Immigrate Permanently

Determine your eligibility
Includes immigration programs you can apply for and information about what makes you inadmissible to Canada.

Apply to immigrate
Includes applications for federal skilled workers, family sponsorship, start-up visas, live-in caregivers and refugees.

Prepare to work and live in Canada
Includes finding a job, getting your credentials assessed, learning English and French, and what to expect when you get to Canada, financially, socially and culturally.

Learn about using a representative
Includes how to hire a representative to help with your application, how to file a complaint about your representative or how to authorize an unpaid third party to help with your application.

Protect yourself from fraud
Includes how to avoid becoming a victim of immigration fraud, such as marriage fraud, document fraud, and email and internet scams.