Applying to Canada from Ukraine

Applicants in Ukraine often lose time on the same documents: police certificates, education assessments, and scans that are too large to upload. Use the notes below as a preparation list, then match each item to the list inside your IRCC account. This page is not official IRCC guidance for one country, and it does not add a document your program does not ask for. Keep each file under 4 MB and as a single file per slot. If a scan is too large or split across photos, compress or merge it before you upload. Confirm the current list on canada.ca, because requirements change by program and by the date you apply.

Highest-value programs

Family sponsorship, and permit extensions for those already in Canada.

Documents worth extra attention

• CUAET is closed to new applications, and the CUAET-linked PR pathway closed to new applications on 22 October 2024. If you are already in Canada under those measures, your route is usually a permit extension (available until 31 March 2027) or a regular immigration program, each with its own document list.
• Ukrainian civil documents typically need a certified English or French translation attached to the original.
• Family sponsorship applicants should keep evidence organized chronologically, especially where travel and status changes since 2022 need explaining.
• Merge translated and original documents into one PDF per checklist slot, in the order the portal expects.

This guide is in English. Applicants from Ukraine often search in Ukrainian, full-language versions are planned for a later phase.