How is financial check done before applying for PR?

[Janka]

I've been in Canada for 4.5 years and planning to apply to immigrate to Canada in the future. I know they will investigate my bank accounts and financial activities so I was wondering if you guys know how do they do it. Will I provide them with all the documents/information or they'll do it on their own? I've never had a credit cards, had a few debit cards. Do they have access to all Canadian financial institutions? Can they also reach other countries (USA, my home country, etc...) to find out if I have open bank accounts over there? Not sure how much power do they have worldwide. Thank you for your help

 

[scylla]

They rely on the information you submit as part of your application. Due to privacy regulations, they cannot contact your financial institutions directly to request information. If they feel you haven't provided enough information, they may sometimes ask for more.