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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) or Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) can issue a visitor record in the following situations:
A CBSA border services officer can
The Family Class Immigration Program aims to reunite citizens and permanent residents
La base légale pour la sélection des ressortissants étrangers en tant que membres de la classe économique est leur capacité
The Certificat d’acceptation du Québec (CAQ) is required for temporary foreign workers and for students planning to settle in the province of Quebec.
An employer based in Quebec must hold a CAQ in addition
A permanent resident of Canada is an individual without Canadian citizenship who has been granted permission to live, study and work in Canada without any time limit.
As permanent residents, you have the right to: most of the benefits available to Canadian citizens
Here is a practical guide to using the ArriveCAN application.
Before you begin, remember that:
Some people are not allowed to enter Canada. They are said to be “inadmissible” under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) as described in this section.
A Canadian immigration officer will decide if you can enter Canada when:
If you wish to appeal a decision on your immigration file or to apply for a judicial review, it is possible to do so with the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), with legal tribunals such as the