Tuesday 30 June 2009 - The dreaded paperwork!

Forms:

Schedule 1 Form

Additional Family Information Form

Use of Representative Form

IDENTITY AND CIVIL STATUS DOCUMENTS

Birth, marriage, final divorce, annulment or separation certificates for you and

Spouse

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND PASSPORTS

Passports or travel documents for you, your spouse or common-law partner and

your dependent children. Include only copies of pages showing the passport

number, date of issue and expiry, your photo, name, date and place of birth.

• If you live in a country different from your nationality include a photocopy of your

visa for the country where you currently live. Note that all prospective immigrants

must hold a valid regular passport; diplomatic, official, service or public affairs

passports are not valid for immigration to Canada.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/QUALIFICATIONS

For you and your spouse or common-law partner:

• Post-secondary education documents: vocational or technical certificates or

diplomas;

• College or university documents: certification of completion and the

graduation degree, diploma, or certificate issued by the college or university and

the evaluation committee;

• Transcripts: original transcripts of all degrees must be submitted in universitysealed

envelopes.

• Professional qualifications certificates: notarized professional qualification

certificates should be submitted if available. (e.g.. Engineer, Computer

Programmer, Accountant, Economist, Translator/Interpreter, Architect etc.)

WORK EXPERIENCE

For you and your spouse or common-law partner:

• notarized employment contracts from your present and past employers,

accompanied by an English or French translation

• Original and up-to-date letters of reference from your past and current employers.

Letters must be written on company letterhead and show the company’s full

address, telephone and fax numbers, and be stamped with the company’s official

seal.

Letters must include all of the following information:

• the specific period of your employment with the company

• the positions you have held during the period of employment and the time spent

in each position

• your main responsibilities in each position

• 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

If you cannot provide a reference from your current employer, provide a

written explanation.

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 for six months or longer since reaching the age of 18.

• Submit original fingerprints directly to the authorities conducting the police

checks

• If you have obtained police certificates from countries where the authorities will

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