Publications and manuals: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Other publications

About Immigration

• Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot July 2020
• Excessive Demand: Calculation of the Cost Threshold, 2018 September 2018
• Immigration Category on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) September 2013
• Canada’s Biometric Requirement May 2013
• Panel Members Guide January 2020
• Streamlined IME Panel Members Guide August 2023
• Report to Parliament on the Super Visa Income Requirement, and the Appeal Process and Special Circumstances for all Temporary Resident Visas October 2024

Indigenous issues

• Indigenous Mobility and Canada’s International Borders: Reflecting back and looking forward

Express Entry

• Express Entry publications

Family Sponsorship

• Family Sponsorship publications

About the Department

Annual Reports to Parliament on Immigration

• Annual Reports to Parliament on Immigration

Annual Reports - Forced labour in Canadian supply chains

• Reports on forced labour in Canadian supply chains

Annual Reports – Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities

• Order-in-Council on Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities: 2023 Annual Report
• Order-in-Council on Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities: 2022 Annual Report
• Order-in-Council on Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities: 2021 Annual Report
• Order-in-Council on Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities: 2020 Annual Report
• Order-in-Council on Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities: 2019 Annual Report

Annual Reports – Passport Program

• 2017-2018 Annual Report
  • PDF Version (PDF, 2.99 MB)
• 2016-2017 Annual Report (PDF, 3.99 MB)
• 2015-2016 Annual Report (PDF, 1.12 MB)
• 2014-2015 Annual Report
  • PDF Version (PDF, 3.69 MB)
• 2013-2014 Annual Report
  • PDF Version (PDF, 2.28 MB)

Departmental Results Reports

• Departmental Results Reports

Departmental Plans

• Departmental Plans

Fees Reports

• Fees Reports

Financial Statements

• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2024
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2023
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2022
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2021
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2020
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2019
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2018 - archived
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2017 - archived
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2016 - archived
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2015 - archived
• Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2014 - archived

Future-oriented Financial Statements

• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2025
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2024
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2023
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2022
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2021
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2020
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2019
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2018
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2017
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2016
• Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2015
• Future-oriented Financial Statement for the year ending March 31, 2014
• Future-oriented Financial Statement for the year ending March 31, 2013

Summary Reports

• Independent Workplace Review of IRCC Humanitarian Migration Integrity Division (HMID), Etobicoke (February 2022)
• Independent Workplace Review of Montreal Client Support Centre (CSC) (July 2022)

Privacy Act, Access to Information Act

Annual reports

• Privacy Act, Annual Report 2023-2024
  • PDF Version (PDF, 848 KB)
• Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2023-2024
  • PDF Version (PDF, 938 KB)
• Privacy Act, Annual Report 2022-2023
  • PDF Version (PDF, 878 KB)
• Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2022-2023
  • PDF Version (PDF, 944 KB)
• Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2021-2022
  • PDF Version (PDF, 1.37 MB)
• Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2020-2021
  • PDF Version (PDF, 2 MB)
• Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2019-2020
  • PDF Version (PDF, 875 KB)
• Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2018-2019
  • PDF Version (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2017-2018
  • PDF Version (PDF, 1 MB)
• Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2016-2017
  • PDF Version (PDF, 1.45 MB)
• Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2015-2016
  • PDF Version (PDF, 1.08 MB)
• Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2014-2015
  • PDF Version (PDF, 1.55 MB)
• Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2013–2014
  • PDF Version (PDF, 4.62 MB)
  • EPUB Version (EPUB, 336.56 KB)

Response to the Office of the Information Commissioner’s Systemic Investigation

• Management Action Plan

Response to Private Member's Motion M-44

• Strategy to Expand Transitions to Permanent Residency

Quarterly Financial Reports

• 2024-2025
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2024)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2024)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2024)
• 2023-2024
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2023)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2023)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2023)
• 2022-2023
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2022)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2022)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2022)
• 2021-2022
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2021)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2021)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2021)
• 2020-2021
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2020)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2020)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2020)
• 2019-2020
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2019)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2019)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2019)
• 2018-2019
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2018)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2018)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2018)
• 2017-2018
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2017)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2017)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2017)
• 2016-2017
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2016)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2016)
• 2015-2016
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2015)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2015)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2015)
• 2014-2015
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2014)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2014)
• 2013-2014
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2013)
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2013)
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2013)
• 2012-2013
  • 3^rd Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2012) – archived
  • 2^nd Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2012) – archived
  • 1^st Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2012) – archived
  • Supplementary Data on Budget 2012 Implementation – archived

Sustainable Development

• 2023 to 2024 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report
• 2021-22 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Report
• 2020-2023 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

Francophone immigration

• Policy on Francophone Immigration January 2024
• Meeting Our Objectives: Francophone Immigration Strategy 2018-2023 March 2019 – archived
• Federal/Provincial/Territorial Action Plan for Increasing Francophone Immigration Outside of Quebec
  • PDF Version (PDF, 1.10 MB)
• Dashboard on Francophone immigration to Canada (outside Quebec)
  • PDF Version (PDF, 262 KB)

Canadian passports

• Passport photo specifications (PDF, 652.38 KB) June 2015
• Important Canadian passport tips (PDF, 765.38 KB) April 2017

Designated learning institutions (DLIs)

• COVID-19: A Guide for International Students in Canada Arriving from Abroad November 2020
  • PDF version (PDF, 248 KB)

Finding a job in Canada

• Planning to Work in Canada? An essential workbook for newcomers (PDF, 2.12 MB) April 2016

Employers

• The Employer’s Roadmap to hiring and retaining internationally trained workers September 2017
  • PDF Version (PDF, 898.71 KB)

Fraud

• What kinds of fraud should newcomers to Canada watch out for?
  • Arabic (العربية) (PDF, 485.58 KB)
  • English (PDF, 210.72 KB)
  • French (PDF, 210.28 KB)
• Know the risks of using an unlicensed consultant (PDF, 284 KB) November 2021
  • Arabic (PDF, 133 KB)
  • Chinese (PDF, 141 KB)
  • Farsi (PDF, 126 KB)
  • Hindi (PDF, 137 KB)
  • Punjabi (PDF, 133 KB)
  • Russian (PDF, 137 KB)
  • Spanish (PDF, 60 KB)
  • Swahili (PDF, 59 KB)
  • Turkish (PDF, 130 KB)
  • Urdu (PDF, 130 KB)
• Using an immigration representative – Do it right (PDF, 356 KB) November 2021
  • Arabic (PDF, 133 KB)
  • Chinese (PDF, 137 KB)
  • Farsi (PDF, 163 KB)
  • Hindi (PDF, 146 KB)
  • Punjabi (PDF, 176 KB)
  • Russian (PDF, 152 KB)
  • Spanish (PDF, 47 KB)
  • Swahili (PDF, 79 KB)
  • Turkish (PDF, 123 KB)
  • Urdu (PDF, 164 KB)
• Fraud Prevention Month posters (PDF, 895 KB) March 2019
  • Arabic (PDF, 899 KB) April 2019
  • Chinese (Simplified) (PDF, 2 MB) April 2019
  • Chinese (Traditional) (PDF, 2 MB) April 2019
  • Hindi (PDF, 2 MB) April 2019
  • Punjabi (PDF, 2 MB) April 2019
  • Mongolian (PDF, 409 KB) March 2022
• Protect yourself: detecting, avoiding and reporting immigration scams (PDF, 463.6 KB) March 2019
• Important information on using immigration or citizenship consultants March 2018
  • PDF Version (PDF, 242.95 KB)
• Don’t be the victim of a disappearing act February 2018
  • PDF Version (PDF, 129.88 KB)
• Poster: Don’t be the victim of a disappearing act (PDF, 157.30 KB) February 2018

International Experience Canada (IEC)

• Work and Travel in Canada (bilingual) (PDF, 1.84 MB)
• Connecting you to a world of opportunities (bilingual) (PDF, 1.62 MB)
• Australia Working Holiday Guide for Canadians
• New Zealand Working Holiday Guide for Canadians

Language Standards

• Canadian Language Benchmarks – English as a Second Language for Adults (PDF, 4.18 MB) October 2012

Newcomers

• Get ready for your new life in Canada (PDF, 257 KB) May 2021
• Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Service Provider Handbook March 2019
• Canada welcomes newcomers: opportunities to work in Canada May 2012
  • PDF Version (PDF, 2.79 MB)
  • EPUB Version (EPUB, 2.17 MB)
• Welcome to Canada: What you should know April 2013
  • PDF Version (PDF, 9.02 MB)
• Gathering Information to better meet the needs of newcomers to Canada January 2014
  • English (EPUB Version) (EPUB, 333.62 KB)
  • English (PDF Version) (PDF, 237.9 KB)
  • Arabic (PDF Version) (PDF, 430.53 KB)
  • Bengali (PDF Version) (PDF, 533.65 KB)
  • Chinese (Simplified) (PDF Version) (PDF, 493.59 KB)
  • Chinese (Traditional) (PDF Version) (PDF, 432.73 KB)
  • Dari (PDF Version) (PDF, 414.72 KB)
  • Farsi (Persian) (PDF Version) (PDF, 416.98 KB)
  • Gujarati (PDF Version) (PDF, 598.07 KB)
  • Korean (PDF Version) (PDF, 411.73 KB)
  • Punjabi (PDF Version) (PDF, 764.04 KB)
  • Russian (PDF Version) (PDF, 562.33 KB)
  • Somali (PDF Version) (PDF, 561.89 KB)
  • Spanish (PDF Version) (PDF, 476.06 KB)
  • Tagalog (PDF Version) (PDF, 460.93 KB)
  • Tamil (PDF Version) (PDF, 340.27 KB)
  • Urdu (PDF Version) (PDF, 447.21 KB)

Settlement and resettlement programs

Settlement Outcomes

• 2023 Settlement Outcomes Report November 2023
• 2021 Settlement Outcomes Highlights Report (PDF, 4.2 MB) July 2021

Settlement Program Quick Facts

• Settlement Program Quick Facts – 6 years of settlement (PDF, 4 MB)
• 2021-22 Settlement Program Clients – Quick Facts (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• 2020-21 Settlement Program Clients – Quick Facts (PDF, 712 KB)
• 2019-20 Settlement Program Clients – Quick Facts (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• 2018-19 Settlement Program Clients – Quick Facts (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• 2017-18 Settlement Program Clients – Quick Facts (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• 2016-17 Settlement Program Clients – Quick Facts (PDF, 651 KB)

Resettlement and Settlement Program Quick Facts

• 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients – Quick facts (PDF, 4 MB)
• 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients – Quick facts by province and territory
  • Quick Facts Alberta – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 523 KB)
  • Quick Facts British Columbia – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 940 KB)
  • Quick Facts Manitoba – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 492 KB)
  • Quick Facts New Brunswick – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 369 KB)
  • Quick Facts Newfoundland and Labrador – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 352 KB)
  • Quick Facts Northwest Territories – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 354 KB)
  • Quick Facts Nova Scotia – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 357 KB)
  • Quick Facts Nunavut – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 352 KB)
  • Quick Facts Ontario – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 572 KB)
  • Quick Facts Prince Edward Island – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 417 KB)
  • Quick Facts Saskatchewan – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 363 KB)
  • Quick Facts Yukon – 2022-23 Resettlement and Settlement Program Clients (PDF, 359 KB)

Annual Report on Project Implementation and Outcomes (ARPIO)

• 2022-23 ARPIO - Summary of Findings (PDF, 383 KB)

The Refugee System

• Report of the Independent Review of the Immigration and Refugee Board: A Systems Management Approach to Asylum November 2019
• Information for Refugee Claimants (available in multiple of languages)
• Interim Federal Health Program - Information Sheet for Syrian Refugees
  • English (PDF, 56.88 KB) December 2015
  • Arabic (العربية) (PDF, 457.61 KB) December 2015
• Guide to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program May 2015
  This guide is being updated. The new version will be available this summer.
• Government-Assisted Refugee Resettlement in Canada Information Bulletin November 2019
  • Amharic (አማርኛ) (PDF, 1.38 MB)
  • Arabic (العربية) (PDF, 5.82 MB)
  • Dari (دری‎) (PDF, 1.31 MB)
  • English (PDF, 2.64 MB)
  • Farsi (فارسی) (PDF, 1.22 MB)
  • French (Français) (PDF, 1.45 MB)
  • Oromo (PDF, 992 KB)
  • Somali (PDF, 995 KB)
  • Spanish (PDF, 6.47 MB)
  • Swahili (PDF, 990 KB)
  • Tigrinya (ትግርኛ) (PDF, 6.75 MB)
• Privately Sponsored Refugee Information Bulletin November 2019
  • Amharic (አማርኛ) (PDF, 1.30 MB)
  • Arabic (العربية) (PDF, 6.68 MB)
  • Dari (دری‎) (PDF, 1.32 MB)
  • English (PDF, 2.67 MB)
  • Farsi (فارسی) (PDF, 1.28 MB)
  • French (Français) (PDF, 1.45 MB)
  • Oromo (PDF, 994 KB)
  • Somali (PDF, 994 KB)
  • Spanish (PDF, 6.46 MB)
  • Swahili (PDF, 990 KB)
  • Tigrinya (ትግርኛ) (PDF, 6.69 MB)
• Blended Visa Office-Referred Program Refugee Resettlement in Canada Information Bulletin November 2019
  • Amharic (አማርኛ) (PDF, 1.25 MB)
  • Arabic (العربية) (PDF, 6 MB)
  • Dari (دری) (PDF, 1.28 MB)
  • English (PDF, 2.75 MB)
  • Farsi (فارسی) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • French (Français) (PDF, 1.41 MB)
  • Oromo (PDF, 991 KB)
  • Somali (PDF, 994 KB)
  • Spanish (PDF, 6.46 MB)
  • Swahili (PDF, 990 KB)
  • Tigrinya (ትግርኛ) (PDF, 6.65 MB)
• Asylum and immigration: Separate Processes
  • English

Working Temporarily in Canada

• International Mobility Program – Get to know your rights while working in Canada September 2022

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