If we approve your permanent residence application, you'll:

• confirm your permanent resident status

• receive a permanent resident card in the mail

  Confirm your permanent resident status

  In most cases, we can confirm permanent resident (PR) status:

• through a secure online portal

• without in-person interviews

  You don’t have to do anything until we contact you using the email or phone number you provided.

  You’ll get emails from a mailbox ending in cic.gc.ca:

• asking you to confirm your email address

• asking you to confirm you’re physically in Canada

• giving you information about the Permanent Residence (PR) Portal (and options if you can’t use it)

  The portal is separate from your IRCC secure account. Don’t create your own account in the PR Portal as this can delay the process. We’ll create an account for you. Follow the instructions in the email we send you.

  How to confirm your status in the PR Portal

  You must tell us if you leave Canada before we grant you permanent resident status.

  Get a permanent resident card

  Once you become a permanent resident, we’ll make an electronic confirmation of permanent residence (e-COPR) available to you in the PR Portal so that you can provide proof of your new status in Canada.

  In this portal, we’ll also ask you to provide a photo so we can start the process of issuing your first permanent resident (PR) card. You don’t need to apply for your first PR card. We'll mail your PR card to the Canadian address you provided in your application.

  While you wait for your PR card, you can use your printed and signed e-COPR to:

• prove you’re a permanent resident in Canada

• apply for government benefits and services for which you’re eligible (for example, to apply for your social insurance number so you can work)

Before you arrive in Canada

• Use free pre-arrival services

• Prepare for life in Canada

  When you arrive in Canada

  Documents you'll need

  You must have:

• your valid passport or travel documents

  - Your passport must be a regular, private citizen passport.

  - You can’t immigrate to Canada with a diplomatic, government service or public affairs passport.

• your confirmation of permanent residence (COPR) and your permanent resident visa (if we gave you one)

• proof you have the funds to support yourself and your family after you arrive in Canada (unless you're exempt)

  Meet the CBSA officer

  When you arrive in Canada, you’ll meet an officer from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The officer will:

• make sure you’re entering Canada before or on the expiry date shown on your COPR

• make sure you’re the same person who was approved to travel to Canada (we may use your biometrics to do this)ask to see your passport and other travel documents

• ask you a few questions to make sure you’re still eligible to immigrate to Canada

  - The questions will be similar to the ones you answered when you applied.

  To help speed up your entry to Canada, keep your passport and other documents with you at all times. Don’t pack them in your luggage.

  We won’t allow you into Canada if you:

• give false or incomplete information

• don’t satisfy the officer that you meet the conditions to enter Canada

  If you’re admissible and there are no problems when you arrive, the officer will:

• allow you to enter Canada as a permanent resident

• confirm your Canadian mailing address where we’ll mail your PR card

  If you change your address within 180 days of arriving in Canada, you must tell us using our web form.

  What you can bring into Canada

  Before you travel to Canada, check the CBSA website to find out what you can and can’t bring into the country.

  Declare your funds

  Research how much it costs to live in the place where you plan to settle in Canada.

  If you arrive in Canada with CAN$10,000 or more, you must tell the CBSA officer. If you don’t tell them, you could be fined and your funds could be seized.

  Bring as much money as you can to make moving and finding a home in Canada easier. This includes:

• cash

• documents that show property or capital payable to you, such as

  - stocks

  - bonds

  - debentures

  - treasury bills

• documents that guarantee payment of a set amount of money, which are payable to you, such as:

  - banker's drafts

  - cheques

  - money orders

  - travellers’ cheques

  After you arrive in Canada

• Find free newcomer services near you

• Start your life in Canada

• Read the Welcome to Canada guide

• Learn about multiculturalism in Canada