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    Leaving Canada - When to notify provincial health insurance of my departure ?

    Hi guys, I left Canada (BC) on September 3rd, but I haven't contacted MSP (the BC healthcare system) to notify them. I don't have healthcare in my new place of residence, because I have to wait 3 months until I can get residency and healthcare coverage here (so November 3rd). Do I have to...
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    EE FSW Permanent Resident - How to Move to Quebec?

    Hi guys, I obtained PR status under the Express Entry FSW program. I have been living in BC for 4 months. I am considering moving to Quebec. Do I need to fulfill certain residency requirements before being allowed to move to Quebec? Like staying a certain number of months or years outside of...
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    IEC - Work Holiday Visa - Passport Renewal

    Hi guys, My GF registered as an applicant for a work holiday visa (IEC). The passport she used for the initial registration expires in 1.5 years. Is it OK to renew her passport now and use the new passport for the post-ITA phase of her application, or are there risks such as the application...
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    Flagpoling to renew tourist status (visa waiver program)

    Hi all, My girlfriend is Croatian and benefits from the visa waiver program. She can come to Canada for periods of 90 days at a time. Can she go to the USA for a few days and come back to Canada to renew her 90 day tourist status (thus extending it for another 90 days)?
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    International Experience Canada - Processing Times

    Hi all, Does anybody know how it works with the IEC draws these days? Is IRCC issuing Work Holiday permits right now? Thanks
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    International Experience Canada - How Much Time to Provide Proof of Funds

    Hi all, How much time does one have to provide proof of funds once their account has been created? Thanks,
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    SIN - How long does it take to get one with online application

    Hey guys, how long does it take to get a SIN after applying online? I just landed but they didn't have a SIN office at the Vancouver airport. I heard applying by post took a month... How about online application?
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    Getting an SSN - Vancouver Airport VS Online application?

    Hi all Anybody knows if it's possible (and how fast) to get an SSN at Vancouver International Airport? Has anyone also experience with applying for an SSN online? How fast do we need to wait before getting the SSN? Thanks,
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    Quarantine Exemption

    Hi all, Has anyone first hand or second hand experience or has any information on the vaccine quarantine exemption? Do we absolutely need to have a quarantine plan to enter into the country even if we have been fully vaccinated more than 2 weeks before traveling? Thanks
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    Does IRCC allow COPR to be used to attend Uni?

    Hi all, I just received an offer from UBC to study there. My expired COPR is being extended by IRCC but I haven't received it yet. I have to take my medical examination first and then wait for them to reissue a new COPR. Can I tell IRCC to hurry up because I have to start attending uni? Or is...
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    Wrong address on IMM1017 Medical Form

    Hi Guys, My address of residence has changed but IRCC did not account for it. Now they sent me an IMM1017 medical form to redo my medical visit as part of my expired COPR renewal. The address stated in the IMM1017 is my old address. Do you think I must notify them now and wait for them to...
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    Consequences of inability/unwillingness to travel (COPR pre-18/03)?

    Hi guys, I have an expired COPR issued pre-18 March 2020. IRCC has not contacted me yet to inquire about my ability to travel within the next 60 days. I previously sent several ready to travel webform since November 2020, to no avail. I have just accepted a new job in the interim, because I...
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    Ready to Travel Webform

    Hi all, Do we have to attach any document to our ready to travel request? Or should we just wait for IRCC to ask us to send supporting documentation? I can't think of any document that could support my ready to travel request to be honest. They said not to book flight tickets or accomodation...
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    "PROTECTED B" Classification post CoPR

    Hi, Does anyone know what the classification "PROTECTED B" / "PROTÉGÉ B" means? I saw it being used in a correspondence from IRCC to me by email in response to my webform asking for a CoPR validity extension. Thanks
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    60 day period to inform IRCC of ability to travel

    Hi all, Does someone know what the red passage means? What 60 day period are they talking about? Re-opened applications Approved applications where the principal applicant has not already become a permanent resident can be re-opened in GCMS by cancelling the COPR and PRV and removing the final...
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    CoPR Extension Request : Wording

    Hi all, I will probably send a CoPR extension request via the webform this weekend but I wanted to have your input on the wording below. My CoPR expires on August 8 and so I am exempt from the current travel restrictions. What do you think? Dear Sir or Madam: I would like to respectfully...
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    Unable to contact IRCC

    Hi all, I tried to reach IRCC at 1-800-855-0511 but an automated voice tells me I can't call from my area (EU). Anybody knows how to contact them? I want to ask questions about soft landing and CoPR extensions etc. Thanks,
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    CoPR Extension (Web Form)

    Hi all, 1. Has anyone successfully obtained a CoPR extension following their filing of the webform? 2. Has anyone filed a webform for a CoPR expiring in July/August? If so, what is the outcome? Thank you,