Transition to On Line Applications!

IRCC has announced that starting on 23 September a variety of application types will be moving to on-line only submission.

Effective at the end of this week, the applications listed below must be filed on line only.

Provincial nominee program (non-Express Entry) Quebec-selected skilled workers Sponsoring a spouse or partner Sponsoring a dependent child Sponsoring an eligible relative Sponsoring an orphaned sibling, niece or nephew, or grandchild Adopting a child through the immigration process Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

There will be cases where permission can be granted to file on paper, but it seems a client must ask for that permission through a channel which is not yet active.

Applicants or Representatives can file PR applications though their  “PR Portal Account”.

Note that this account does not allow you to pay the processing fees, nor track the process of application once its in process. This means that clients will need to access three separate IRCC portals to file, pay for and track a PR application.