Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Building a stronger Canada through immigration programs, citizenship services, refugee protection, and issuing Canadian travel documents.

Services

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) offers various services to support individuals visiting, immigrating, working, studying, or seeking asylum in Canada. They assist with visitor visas, permanent immigration, work permits, study permits, and citizenship applications, and provide settlement services and integration programs for new immigrants and refugees.
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Visa Categories

Canada offers various visa categories to meet various immigration and temporary resident needs. Permanent resident visas include economic programs, provincial nominees, and business immigration streams. Family class visas cater to spouses, partners, parents, grandparents, and children. Temporary resident visas include visitor, parent/grandparent super visas, and work visas. Study permits are also available.
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Requirements

Canada’s visa categories have specific eligibility criteria and documentation requirements for various programs. Economic immigration requires work experience, language proficiency, educational credentials, and funds. Business immigration requires business ownership, language proficiency, and financial self-sufficiency. Family sponsorship programs require relationship proof, temporary resident visas require travel documents, medical exams, and police certificates. Refugee and asylum applicants need support documents.
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News

The Honourable Marc Miller

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Paul Chiang

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship