Publications and manuals
Operational manuals and bulletins
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Canada Border Services Agency employees consult operational chapters and operational bulletins for guidance in the exercise of their functions and in applying the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Citizenship Act and their Regulations.
Discover Canada February 2012
Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship is used by newcomers to study for the citizenship test. It also contains information about the history of Canada, how our government works, symbols of Canada and its regions.
Welcome to Canada: What you should know April 2013
Moving to Canada is an exciting opportunity but also a great challenge. Find out what to expect within the first few weeks and months of coming to Canada.
Document Welcome to CanadaPDF Version
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Other Publications
About Immigration
- Express Entry Year-End Report 2016 April 2017
- Express Entry Year-End Report 2015 March 2016
- Express Entry Mid-Year Report July 2015
- Immigration Category on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) September 2013
- Canada’s Biometric Requirement May 2013
- The Start-Up Visa Program: Canada wants entrepreneurs! October 2015
- Panel Members Handbook August 2013
About the Department
Annual Reports to Parliament on Immigration
- 2017 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2016 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2015 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2014 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
- 2013 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration – archived
- 2012 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration – archived
Annual Reports – Passport Program
Departmental Results Reports (formerly Departmental Performance Reports)
Departmental Plans (formerly Reports on Plans and Priorities)
- Departmental Plan 2017-18
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2016–2017
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2015–2016
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2014–2015
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2013–2014 – archived
- Report on Plans and Priorities for 2012–2013
Financial Statements
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2017
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2016
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
- Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2014
- Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2013
Future-oriented Financial Statements
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2018
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2017
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2016
- Future-oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending March 31, 2015
- Future-oriented Financial Statement for the year ending March 31, 2014
- Future-oriented Financial Statement for the year ending March 31, 2013
Privacy Act, Access to Information Act
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2016-2017
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2015-2016
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2014-2015
- Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Annual Report 2013–2014
Quarterly Financial Reports
- 2017-2018
- 2016-2017
- 2015-2016
- 2014-2015
- 2013-2014
- 2012-2013
Sustainable Development
Canadian passports
- Passport photo specifications June 2015
- Important Canadian passport tips April 2017
Employers
Fraud
Language Standards
New Immigrants
- Canada welcomes newcomers: opportunities to work in Canada May 2012
- Welcome to Canada: What you should know April 2013
- Gathering Information to better meet the needs of newcomers to Canada January 2014
- English (EPUB Version)
- English (PDF Version)
- Arabic (PDF Version)
- Bengali (PDF Version)
- Chinese (Simplified) (PDF Version)
- Chinese (Traditional) (PDF Version)
- Dari (PDF Version)
- Farsi (Persian) (PDF Version)
- Gujarati (PDF Version)
- Korean (PDF Version)
- Punjabi (PDF Version)
- Russian (PDF Version)
- Somali (PDF Version)
- Spanish (PDF Version)
- Tagalog (PDF Version)
- Tamil (PDF Version)
- Urdu (PDF Version)
The Refugee System
- Interim Federal Health Program - Information Sheet for Syrian Refugees
- English December 2015
- Arabic (العربية) December 2015
- Guide to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program May 2015
- Government-Assisted Refugee Resettlement in Canada Information Bulletin June 2015
- Privately Sponsored Refugee Information Bulletin June 2015
- Blended Visa Office-Referred Program Refugee Resettlement in Canada Information Bulletin June 2015
Studying in Canada
Working Temporarily in Canada
Older publications can be found on the Library and Archives Canada website.
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