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Canada humanitarian and compassionate application document upload

Official requirement

Add 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

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Photograph

≤4000 KB

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

Documents this application needs

Document Checklist (IMM 5280)

PDF · ≤4000 KB

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

Supplementary Information (IMM 5283)

PDF · ≤4000 KB

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

Humanitarian and compassionate supporting evidence

PDF/JPG/PNG · ≤4000 KB
  • Provide evidence supporting every statement made in the application.

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

IRCC payment receipt

PDF · ≤4000 KB

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

Photo back information

PDF/JPG · ≤4000 KB
  • Include the person’s name and date of birth, the studio’s name and full address, and the date the photo was taken; stick-on labels are not accepted.

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

Additional supporting document

Only if it applies to youPDF/JPG/PNG · ≤4000 KB

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

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  • supporting-evidence checklist

    The evidence needed to support hardship, establishment in Canada and the best interests of affected children depends on the facts and exemptions requested in the application.

    How we handle it: Prepare the stable mandatory forms and at least one supporting-evidence file here, then follow IMM 5280 and the live portal for every case-specific item.

  • supported document format subset

    The Permanent Residence Portal also accepts DOC and DOCX. UploadPrep prepares the official PDF, JPEG and PNG subset.

    How we handle it: Convert Word documents to PDF before using UploadPrep, or upload them directly in the portal.