58 REVIEWED GUIDES · ENGLISH AND FRENCH
58 reviewed guides for Canadian immigration.
Every guide shows responsibilities, expected outputs, checkpoints and official sources. Closed programs and source-blocked routes remain readable without offering new tracking.
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Study permit from outside Canada
Use this independent reviewed guide to prepare the current Study permit from outside Canada procedure and complete each official action yourself.
Study permit from inside Canada
Confirm that an inside-Canada study-permit application is available for the recorded situation, then organize admission, attestation, status, funds and federal filing records.
Extend a study permit
Extend a study permit by reconciling permit and passport dates, current enrolment, attestation handling, funds and the official filing record.
Provincial or territorial attestation letter (PAL/TAL)
Determine whether the study-permit application needs a PAL, TAL, Québec CAQ or exemption, then obtain and validate the exact record before federal filing.
Québec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) for studies
After admission to a Québec designated institution, apply for temporary selection for studies, pay the CAQ fee and transmit the required documents through Arrima before the federal study-permit stage.
Change schools or study-permit conditions
Use the current IRCC decision tree for a school, program or permit-condition change and complete the required action before relying on the new study arrangement.
Post-graduation work permit (PGWP)
Check the exact institution, program, credential, field-of-study, language, study-duration and application-timing rules. A DLI or program does not automatically make a graduate eligible.
Co-op or internship work permit
Document a mandatory curriculum placement, obtain the school letter and secure the correct co-op work authorization before the placement begins.
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Employer-specific work permit with an LMIA
Use this independent reviewed guide to prepare the current Employer-specific work permit with an LMIA procedure and complete each official action yourself.
LMIA-exempt employer-specific work permit
Coordinate the employer’s International Mobility Program offer and exemption record with the worker’s own employer-specific work-permit application.
Open work permit categories
Identify one exact current open-work-permit category, document its personal trigger and submit through the corresponding official application branch.
Extend or change a work permit
Extend or change a work permit by reconciling expiry dates, employer dependencies, current status and the conditions requested in the official application.
Spousal open work permit
Tie a spouse or dependent-family open-work-permit request to the exact current worker category and preserve the relationship, principal-person and application records.
International Experience Canada (IEC)
Move from an eligible IEC country/category decision through pool entry, invitation, work-permit filing and port-of-entry document checks without treating pool entry as selection.
Québec temporary foreign worker CAQ
Coordinate the Québec employer and worker roles for a temporary foreign worker offer, LMIA and CAQ authorizations before the worker’s separate federal permit stage.
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Express Entry overview
Use this independent reviewed guide to prepare the current Express Entry overview procedure and complete each official action yourself.
Canadian Experience Class
Organize Canadian skilled-work, language, status and residence facts for an accurate Express Entry profile and any later Canadian Experience Class invitation.
Federal Skilled Worker Program
Document the Federal Skilled Worker minimum requirements, selection-factor facts, language, education assessment, funds and profile data without predicting an invitation.
Federal Skilled Trades Program
Organize qualifying trade work, job-offer or Canadian qualification-certificate evidence, language, funds and Express Entry records for the Federal Skilled Trades Program.
Create an Express Entry profile
Assemble verified identity, language, education, work, family and funds facts, create the applicant’s own Express Entry profile and keep it current while in the pool.
Express Entry invitation to apply
Control the invitation deadline, reconcile the Express Entry profile with current evidence and submit the applicant’s own complete permanent-residence application.
Provincial nomination through Express Entry
Coordinate a selected province’s Express Entry nomination process with the applicant’s federal profile, nomination acceptance and later invitation-linked PR application.
Provincial Nominee Program outside Express Entry
Organize a non-Express Entry provincial nomination from one selected destination and stream through the province’s process and the separate federal permanent-residence stage.
Atlantic Immigration Program
Coordinate a designated Atlantic employer, settlement and provincial endorsement records with the applicant’s federal permanent-residence filing and any separate temporary-work option.
Rural Community Immigration Pilot
Link one participating rural community, designated-employer offer and community recommendation to the applicant’s separate federal RCIP permanent-residence application.
Francophone Community Immigration Pilot
Coordinate a participating Francophone community, designated-employer offer, French-language and community recommendation records with the federal FCIP application.
Caregiver immigration programs
Record the official closure of the permanent caregiver immigration pilots, preserve any older submitted-case records and use the separate temporary-work information when relevant.
Alberta Advantage Immigration Program
Choose one current AAIP worker or entrepreneur stream, complete its exact Alberta entry and application sequence and preserve the nomination-to-federal handoff.
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
Use the current BC PNP worker, entrepreneur or business process, including registration or invitation where required, provincial filing, nomination and federal handoff.
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program
Move through one current Manitoba skilled-worker, education or business stream, its EOI and letter-of-advice process where applicable, MPNP application, nomination and federal stage.
New Brunswick provincial immigration
Follow one current New Brunswick pathway through its candidate-pool or direct entry, invitation and selection, provincial application, nomination and federal handoff.
Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program
Use the current Newfoundland and Labrador EOI and Immigration Accelerator process for one NLPNP category, then preserve nomination and federal handoff records.
Northwest Territories Nominee Program
Coordinate one current NWT employer-driven, Francophone or business stream through the territorial application, nomination and separate federal permanent-residence stage.
Nova Scotia Nominee Program
Enter one current Nova Scotia worker, graduate, entrepreneur or Express Entry stream through its EOI or notice process, provincial filing, nomination and federal handoff.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
Use one current OINP employer, graduate, entrepreneur or Express Entry stream through registration or notification, e-Filing application, nomination and federal handoff.
Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program
Organize the PEI worker, Express Entry or business stream sequence from EOI through invitation, provincial application, nomination and federal stage while source assurance remains blocked.
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program
Choose one current SINP program, complete its EOI or direct OASIS application sequence, verify nomination and submit through the corresponding federal route.
Yukon Nominee Program
Organize an employer-supported Yukon stream through employer and worker records, territorial assessment, nomination and federal stage while automated source access remains blocked.
Québec Arrima expression of interest
Prepare and submit an accurate, free Arrima expression of interest for the current Skilled Worker Selection Program, keep it valid and respond only to an official invitation.
Québec Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ)
The PSTQ has four streams. Start with an Arrima expression of interest, confirm occupation and French requirements, and wait for an invitation before a permanent-selection application.
Québec Experience Program (PEQ)
Québec reopened the PEQ for a two-year period beginning July 2, 2026, with intake periods and transition conditions. Confirm the live intake window and the requirements for your stream before preparing anything.
Federal permanent-residence stage after Québec selection
After a valid Québec Selection Certificate, complete the separate federal Quebec-selected skilled-worker permanent-residence application and admissibility process.
Québec business immigration overview
Choose and research the current Québec investor, entrepreneur or self-employed branch, complete its exact Québec application and preserve the CSQ-to-federal handoff.
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Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
Confirm that an eTA is the required travel authorization, complete the official form yourself and verify the approval against the passport used.
Visitor visa for Canada
Use this independent reviewed guide to prepare the current Visitor visa for Canada procedure and complete each official action yourself.
Visitor record and stay extension
Organize a visitor-record extension or conditions request while preserving the exact current status, expiry and official submission record.
Super visa for parents and grandparents
Coordinate the parent or grandparent visitor, Canadian host, insurance and medical requirements for a self-submitted super-visa application.
Restoration of temporary resident status
Separate restoration from a normal extension, stop unauthorized activity and preserve the exact expiry, filing and decision record.
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Sponsor a spouse, partner or child in Canada
Use this independent reviewed guide to prepare the current Sponsor a spouse, partner or child in Canada procedure and complete each official action yourself.
Sponsor a spouse, partner or child outside Canada
Use this independent reviewed guide to prepare the current Sponsor a spouse, partner or child outside Canada procedure and complete each official action yourself.
Sponsor parents or grandparents
Track the current invitation-only parents and grandparents intake, sponsor responsibilities and any invitation-linked family permanent-residence application without treating a closed intake as open.
Sponsor another relative
Document the exact current relative category, sponsor and family-tree facts, complete the sponsor/applicant package and preserve the federal and any Québec decision handoff.
Québec family sponsorship undertaking
Complete the separate Québec family undertaking only for the sponsored category and at the federal handoff stage currently instructed, then preserve the undertaking and CSQ decisions.
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Renew or replace a permanent resident card
Select the correct first-card, renewal, replacement or information-change process, document residence and travel facts and verify the issued PR card.
Permanent resident travel document
For a permanent resident outside Canada without a valid PR card, document the travel need and residence history, submit the PRTD through the current channel and verify its limited use.
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Apply for Canadian citizenship as an adult
Confirm permanent-resident status, physical presence, tax, language and prohibition rules. Adults generally need at least 1,095 days of physical presence in the five-year eligibility period, subject to the official calculation rules.
Apply for Canadian citizenship for a minor
Choose the correct minor 5(2) or 5(1) citizenship process, organize parent/guardian, status, custody and identity evidence and complete the child’s application and final instructions.
Citizenship certificate and proof of citizenship
Document the claimant’s citizenship basis, prepare parent/birth/adoption/name and identity evidence and apply for a citizenship certificate without treating it as a travel document.