Portal: Provinces and territories
This portal allows provinces and territories to access and nominate candidates in the Express Entry system through their Provincial Nominee Programs to meet local labour market needs. IRCC requires users of the portal to enter an electronic credential registered with 1 of these services: GCKey or Sign-In Partner (INTERAC® sign-in service).
It takes up to 5 days for online applications to appear in your account
After we receive your application, it may take up to 5 days for you to see it in your account. We are working to shorten this wait time. If your application does not appear after 5 days, contact us and report a technical problem. This issue will not delay the processing of your application.
Use a Sign-In Partner
- Use the same sign in information you use for other online services (for example, online banking)
- None of your information will be shared with IRCC. Your Sign-In Partner will not know which government service you are using.
- You will temporarily leave Canada.ca to use your Sign-In Partner
View the full list of Sign-In Partners
- Affinity Credit Union
- Alberta Treasury Branches
- BMO Financial Group
- CIBC Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- Desjardins Group
- National Bank of Canada
- RBC Royal Bank
- Scotiabank
- Tangerine
- TD Bank Group
Use GCKey
Federal Court certifies Government of Canada privacy breach class action
If you received a Notice of Certification or have reason to believe that you were affected by a privacy breach with respect to your personal or financial information accessed through Government of Canada online accounts between March 1 and December 31, 2020, you may be eligible to participate in a class action lawsuit: Government of Canada privacy breach class action
We require multi-factor authentication for GCKey as of July 31, 2023
Since July 31, 2023, you need to set up multi-factor authentication if you’re
- creating an account using GCKey
- using GCKey to sign in to an existing account
Multi-factor authentication helps protect your identity and personal information when you access your account.
- Sign in with a GCKey user ID and password if you do not use one of the Sign-In Partners
- Register for a GCKey user ID and password if you do not have one.
Related documents
- PT Portal enrolment guide - This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to enrol in the PT Portal.
- PT portal user guide - This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use the PT Portal.
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