August 2, 2021

Citizenship and Immigration

The federal government is responsible for citizenship and immigration matters. The Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship processes refugee applications, work visas, and citizenship applications.

We can help you get the information you need to process an application from CIC.

Our office can help you with federal immigration matters, for example:

check the status of an immigration case;
submit a document to the IRCC;
obtain clarification of a communication from IRCC;
get answers to other general questions.

You can also check the status of your application online using the CIC website; or by contacting an agent using this toll-free number: 1-888-242-2100.

Our office staff will do everything in their power to help you.

In order for the office to assist you, please see the sections below :

1. Who is your MP?

Confirm that you live in the riding of Laurier- Sainte-Marie by typing your postal code in the box at the top right corner of the webpage located at this link:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members

If Steven Guilbeault is your MP, proceed to point 2.

2. IRCC Consent Form

Fill in boxes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 and sign the IRCC Consent Form.

You need to be 18 years or older to sign the consent form; otherwise, you need an adult to consent on your behalf.

3. Helping an Adult (Please read both points, there are two separate required forms)

To find out about someone else’s immigration file, that person (the "Applicant," who must be an adult) must fill out and sign the IRCC Consent Form (boxes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7).
If you are assisting the Applicant, then both of you must fill in and sign the Consent to Disclose Personal Information Form. In this form, the applicant gives consent and you are the authorized representative. This form gives the office permission to discuss the applicant's file with you. Remember that an employee of the office of Steven Guilbeault cannot be a representative.

4. Helping your Child

If you are enquiring on behalf of your minor child, then you and the co-parent must both fill in and sign the IRCC Consent Form. In this form, you must indicate the minor's information in boxes 1, 2, 3 and 4. In box 7 you and the co-parent must both sign off and indicate that you are the parents, e.g., I am the mother, I am the father.
- If you have several minor children, each child must have their own IRCC Consent Form.
- If the co-parent prefers to sign their own IRCC Consent Form, that is okay. The office requires consent from both parents, and it can be done via separate forms.
If you have mandated a lawyer to represent your child, you and the lawyer must sign the Consent to Disclose Personal Information Form. In this form, each parent gives consent and the lawyer is the authorized representative. This form gives the office permission to discuss the applicant's file with the lawyer. As with the IRCC Consent Form, a co-parent may opt to submit their own Consent to Disclose Personal Information Form.

5. Immigration Refugee Board of Canada

Only if your immigration file is before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), and you wish to obtain a status update, please fill in the MP Authorization Form.

6. How to Submit Form(s)

Once completed, all relevant forms may be sent:

via email to [email protected];
via fax at 514‑522‑9899;
via mail to 604-800, Boulevard de Maisonneuve Est, Montréal (Québec) H2L 4L8.

If you are unable to download the documents, please call the office and we can mail you the forms and a pre-addressed, stamped envelope.

Please call our office at 514‑522‑1339 if you have any questions.

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