Canada application guides

Stay in Canada for up to five years per visit, with multiple entries for up to ten years, when visiting your children or grandchildren who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or registered Indians.

Travel to Canada for tourism, business, or family visits: temporary resident visa (TRV) or electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), depending on your passport and situation.

Apply for your first PR card, renew an expiring card, or replace a lost, stolen, or damaged card while you are in Canada (or as directed by IRCC for your situation).

If you are outside Canada and do not have a valid PR card, you may need a PRTD to travel to Canada by commercial vehicle (air, bus, boat, or train).

Travel document for protected persons in Canada (including Convention refugees and persons in need of protection) who need to travel outside Canada. Fees below; pay online, then mail your paper application.

Travel document for permanent residents in Canada who are not protected persons and are stateless or cannot obtain a national passport from any other source. Fees below; pay online, then mail your paper application.

Permanent residents and eligible minors: physical presence, taxes, language and citizenship test (ages 18–54), minor streams 5(1) and 5(2), and special routes such as CAF or adoption. Fees and online vs paper below.

IRCC lists the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots as closed to new applications; older caregiver pilots also closed. You can still explore working temporarily as a caregiver with a valid work permit. Always confirm the live caregiver hub before you plan.

Sponsor a spouse or common-law partner, dependent children, parents and grandparents, or—in narrow cases—other relatives. Each stream has its own forms, fees, and processing steps on IRCC.