Canadian immigration answers, in IRCC’s own words

Plain questions that are not simple. Each answer quotes IRCC word for word, names the page and its date, and is re-read on those pages every day (last on October 24, 2026).

• Am I eligible for an Express Entry program?
• As a caregiver, can I change jobs, move, or apply for PR?
• As an asylum claimant, can I get a work or study permit?
• Can a positive LMIA be changed?
• Can I apply for a study permit from inside Canada (or for my child)?
• Can I apply for a work permit from inside Canada?
• Can I apply for a work permit when I arrive at the border?
• Can I change employers on my work permit?
• Can I change the sex or gender identifier on my IRCC documents?
• Can I come to Canada as a business visitor, without a work permit?
• Can I come to Canada with a criminal record?
• Can I get a bridging open work permit?
• Can I get a post-graduation work permit, and can I work while I wait?
• Can I get an immigration loan, and how do I repay it?
• Can I get two-week work permit processing?
• Can I immigrate as a self-employed person or start-up founder?
• Can I include or sponsor my child, and up to what age?
• Can I keep my permanent resident status, and travel without a PR card?
• Can I keep working while my work permit extension is processed?
• Can I leave Canada and come back on my permit or status?
• Can I sponsor a refugee?
• Can I sponsor my parents or grandparents?
• Can I stay in Canada as a visitor, and for longer than I was given?
• Can I take a short course in Canada without a study permit?
• Can I take free government-funded language classes?
• Can I take part in International Experience Canada (again)?
• Can I work while I study in Canada?
• Can my family come with me while I work or study in Canada?
• Can my spouse or partner work in Canada?
• Could a health condition make me inadmissible to Canada (excessive demand)?
• Do I need a language test, and which one counts?
• Do I need a representative, and who may help me?
• Do I need a visa or an eTA to come to Canada?
• Do I need an immigration medical exam?
• Do I need police certificates?
• Do I need to give biometrics (fingerprints and photo), or give them again?
• Does my credential assessment (ECA) let me work in my profession?
• Does the employer have to invite Job Match candidates?
• Does the low-wage cap apply to this employer?
• Does this LMIA job ad meet ESDC's advertising rules?
• My application was refused: can I still do something about it?
• My employer is treating me unfairly: can I get help and keep my status?
• Will I lose my other citizenship if I become Canadian?

General information, not legal advice. AHI Life