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.

9 steps

First week

Apply for a SINHow to →Official page
Apply for NWT health careHow 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 If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us via the footer feedback and we will fix it.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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