You might also need to use this account for these applications, depending on your situation:
Can’t find your application?Get instructions on how to check your application status.
As of 8:30 am ET on January 22, 2024, most students must include a provincial attestation letter (PAL) from the province or territory where they plan to study with their study permit application.
In most cases, if you apply without a PAL, your application will be returned with fees.
Learn more about the provincial attestation letter.
The exemptions for including a PAL/TAL with your study permit application have changed. If your application is already in progress (but hasn’t been submitted), check the list of PAL/TAL exemptions to see if you need to include one.
You may not see the status of your results updated right away.
You may not see the status of your results updated in your account until we finish processing your immigration application. We need time to
To avoid more delays, you must
Don’t complete a new medical exam unless we instruct you to do so.
Your panel physician can explain how long it will take to complete additional testing or treatment.
The last day to apply was November 8, 2024, before 2 p.m. ET.
You registered with either GCKey or your Canadian banking Sign-In Partner when you created your account.
Use the option you registered with every time you sign in. It’s tied to your account and user profile.
If you want to choose the other sign-in option, you’ll have to register for it.
You can use the same GCKey username and password on different computers, phones and tablets.
Two-factor authentication protects your account. You need to choose a second authentication method (other than your username and password) to use each time you sign in.
If you moved to a new bank or credit union, you may be able to switch your Sign-In Partner:
1. Select Canadian Interac® Sign-In Partner.
2. Select Switch My Sign-In Partner from the menu on the Select a Sign-In Partner page.
3. Follow the steps to change your Sign-In Partner.
You may have a personal reference code (from the Come to Canada tool) for these applications:
Make sure you enter the code correctly in your account. Your personal reference code will expire 60 days after you get it.
You don’t need a personal reference code to start an application in the IRCC secure account.
Read the instructions for your situation.
You can’t recover your GCKey username and password if they were revoked. They can be revoked if:
If your GCKey username and password were revoked, you can choose a different Sign-In method or sign up for a GCKey username and password again.
To sign up for a new GCKey username and password:
During this process, you may be able to:
This can happen if you:
To fix this, you need to link the application to your account.
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