***IMPORTANT NOTICE***
All biometrics services can only be done through appointment at designated Service Canada centres.
Workers changing jobs or employers in Canada
If your local Service Canada office is closed, you may not need to give your biometrics when you apply for a new work permit. After you apply and pay all your fees, we’ll let you know if this applies to you. If it does, we’ll refund your biometrics fee (CAN$85).
For more detail, please visit Canada.ca directly.
Book your Biometrics Appointment Online
(You will be redirected to Service Canada Appointment website)
How to give your biometrics information – fingerprints and photo
If you’re applying for the first time, you need to give your biometrics (unless you’re exempt). See who needs to give biometrics. If you’ve given your biometrics before as part of an application for a visitor visa, study or work permit, your biometrics are probably still valid find out if your biometrics are still valid and when...
Vaccinated travellers to enter Canada
When can fully vaccinated foreign nationals enter Canada Fully vaccinated foreign nationals will be allowed to enter Canada for discretionary travel on specific dates: August 9, 2021: American citizens and permanent residents of the United States, currently residing in and arriving from the United States, and who qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption August 9,...
Suspension of flights from India until September 21, 2021
COVID-19 – Global travel advisory to India The Government of Canada has suspended flights from India until September 21, 2021.During that period, passengers who travel to Canada from India via an indirect route will need to obtain a pre-departure negative COVID-19 molecular test result from a third country before continuing their journey to Canada. Travellers who have...
Biometrics Locations —
Find a biometrics collection site near you Before you go, you need to make an appointment to give your biometrics. Use the table below to find your closest collection site. If you’re outside Canada, you should also check the location’s website for its services and fees. Learn about how we protect your biometric information Search Your Biometrics...
List of Canadian locations
This is a list of current federal government offices in Canada that deliver biometrics services. Legend: POE = Point of Entry locations. SCO = Service Canada Office location Search for other international locations click here. Abbotsford, British Columbia Service Canada Centre SCO Canada Abbotsford Service Canada Centre By appointment only Click here to make an appointment...
Biometrics collection in Canada
Biometrics collection in Canada As a temporary measure, we’ve made some changes to biometrics requirements. You may be exempt from having to give your biometrics. Don’t pay the biometrics fee if you’re exempt. If you did pay the fee and you’re exempt, we’ll automatically refund it once we finalize your application. At Service Canada locations you’ll...
Biometrics Appointment Booking
Designated Service Canada offices Service Canada offices have resumed biometrics collection services for permanent residence applicants who need to give biometrics and have not given them within the last 10 years. You can make your appointment to give biometrics using the Service Canada Appointment System. Don’t go to a Service Canada office unless you have a...
Biometrics collection outside Canada
Biometrics collection outside Canada (if you applied before April 12, 2021) Many applicants can now give their biometrics, as most visa application centres (VACs) and U.S. Application Support Centers (ASCs) have reopened. If you’re not exempt from giving biometrics, we need the biometrics to process your application. As a result, we’ll no longer automatically extend the deadline...
How often you need to give your biometrics info —
For visitor visa, study and work permit applicants You only need to give your biometrics once every 10 years. You don’t need to give your biometrics again until the 10-year period expires. If you gave biometrics in the past as part of an application for a visitor visa, work or study permit and they’re still valid,...
When to give your fingerprints and photo —
You can only give your biometrics as part of an application you submit to us. Read your instruction guide to find the steps in the application process and when you need to give your biometrics. Example: if you apply for a visitor visa, study or work permit, you’ll need to give your biometrics before we start to process your application.
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