Transition table: Identity management
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
The table below illustrates at a high level where you can find content now.
Establishing name records in IRCC systems
| Chapter/OB number | New title/location |
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IM1 - Section 2
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Documents used to establish name records by business line |
IM1 - Section 2
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Documents used to establish name records by business line
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IM1 - Section 2
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Establishing name records in IRCC systems – Managing existing records |
IM1 - Section 3 How to read the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ), the Machine Readable Chip (MRC), and the Visual Inspection Zone (VIZ) of a passport or travel document to determine the name that will be recorded in IRCC systems of record |
How to read travel documents (MRZ, MRC, VIZ) |
IM1 - Section 4 Accuracy |
Names structures and how to record them in GCMS |
IM1 - Section 5 Exceptional situations |
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IM1 - Section 6 Requests for a change of name |
Request for a change of name |
IM1 - Section 7 Duplicate records |
Managing existing records - Duplicate records or two clients associated to the same UCI |
IM1 - Section 7 Two clients associated to the same UCI |
Managing existing records - Duplicate records or two clients associated to the same UCI |
IM1 – Appendix A (Order of priority for identity documents to record IRCC client names) |
Documents used to establish name records by business line |
IM1 – Appendix B (Types of supporting documents issued by provinces and territories of Canada) |
List of supporting documents issued by provinces and territories of Canada |