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USE OF A REPRESENTATIVE
IMM 5476 (11-2021) E
You do not need to hire a representative, it is your choice. No one can guarantee the approval of your application. All the forms and information that you need
to apply are available for free at
A representative is someone who has provided advice or guidance to you at any stage of the application process, whether that person received consideration
(i.e. compensation) or not. Following the submission of your application, that person may conduct business on your behalf with Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) if you appoint them as your representative by filling out this form. The preceding
includes Express Entry submissions. You may have one representative only per application. If you appoint an additional representative, the previous
representative will no longer be authorized to conduct business on your behalf and receive information on your case file.
Note: You must use this form to appoint a paid or unpaid representative to conduct business with IRCC or the CBSA on your behalf. You must also use this
form to: 1. notify IRCC if your representative's contact information changes, 2. if you wish to cancel the appointment of your current representative and
represent yourself, or, 3. if you wish to cancel the appointment of your current representative and appoint a new representative
I am:
appointing a representative. Complete Sections A, B and D.
cancelling the appointment of a representative. Complete Section A, C and D.
SECTION A: APPLICANT INFORMATION
1. Your full name
Family name (Surname) Given name(s)
2. Your date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
3. If you have already submitted your application:
Name of office where the application was submitted Type of application (permanent residence,extension of study permit, etc.)
4. Unique Client Identifier (UCI) number (if known)
SECTION B: APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE
• I authorize the following individual to serve as my representative and to conduct business on my behalf with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Canada and Canada Border Services Agency. Note: Even if a representative is being paid or compensated by someone other than you (the applicant),
the representative is still considered to be a compensated representative.
• I authorize Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Canada Border Services Agency to release information from my case file and that of my
dependent children under 18 years of age to my representative. This authorization is in accordance with the Privacy Act.
• I am aware that any information which would be subject to exemption, if I had the right of access under the Privacy Act or the Access to Information Act,
will likely not be released.
5. Your representative's full name
Family name (Surname) Given name(s)
6. Your representative (tick one box):
(i) is UNCOMPENSATED and is a
friend or family member
member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC), a Canadian provincial or territorial law society, or the Chambre des
notaires du Québec
other (please specify)
Membership ID numberWhich province or territory?