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    Is there an tax concern when transferring money from country of origin for new permanent residents

    Question is: is there any tax concern or considerations to make when transferring big sums of money for new permanent residents when doing international banking transactions into Canadian financial institutions? Is there any amount of money to be hold by the Canadian bank (sort of banking tax)...
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    How can the sponsor be allowed to enter the Landing Interview at the airport?

    Update: I called Immigration and citizenship and they explained CBSA is the one responsible for this process at the airport. They recommended me to provide my mother with printed instructions to show at the airport with: - request to process her arrival for landing confirmation (to avoid agents...
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    How can the sponsor be allowed to enter the Landing Interview at the airport?

    Thanks a lot to all of you for the help and advice. I will for sure be at the airport and she already has the note in English and French. Anyway I will try to contact the airport (YUL, Montréal), to see what the options are. I will post my findings, maybe this can help others. @rlcdeleña...
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    How can the sponsor be allowed to enter the Landing Interview at the airport?

    Hello everyone, My mother is finally landing as a permanent resident soon. I am her sponsor as part of the Parents Sponsorship program for family members. As you may know there is a process to complete with Immigration Canada at the airport when you arrive to Canada. She is not fluent in...
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    Whats next after getting CSQ for Parent Sponsorship process (Visa Office Mexico)

    Basically I got CIC Approval letter for my Sponsorship application (for parent) last month. As I live in Quebec the sponsored parent had to apply for Quebec Selection Certificate. She already obtained it. According to Quebec, the regional Visa Office (Mexico) is also notified of this event...
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    What is this form for? 5401E2-B (FEE RECIEPT)

    Just an update in case this can help somebody else. (sorry for the links, please remove unnecessary dots and spaces. I can't post them properly, forum's restriction... go figure why) I called CIC and they say normally this form is sent upon request online...
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    What is this form for? 5401E2-B (FEE RECIEPT)

    Hello, I received the same docs by mail last week. Did anybody finally find what these documents are for? There is no letter, or explanation whatsoever within the envelope. To be honest (or paranoid) this is fishy... no instructions, weird envelope, no Client# or File# or identifier, hard...
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    sponsorship of parents and grandparents for Canadian Permanent Residence

    done, scylla and Rob_TO I would also recommend to wait until new forms and guides are released to the public. On the other hand immigration is a shared responsibility between FED and QC. QC has its own immigration processes (they grant their famous CSQ for example) In the previous...
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    sponsorship of parents and grandparents for Canadian Permanent Residence

    The risk with assumptions is that you can get your application returned, wasting a lot of time, and probably also your options to make it under the first 5000. I would say the only option left is to go to a bank and make a certified cheque, and include it within the application package. But...
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    sponsorship of parents and grandparents for Canadian Permanent Residence

    Question about application payment method. In the CIC Help Centre (FAQs) , under the question "How do I pay for my application to sponsor a parent or grandparent?" says: "payment to the Receiver General for Canada will be accepted by credit card or certified cheque only. Fees that are paid in...
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    Parent Sponsorship Application Forms

    How are you supposed to pay by credit card other than online? The same FAQ you are pointing at says "Fees that are paid in any other manner (example: on-line payments, HPMB receipt, money orders) will not be accepted" Is there any other way to pay by credit card? (Other than using the online...
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    How to pay for parent application if CIC says online payment won't be accepted?

    In CIC Help Centre, under the question "How do I pay for my application to sponsor a parent or grandparent?", says: As there will be an annual cap on the acceptance of new sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents, payment to the Receiver General for Canada will be accepted by...
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    Where is the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga?

    Thanks for the previous replies... scylla and vietname2013, how do you know it can't be delivered in person? any personal experience? any CIC reference? any source? groovebuster, the address you mentioned is the one for courier deliveries which specifically says "no public drop-offs" in CIC...
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    Where is the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga?

    Does anybody know if they accept public drop-offs in the Case Processing Centre at Mississauga, Ontario? I have relatives in Mississauga and wanted to know if they can drop the papers for me in the PO Box indicated in CIC website. CPC Mississauga P.O. Box 6100, Station A Mississauga, ON L5A...