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Canada Immigration Forms: 5561E

This 3 sentence summary provides the key details about appointing and cancelling a representative from the document: The document provides instructions on how to complete a form to appoint or cancel a representative to conduct immigration business with Citizenship and Immigration Canada on an applicant's behalf, including that the representative must sign to accept responsibility and the applicant authorizes the release of case file information to the representative. Paid representatives must be authorized as a member of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants, a law society, or the Chambre des notaires du Québec, while unpaid representatives can include family or non-profit advisors who do not charge fees.

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Canada Immigration Forms: 5561E

This 3 sentence summary provides the key details about appointing and cancelling a representative from the document: The document provides instructions on how to complete a form to appoint or cancel a representative to conduct immigration business with Citizenship and Immigration Canada on an applicant's behalf, including that the representative must sign to accept responsibility and the applicant authorizes the release of case file information to the representative. Paid representatives must be authorized as a member of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants, a law society, or the Chambre des notaires du Québec, while unpaid representatives can include family or non-profit advisors who do not charge fees.

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Citizenship and Citoyenneté et

Immigration Canada Immigration Canada

Instructions – Use of a Representative

Complete this form if you are: How to complete the form


• appointing a representative; or
• cancelling a representative’s appointment. Section B.
5. Your representative’s full name
About representatives If your representative is a member of CSIC, a law society or the
Chambre des notaires du Québec, print his or her name as it
A representative is someone who has your permission to conduct appears on the organization’s membership list.
business on your behalf with Citizenship and Immigration Canada 8. Your representative's declaration
(CIC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Your representative must sign to accept responsibility for
When you appoint a representative, you also authorize CIC and conducting business on your behalf.
CBSA to share information from your case file to this person.
You are not obliged to hire a representative for immigration Section D.
matters. The Government of Canada treats everyone equally, 10. Your declaration
whether they use the services of a representative or not. If you
choose to hire a representative, your application will not be given By signing, you are authorizing us to complete your request for
special attention nor can you expect faster processing or a more yourself and your dependent children under 18 years of age.
favourable outcome. If your spouse or common-law partner is included in this request,
The representative you appoint is authorized to represent you only he or she must sign in the box provided.
on matters related to the application you are submitting along with If you have dependent children aged 18 years or older, they must
this form. If you have already submitted your application, you must complete their own copy of this form if they have a representative.
specify which application you want your representative to
represent you on (question 3 on the form).
You can appoint only one representative for each application you Warning! It is a serious offence to give false or misleading
submit. information on this form.

There are two types of representatives:


Unpaid representatives
Where to submit the form
• friends and family members who do not charge a fee for
their advice and services
If you have not yet submitted your application:
• organizations that do not charge a fee for providing Send this form along with your application to the office listed in
immigration advice or assistance (such as a non- your respective application kit.
governmental or religious organization)
• consultants, lawyers and Québec notaries who do not, and If you have already submitted your application:
will not, charge a fee to represent you Send this form to the office where you submitted your original
Paid representatives application.
If you want us to conduct business with a representative who is, or
will be charging a fee to represent you, he or she must be
authorized. Authorized representatives are:
Release of information to other
• immigration consultants who are members in good standing individuals
of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) To authorize CIC and CBSA to release information from your case
• lawyers who are members in good standing of a Canadian file to someone other than a representative, you will need to
provincial or territorial law society and students-at-law under complete form Authority to Release Personal Information to a
their supervision Designated Individual (IMM 5475).
• notaries who are members in good standing of the Chambre The person you designate will be able to obtain information on
des notaires du Québec and students-at-law under their your case file, such as the status of your application. He or she will
supervision not be able to conduct business on your behalf with CIC and
If you appoint a paid representative who is not a member of one of CBSA.
these designated bodies, your application will be returned. The form is available on our Web site and from Canadian
This requirement only applies to applications submitted on or embassies, high commissions and consulates abroad.
after April 13th 2004. If you submitted your application before
April 13th 2004, you may continue to use the same representative
for that application until April 13, 2008. After this date, if your paid Contact Information
representative is not a member of one of the designated bodies,
you may continue unrepresented or hire an authorized • For more information on using a representative or to find
representative. out if your representative is a member in good standing, visit
our Web site at www.cic.gc.ca.
• If you are in Canada, you may contact our Call Centre at
You must notify us if your representative’s contact 1-888-242-2100.
information changes or if you cancel the appointment of (If you use a text telephone, dial 1-888-576-8502)
a representative.
• If you are outside Canada, contact a Canadian embassy,
high commission or consulate as listed on our Web site.

Instructions – Use of a Representative IMM 5561E (12-2004)

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