Hi folks,
Here's a by all means not exhaustive, but useful, checklist of tasks one needs to do after landing. Two preconditions may immediately apply: (i) You were an international student at some college; (2) You have been living in Canada under a study permit and possibly a work permit. Note that the list is BC-centric, but can apply to any province.
Here's a by all means not exhaustive, but useful, checklist of tasks one needs to do after landing. Two preconditions may immediately apply: (i) You were an international student at some college; (2) You have been living in Canada under a study permit and possibly a work permit. Note that the list is BC-centric, but can apply to any province.
- Apply for a permanent SIN.
- Go to Service Canada with your passport and the COPR attached on it as well as the temporary SIN card containing the SIN number starting with 9. They will immediately issue you a permanent SIN. Your card will arrive in 10 business days; however, they'll issue an official proof of SIN you can use in lieu of the card.
- Once you have the SIN, go to your banks.
- Have the customer adviser update your file (checking & savings account; investments; credit cards). They'll also need to see your COPR and SIN.
- If you were ever employed, your record contains tax forms (such as TD1) with the temporary SIN number.
- Go to your institution (be it a university or not) and submit a copy of your COPR and new SIN. If it's a university, you'll need to go to your department's secretary as well as to the graduate records and admissions so that your status can be changed to that of a domestic student, thus decreasing your tuition and fees.
- Regarding your tax forms, just fill out new ones with your new information.