Top Tips

Here are some tips to ensure that you are working with an authorized Canadian immigration consultant and how to keep from being a victim of immigration fraud.

Titles and Diplomas

1. Check your Canadian immigration consultant’s title.

2. Remember that a diploma alone is not enough.

Signatures and Forms

3. Always sign a service agreement.

4. Ensure the service agreement is signed by you and your immigration consultant.

5. Sign a Use of a Representative Form (IMM5476).

6. Do not sign a blank form or a form containing false information.

7. Get a copy of all forms you have signed.

Services and Payment

8. Avoid paying in cash.

9. Obtain invoices and receipts for all payments.

10. Ensure that your agreement is only for immigration services not recruiting or job placement.

11. Be careful if a travel agent, an educational agent, or a recruiter offers you immigration services.

Guarantees

12. No one can guarantee a specific processing time.

13. No one can guarantee that you can get a job and immigrate to Canada at the same time.

14. No one can guarantee that your application will be approved.

Connections

15. No one can influence the outcome of your immigration application.

16. Always check that the person you are considering hiring is listed as “active” on the College’s online Public Register.

17. Do not engage with an immigration website that uses the College’s corporate logo.

18. Ensure the person you are considering hiring has professional liability insurance.

19. The person you are considering hiring should be able to answer your questions about immigration or the College’s Code of Professional Conduct.

Ethics

20. You should not lie on your immigration application even if you are encouraged to.

Tips for working with a Canadian immigration consultant

Verify your immigration consultant’s status on our Public Register. Ensure that they are listed as an “active” Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) or Regulated International Student Immigration Advisor (RISIA). If your immigration consultant has a status of “Revoked” or “Suspended”, then they are not currently authorized to practise.
Check disciplinary notices in our Disciplinary Proceedings and Tribunal section.
Ask your immigration consultant for references.
Read reviews about the immigration consultant.
Compare the immigration consultant’s fees with those of others.
Directly contact the immigration consultant who will handle your application. Always use the contact information on our Public Register.
Contact any prospective employer or school if you have questions about a job or study program.

Top 20 Tips

on How to Prevent Immigration Fraud

Titles and Diplomas

1. Check your Canadian immigration consultant’s title.

2. Remember that a diploma alone is not enough.

Signatures and Forms

3. Always sign a service agreement.

4. Ensure the service agreement is signed by you and your immigration consultant.

5. Sign a Use of a Representative Form (IMM5476).

6. Do not sign a blank form or a form containing false information.

7. Get a copy of all forms you have signed.

Services and Payment

8. Avoid paying in cash.

9. Obtain invoices and receipts for all payments.

10. Ensure that your agreement is only for immigration services not recruiting or job placement.

11. Be careful if a travel agent, an educational agent, or a recruiter offers you immigration services.

Guarantees

12. No one can guarantee a specific processing time.

13. No one can guarantee that you can get a job and immigrate to Canada at the same time.

14. No one can guarantee that your application will be approved.

Connections

15. No one can influence the outcome of your immigration application.

16. Always check that the person you are considering hiring is listed as “active” on the College’s online Public Register.

17. Do not engage with an immigration website that uses the College’s corporate logo.

18. Ensure the person you are considering hiring has professional liability insurance.

19. The person you are considering hiring should be able to answer your questions about immigration or the College’s Code of Professional Conduct.

Ethics

20. You should not lie on your immigration application even if you are encouraged to.

Tips for working with a Canadian immigration consultant

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Top 20 Tips

on How to Prevent Immigration Fraud

Titles and Diplomas

1. Check your Canadian immigration consultant’s title.

2. Remember that a diploma alone is not enough.

Signatures and Forms

3. Always sign a service agreement.

4. Ensure the service agreement is signed by you and your immigration consultant.

5. Sign a Use of a Representative Form (IMM5476).

6. Do not sign a blank form or a form containing false information.

7. Get a copy of all forms you have signed.

Services and Payment

8. Avoid paying in cash.

9. Obtain invoices and receipts for all payments.

10. Ensure that your agreement is only for immigration services not recruiting or job placement.

11. Be careful if a travel agent, an educational agent, or a recruiter offers you immigration services.

Guarantees

12. No one can guarantee a specific processing time.

13. No one can guarantee that you can get a job and immigrate to Canada at the same time.

14. No one can guarantee that your application will be approved.

Connections

15. No one can influence the outcome of your immigration application.

16. Always check that the person you are considering hiring is listed as “active” on the College’s online Public Register.

17. Do not engage with an immigration website that uses the College’s corporate logo.

18. Ensure the person you are considering hiring has professional liability insurance.

19. The person you are considering hiring should be able to answer your questions about immigration or the College’s Code of Professional Conduct.

Ethics

20. You should not lie on your immigration application even if you are encouraged to.

Tips for working with a Canadian immigration consultant