Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Invitation to apply for permanent residence — application by electronic system

• 12.01 (1) Subject to subsection 12.02(1), an application for permanent residence that is made in response to an invitation issued by the Minister under Division 0.1 of the Act must be made by means of an electronic system that is made available by the Department for that purpose.

• Marginal note:Effect of electronic application

  (2) For greater certainty,

  • (a) an application referred to in subsection (1) that is made by means of the electronic system meets the requirements of paragraph 10(1)(a); and

  • (b) the applicant’s electronic signature in that application meets the requirement of paragraph 10(1)(b).

• Marginal note:Electronic application — requirements

  (3) When an application referred to in subsection (1) is made by means of the electronic system

  • (a) the information, documents and evidence referred to in paragraph 10(1)(c) must be submitted by means of that electronic system at the time the application is made; and

  • (b) the applicant must, at the time the application is made,

    • (i) pay electronically the applicable fee, if any, referred to in section 295, or

    • (ii) submit electronically the evidence of payment referred to in paragraph 10(1)(d).