Documents for your profile

You don’t need to upload documents to submit a profile, but you may need information from some or all of these documents:

• passport or travel document
• language test results
• education credential assessment report if
  • you’re applying through the Federal Skilled Workers program, or
  • you want to get points for the education you got outside Canada
• provincial nomination (if you have one)
• written job offer from an employer in Canada (if you have one)

Documents for your application for permanent residence

If you are invited to apply, you’ll need to upload copies of the documents you used for your profile (see list above). Most applicants will also need to upload the following:

• police certificates
• medical exams
• proof of funds

Depending on the program under which a candidate was issued an nvitation to Apply and the information provided in his or her Express Entry profile, the following documentation may be required:

• Canadian Education Credential OR Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)
• Letter of attestation
• Official transcripts of post-secondary education study program courses taken
• Secondary education documents
• Original letter from a Canadian employer indicating an offer of arranged employment
• Proof of family relationship(s) in Canada
• Proof of settlement funds
• Legal documents showing changes in name or date of birth
• Marriage certificate(s)
• Signed Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union and documents attesting to cohabitation for a period of at least 12 months
• Divorce or annulment certificate(s)
• Death certificate(s) for former spouse(s) or common-law partner(s)
• Children’s birth certificates
• Adoption papers
• Proof of full custody for children
• Travel documents (non-passport)
• Utility Bills, if any while staying abroad
• Bank Statements, if any while staying abroad
• Certified copy of a certificate of qualification in a skilled trade occupation issued by a Canadian provincial/territorial authority
• Copies of work contracts and/or pay stubs
• Documents relating to income taxation

Along with the application, all candidates who receive an Invitation to apply are required to submit the following supporting documents, along with government processing fees:

• Valid passport
• Birth certificate
• Language test results
• Documentation attesting to work experience
• Police clearance certificate(s)
• Medical receipts
• Photographs of principal applicant and family members