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DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
PERMANENT RESIDENCE - CANADIAN EXPERIENCE CLASS

This document is available in PDF format only. The checklist is one of the forms you will need to mail with your application. Make
sure you print this document and attach it when completed to your application.

Gather documents as listed. Check ; each item on the checklist and attach the checklist to your documents (a paper clip will
do). Place all documents in a sealed envelope. Do not send originals unless otherwise stated.

Form

1 Application for Permanent Residence in Canada (IMM 0008 - Generic)

Schedule 1: Background Declaration (IMM 0008 - Schedule 1) - completed, dated and signed

Include a Schedule 1 form completed by:

2 • The principal applicant
• Spouse or common-law partner
• Each dependent child over 18 years of age

3 Schedule 8: Economic Classes - Canadian Experience Class (IMM 0008 - Schedule 8)

Additional Family Information (IMM 5406)

Completed by:
4 • The principal applicant
• Spouse or common-law partner
• Each dependent child over 18 years of age

5 Use of a representative (IMM5476) - Complete and include this form in your application if you have a representative

Documents Format

Identity and civil status documents

6 • Birth, marriage, final divorce, annulment or separation certificates for you and your spouse
Copy
• Death certificate for former spouse (if applicable)

Children's information (if applicable)

• Children's birth certificates (which name their parents)

• Adoption papers for adopted dependent children
• Proof of custody for children under the age of 18 and proof that the children may be removed from
the jurisdiction of the court
• If the children will not accompany you to Canada, proof that you have fulfilled any obligation stated in
7 custody agreements Copy

Proof of continuous full-time studies of all dependent children aged 22 or over, including:
• Complete school records/transcripts since attaining age 22
• Letters from the schools indicating the number of hours of classes attended per day, and the number
of days attended per week;
• Proof of full financial support by parents since reaching age 22

Travel document or passports, including proof of legal status in Canada

• Copy of your valid immigration document (e.g. work permit, study permit or visitor record)
• Copy of the entry stamp in your travel document
• Passports or travel documents for you, your spouse or common-law partner and your dependent
8 children. Include only copies of pages showing the passport number, date of issue and expiry, your Copy
photo, name, date and place of birth and the Canadian immigration stamp
• If you live in a country different from your nationality, include a photocopy of your visa for the country
where you currently live
• You must hold a valid regular passport; diplomatic, official, service or public affairs passports are not
valid for immigration to Canada

This form is made available by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and is not to be sold to applicants.
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Documents (continued) Format

Education/Training/Qualifications

For you:
9 • Canadian post-secondary education credential: copy of your vocational or technical certificates, Copy
diplomas or degrees
• Transcripts: original transcripts of all certificates, diplomas, or degrees obtained in Canada must be Original
submitted in university/college/institution-sealed envelopes

Work experience

For you:
• Most recent Notice of Assessment from Canada Revenue Agency
• T4 slips
• Record(s) of Employment (if available)
• Original and up-to-date letters of reference from your past and current employers. Letters must be Photocopies of T4
written on company letterhead and show the company's full address, telephone and fax numbers, slips and recent Notice
and be stamped with the company's official seal of Assessment and
10 Record of Employment
Letters must include all of the following information:
• The specific period of your employment with the company Original and up-to-date
• The positions you have held during the period of employment and the time spent in each position letters of reference
• Your main responsibilities in each position
• Number of hours of work per week
• Your total annual salary plus benefits
• The signature of your immediate supervisor or the personnel officer of the company
• A business card of the person signing

Proof of language proficiency

If you are claiming proficiency at any level in English or French, submit one of the following:
• Test results from a designated language testing agency: We strongly recommend that you submit
test results if you are claiming proficiency in a language that is not your first language. If you choose
to send the reports to us directly, you must provide the original. Photocopies are unacceptable.
Language test results must not be older than one year upon submission

OR
11 Original
Other evidence in writing:
• A written submission detailing your training in, and use of, English or French
• Official documentation of education in English or French (e.g. degrees, diplomas, certificates,
transcripts of all education completed in English or French)
• Official documentation of work experience in English or French (e.g. letters from employers, pay
stubs, samples of your work, etc.)

Proof of language proficiency is required for your application to be considered complete; otherwise it
will be returned to you. Please note that the option to provide evidence in writing is primarily intended
for applicants whose first language is English or French

Non-accompanying family members declaration (if applicable):

If you have a spouse, common-law partner or dependent children and you do not intend to include
Notarized statutory
12 them in your application for permanent residence, submit with your application a notarized statutory
declaration
declaration stating your intention to proceed to Canada without your family members, and confirming
that you understand that your family members must meet immigration requirements in their own right if
they wish to join you in Canada

Police certificates and clearances

• Original police certificates of good conduct or clearances, from each country/state/territory in which
you and everyone in your family aged 18 years or over have lived since reaching the age of 18
• Submit original fingerprints directly to the authorities conducting the police checks
13 • If you have obtained police certificates from countries where the authorities will forward results
Original
directly to us, attach a brief explanatory note to your application

For more information on how to obtain a police certificate, visit our Web site at :
http://cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/index.asp

Fee

Fee payment

14 Consult the Fees section of our Web site or the Guide for Permanent Residence under the Canadian Experience Class category to
calculate your fees. Pay by certified cheque, bank draft or money order made payable to the "Canadian Consulate General." Do not
enclose cash

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Photos Format

Photo requirements
15 Original
Supply four (4) photos for each member of your family and yourself. Follow the instructions provided in
section How to Complete the Forms of the application guide and in Appendix A: Photo Specifications

Other documents Format

16 This document checklist Original

Mail your application

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See "Mail the Application" section in the Instructions guide IMM 5609.

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