
Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual
Representative & ConsentAllows IRCC to share the applicant's information with a named third party who is NOT an authorized representative (e.g., a family member).
Special Programs
13 formsDocument Checklist: Atlantic Immigration Program
Special ProgramsChecklist for Atlantic Immigration Program permanent residence applications covering New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and PEI.
Undertaking – AIP Work Permit (LMIA-exempt)
Special ProgramsEmployer undertaking for LMIA-exempt work permits under the Atlantic Immigration Program.
Offer of Employment – Atlantic Immigration Program
Special ProgramsEmployer's formal job offer for candidates applying through the Atlantic Immigration Program.
Schedule 1: Agri-Food Pilot
Special ProgramsSupplementary schedule for Agri-Food Immigration Pilot applications, covering agricultural and food processing workers.
Offer of Employment – Agri-Food Pilot
Special ProgramsEmployer's job offer for workers applying under the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot.
Document Checklist: Agri-Food Pilot
Special ProgramsChecklist for Agri-Food Immigration Pilot permanent residence applications.
Document Checklist – Rural Community Immigration Pilot
Special ProgramsChecklist for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) permanent residence applications.
Offer of Employment – Rural Community Immigration Pilot
Special ProgramsEmployer's formal job offer for candidates applying through the Rural Community Immigration Pilot.
Document Checklist – Hong Kong Residents (Stream A & B)
Special ProgramsChecklist for Hong Kong residents applying for permanent residence through Stream A (graduates) or Stream B (work experience).
Schedule 7A – Stream A: In-Canada Graduates (Hong Kong)
Special ProgramsFor Hong Kong residents applying through Stream A based on Canadian graduation credentials.
Schedule 7B – Stream B: Canadian Work Experience (Hong Kong)
Special ProgramsFor Hong Kong residents applying through Stream B based on Canadian work experience.
Document Checklist: Regional EMPP
Special ProgramsDocument checklist for the Regional Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) for skilled refugees.
Schedule 20: Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot
Special ProgramsSchedule form for the EMPP providing additional program-specific information for skilled refugee applicants.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Don't let these errors delay your application
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Last verified: June 2026