Transition table: Identity management

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.

The table below illustrates at a high level where you can find content now.

Establishing name records in IRCC systems

Chapter/OB number New title/location

IM1 - Section 2

  • Documents used to establish a name
Documents used to establish name records by business line

IM1 - Section 2

  • Order of priority
Documents used to establish name records by business line

IM1 - Section 2

  • Managing existing client names
Establishing name records in IRCC systems – Managing existing records

IM1 - Section 3

How to read the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ), the Machine Readable Chip (MRC), and the Visual Inspection Zone (VIZ) of a passport or travel document to determine the name that will be recorded in IRCC systems of record

How to read travel documents (MRZ, MRC, VIZ)

IM1 - Section 4

Accuracy

Names structures and how to record them in GCMS

IM1 - Section 5

Exceptional situations

Names structures and how to record them in GCMS

IM1 - Section 6

Requests for a change of name

Request for a change of name

IM1 - Section 7

Duplicate records

Managing existing records - Duplicate records or two clients associated to the same UCI

IM1 - Section 7

Two clients associated to the same UCI

Managing existing records - Duplicate records or two clients associated to the same UCI

IM1 – Appendix A (Order of priority for identity documents to record IRCC client names)

Documents used to establish name records by business line

IM1 – Appendix B (Types of supporting documents issued by provinces and territories of Canada)

List of supporting documents issued by provinces and territories of Canada

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