On April 1, 2021, IRCC launched an online permanent residence application portal enabling applicants who apply for select economic permanent resident programs to submit their applications online. These programs include
Non-Express Entry (base) Provincial Nominee Program
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
Agri-Food Pilot
Atlantic Immigration Pilot
Quebec Selected Investor Program
Quebec Entrepreneur Program
Quebec Self-Employed Persons Program
The instructions for the Provincial Nominee Program have been updated to replace references to “paper-based” applications with “non-Express Entry” applications. For all other programs and pilots listed above, instructions have been updated to include references to applications submitted online.