New to Canada - Canada Immigration Check List

Canada offers excellent settlement options in a stable environment to those who wish to become Canadian immigrants

This checklist will help you move and settle into your new life.

1. Apply for a health insurance card
   - To register with Canada’s healthcare system apply for a health card where you reside.
   Visit ServiceCanada.
2. Apply for a Social Insurance Number (SIN)
   - You require a SIN to work in Canada.
   To apply, visit ServiceCanada
3. Upgrade language skills
   - To communicate effectively at work and other places, you must assess or upgrade your language skills.
   More information at Language Training and Assessment. 
4. Apply for Permanent Residence Card (PRC)
   - The PRC gives you and your family certain rights and privileges in Canada.
   To apply, visitCitizenship and Immigration Canada
5. Prepare for Canadian Citizenship
   - To know more about citizenship eligibility requirements,
   visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada
6. Validate your professional credentials
   - To work in Canada, you must validate your academic credentials and professional qualifications.
   Visit  Canada Immigration, Foreign Credential Recognition 
   and/or Credential Assessment
7. Find a community group locally
   - Learn about programs and forums to successfully integrate with Canadian mainstream culture and adapt to the Canadian way of life.
   Visit Canadian Orientation Abroad or Canada Newcomers Forum
8. Find a job in Canada
   - You can search or apply for jobs in Canada though newspapers, recruitment agents or online web sites.
   Visit Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
   or Work in Canada
9. Find housing in Canada
   - You can rent or buy a home in Canada. HSBC offers products to meet your home financing needs.
   Visit 
   or the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
10. Enrol your child in a school
    - School education for children is mandatory in Canada. To know more about Canadian education,
    visit  Canadian Association of Independent Schools
    or the Council of Ministers of Education