College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants IN, Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council OUT?

The Government of Canada proposed the creation of a new regulatory body to govern and regulate immigration and citizenship consultants and ensure their professional conduct. If approved, this new body will be called College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) and will replace the current regulatory body, Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).

ICCRC, a self-governing and not-for-profit institution was designated by the Government of Canada in 2011 to replace Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants as the new regulatory body.

Don't be a victim of a disappearing act: Choose your immigration representative carefully

Here's a reminder from Citizenship and Immigration Canada regarding immigration representatives.



We at Proactive Immigration Advisers Corp (PIA Corp) are sharing this video prepared by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, as we are supporting this battle against immigration fraud.

To determine if the consultant you are dealing with is authorized representative, verify with ICCRC.  If they are not listed, they are not authorized.  Canadian Immigration Lawyers are also authorized representatives but they are not required to be registered with ICCRC. If the representative claims to be a lawyer, verify with Federation of Law Societies of Canada.

However, not all ICCRC Members and Canadian Immigration Lawyers are authorized to represent you for Quebec Immigration Applications.  Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés Culturelles (MICC) deals only with Authorized Quebec Immigration Representatives.