If we approve your application: Outside Canada
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Before you arrive 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