A post-secondary program that awards an academic degree, diploma or professional certification. This program is often delivered at universities, colleges, seminaries and institutes of technology.

An official letter sent by CIC advising you of the decision on your case and what you must do next.

When a family applies together, one member must be the main or “principal” applicant. For example, a mother applying for permanent residence with her three children would be the principal applicant. W [..]

Protection that is offered to persons with a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group, as well as those at ri [..]

An online tool that doctors approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to do medical exams use to record and send Immigration Medical Exam (IME) results to CIC.  It is more accurate, conveni [..]

A foreign national who has applied for permanent residence under the Family Class, has an approved Canadian sponsor and meets the requirements of the Family Class.

A document issued by CIC that authorizes a foreign national to study at an educational institution in Canada for the duration of the program of study. It sets out conditions for the student such as: w [..]

A spouse, common-law partner, dependent child or dependent child of a dependent child (grandchild), who plans to immigrate to Canada with the principal applicant. Accompanying family members are inclu [..]

An address is the place where a person is living right now. It can be identified by such things as a street number, street name, apartment number, city, town, province/state and country. For example: [..]

The Citizenship test will evaluate your knowledge of Canada. During the written exam and the interview, you will be asked questions about: the right to vote and right to run for elected office electio [..]