Program delivery update: Paper-based economic class applications go digital
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.