In addition to meeting all requirements listed below, all licensees are required to be familiar with and comply with the By-laws, the Code of Professional Conduct as well as the various Regulations and Policies of the College, as they may be amended from time to time.
RCICs
RISIAs
Class L1 - RCIC
- Licensee cannot practise before the IRB.
- Licensee is a graduate of the previously accredited Immigration Practitioner Program and was licensed on or after July 1, 2022.
- Licensee must complete the New-Licensee Mentoring Program within 12 months of licensing. Licensees who do not complete the Mentoring Program within the prescribed time will have their licence suspended under 10.7(d) of the By-laws until they have successfully completed the Mentoring Program or reach revocation deadline.
Class L2 – RCIC
- Licensee cannot practise before the IRB unless they are also a paralegal licensed by the Law Society of Ontario.
- Licensee is a graduate of the Immigration Practitioner Program or was a member of CSIC prior to joining the College’s predecessor, ICCRC.
- Licensee has completed the New-Licensee Mentoring Program or was licensed prior to July 1, 2022.
- Licensees must complete the Specialization Program and pass the Specialization Exam to move to Class L3 – RCIC-IRB – Unrestricted Practice if they want to practise before the IRB unless they are also a paralegal licensed by the Law Society of Ontario.
Class L3 – RCIC-IRB
- Licensee can practise before the IRB.
- Licensee is either:
- a graduate of the previously accredited Immigration Practitioner Program who has completed both the New-Licensee Mentoring Program (if licensed on or after July 1, 2022) and Specialization Program and passed the Specialization Exam; or
- a graduate of the Graduate Diploma Program (GDP) and must complete the New-Licensee Mentoring Program (if licensed on or after July 1, 2022) within 12 months of licensing. Licensees who are required to but do not complete the New-Licensee Mentoring Program within the prescribed time will have a condition placed on their licence by the Registrar under 10.8 of the By-laws which revert their licence to Class L1 – RCIC, and will have their licence suspended under 10.7(d) of the By-laws until they have successfully completed the Mentoring Program or reach revocation deadline.
Class L4 – RISIA
- Licensee was licensed on or after July 1, 2022, and must complete the New-Licensee Mentoring Program within 12 months of licensing.
Class L5 – RISIA
- Licensee has completed the New-Licensee Mentoring Program or was licensed prior to July 1, 2022.