1. Keep IRCC up to date

It’s important to let Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) know right away if there’s a change in:

• your address
• your contact information or other information that you included in your application
• who is representing you, as stated in your Use of a Representative (IMM 5476) form

For example, you must tell IRCC if you or anyone you listed in your application:

• gets married or has a new common-law partner or conjugal partner
• separates, divorces, or is widowed
• gives birth to a child
• is charged or convicted of a criminal offence

If you don’t tell IRCC about these changes when they happen:

• the processing of your application can be delayed
• your application can be refused

And it could even lead to your relative or family member:

• losing permanent resident status in the future, and
• never being able to be sponsored to come to Canada, even in a later application.

This could happen if IRCC gives them status without knowing about the changes.