Canada Federal EMPP application document upload
Official requirementAdd each required file. Conditional files are marked optional.
Requirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
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Photograph
≤4000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Documents this application needs
Federal EMPP document checklist (IMM 0194)
PDF · ≤4000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Pre-Arrival Facilitations (IMM 0184)
PDF · ≤4000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Refugee or protection-status evidence
PDF/JPG/PNG · ≤4000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Economic-criteria supporting evidence
PDF/JPG/PNG · ≤4000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Federal EMPP offer of employment (IMM 0197)
PDF · ≤4000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Applicant and family passport copies
PDF/JPG/PNG · ≤4000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Photo back information
PDF/JPG/PNG · ≤4000 KB- Include the person’s name and date of birth, the date taken, the studio’s name and full address, and the photographer’s confirmation when the photo is digital.
Requirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Additional Federal EMPP checklist document
Only if it applies to youPDF/JPG/PNG · ≤4000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Help Centre ↗; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
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portal and alternate email limits
The standard PR Portal limit is 4 MB per file. The Federal EMPP guide separately allows an email route when the portal cannot be used, with PDF documents, JPEG photos, at least eight attachments and a 5 MB attachment limit.
How we handle it: This preset models the normal PR Portal route at 4 MB. Follow the guide’s naming, 400 DPI and attachment instructions only when IRCC directs or permits the alternate email route.
eligibility-specific forms
Trusted-partner referral and Durable Solution forms are conditional on the applicant’s protection evidence and referral route.
How we handle it: Use IMM 0194 as the controlling checklist and include every conditional form that applies.