Tools and Guides for Canadian Immigration Applicants
IRCC Ready Docs offers a comprehensive suite of free, browser-based tools and guides designed to assist Canadian immigration applicants in preparing their documents. All tools run locally in your browser, ensuring your sensitive information never leaves your device.
- Document Preparation Tools: Access 16 free tools to handle common document needs. These include compressing PDFs to meet IRCC's 4 MB limit, merging multiple files into a single PDF, flattening fillable IMM forms, splitting PDFs, cropping photos to the exact Canada visa photo specifications (35x45 mm), cleaning and cropping scans, converting JPG/PNG to PDF, converting PDF to JPG, rotating PDFs, e-signing documents, editing and annotating PDFs, resizing images, converting Word documents to PDF, adding page numbers to binders, compressing images, and an IRCC file checker for instant pass/fail results.
- Templates and Checklists: Utilize 10 free templates, including fillable IMM forms with examples, a proof-of-funds cover sheet, Express Entry and study permit document checklists, a spousal sponsorship proof package, a letter of explanation template, a Canada visa photo crop guide, and an OINP employer support letter checklist.
- Guides and Resources: Benefit from 32 guides and pages that explain IRCC requirements in detail. Topics cover file size limits, accepted file formats, how to compress PDFs, combining documents, why IMM forms may not merge, Canada visa photo requirements, PR/citizenship photo specifications, scanning documents with your phone, and comparisons of free tools for IRCC documents.
- Country-Specific Information: Find guides tailored to top source countries for Canadian immigration, offering insights into specific document requirements and pathways.
- Privacy and Security: Emphasizing user privacy, all tools operate entirely within the user's browser, with no file uploads to any server.
Key Features:
- Free to use, no signup required.
- All tools run in the browser; no file uploads.
- Comprehensive set of tools for document preparation.
- Detailed guides and templates for various immigration streams.
- Country-specific information for key applicant demographics.
- Focus on IRCC's specific requirements for file formats and sizes.