LANDING CHECKLIST

Just landed. Now what?

Government sites scatter this across a dozen departments with no order to it. Here it is sequenced, with the hard deadlines flagged and the documents listed. Your ticks are saved in your own browser.

Provincial steps for this province are still being written. What follows is the federal set, which is identical everywhere.

8 steps

First week

Apply for a SINHow to →Official page
Open a bank accountOfficial page
Get a phone plan

First month

Get your first credit cardHow to →Official page
Register for the GST/HST creditHow to →Official page

First three months

File your first tax returnHow to →Official page
Check eligibility for the dental planHow to →Official page

Once you are settled

Track your PR residency daysHow to →Official page

Rules and amounts change. Each step links to its official page — check it before you act. If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us via the footer feedback and we will fix it.

Just landed. Now what?

1 · Which province?

2 · Your situation

First week

First month

First three months

Once you are settled

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