IMM 5688: Confirmation of Permanent Residence (plain-paper COPR)
Official IRCC form · Last verified: August 2026
What this form is for
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.
Where it belongs in your application
IRCC groups this form with Permanent Residence applications.
This library marks the form as situational: it applies only in certain cases. Confirm whether your application needs it against the document checklist published for your exact application on canada.ca.
Download it from IRCC
IRCC hosts the form. This link opens the official canada.ca page for it in a new tab.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/permanent-residents/status/copr.html
How to fill it out
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