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Terms of Use

Last updated: April 2026

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of IRCC.com. By using the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

1. Information only — not advice

Content on IRCC.com is general information for educational purposes. It is not legal, immigration, or professional advice. See our full Disclaimer.

2. No affiliation

IRCC.com is not affiliated with the Government of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or any other public authority.

3. Intellectual property

Original content on IRCC.com — articles, illustrations, code, branding — is owned by IRCC.com or its licensors and is protected by Canadian and international copyright and trademark law. Government data and forms remain the property of the Government of Canada and are used under the Government of Canada's open-data terms.

You may share short excerpts (under fair-dealing principles) with attribution and a link back to the original page. You may not republish whole articles, train AI models on our content, or use our content commercially without written permission.

4. Permitted use

You may:

  • Read, save, print, and share IRCC.com pages for personal non-commercial use.
  • Link to our pages from your own website, social media, or messaging.
  • Quote short passages with attribution and a link.

5. Prohibited use

You agree not to:

  • Scrape, mass-download, or republish our content without permission.
  • Use our content to train large language models, embedding models, or other AI systems without permission.
  • Misrepresent yourself as affiliated with IRCC.com or the Government of Canada.
  • Use the site to send spam, malware, or otherwise harmful content.
  • Attempt to access non-public areas of the site, decompile our software, or interfere with site security.
  • Use automated tools (bots, crawlers) at a rate that materially burdens our servers.
  • Bypass rate limits on the contact form or other endpoints.

6. AI crawler policy

We welcome AI search crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, etc.) for indexing purposes — see our robots.txt and llms.txt. We do not consent to bulk content-extraction for model training without a written license. If you operate an AI service and would like to license our content, see contact.

7. Third-party links

We link to third-party sites for your convenience. We do not control or endorse their content, products, or practices. Following a third-party link means leaving our site and accepting that site's terms.

8. Affiliate disclosure

Some links may be affiliate links. If you purchase through them we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate relationships are disclosed and never affect editorial recommendations.

9. Disclaimers

The site is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that content is accurate, complete, current, or fit for any particular purpose. Immigration policy changes; verify everything against canada.ca before relying on it.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, IRCC.com and its operators are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with use of, or inability to use, the site, including but not limited to damages for refused applications, removal orders, lost income, or emotional distress. Your sole remedy is to stop using the site.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless IRCC.com from any claim arising out of your breach of these terms or your misuse of the site.

12. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Disputes shall be resolved in the courts of Ontario.

13. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date reflects the most recent revision. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

14. Severability

If any provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect.

15. Contact

For questions about these terms, use our contact form.