Access to information and privacy

Personal information requests

To access your own personal information held by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), please complete CIC’s Access to Information or Personal Information Request Form.

If the information you need is not listed on the CIC form, you should complete the Treasury Board’s Request for Personal Information Form (for example, information related to immigration policy or procedures).

Note: If you are requesting personal information that is not your own, you must make your request under the Access to Information Act. For example, if you are seeking information on an application for permanent residence for a family member (in most cases, your family member’s visa file). In such a case, the $5 application fee applies.

Please send your request to the appropriate address.

There are no fees for accessing your own personal information under the Privacy Act.

You must get prior consent when requesting personal information for anyone other than yourself by completing the Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual Form or by way of a written statement indicating the name of the person giving the consent and to whom consent is being given. The consent must be dated and signed by the person giving the consent.