IMM 5710 Form 2026: Download and Work Permit Guide
As of September 4, 2026.
IMM 5710 is Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's (IRCC) form to change conditions, extend your stay, or remain in Canada as a worker. The official download page last updated the PDF in September 2023. You complete it on a computer in Adobe Acrobat Reader, not on a phone. The inside-Canada work-permit document list still names IMM 5710. Common questions about this form are answered below from those IRCC pages.
TL;DR
IMM 5710 is the in-Canada worker form: extend, change conditions, or remain as a worker | Official PDF last updated September 2023 on the IRCC form page | Download on a computer, open in Acrobat Reader 10 or higher | IRCC gives a personalized document checklist when you apply online | Instruction guide is IMM 5553 / Guide 5553 | Restoration, if you qualify, is within 90 days of losing status
What is the IMM 5710 form?
Short answer: It is the Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Worker (IMM 5710). Each person who wants to apply in that stream completes their own form. The inside-Canada work permit forms list tells you to include IMM 5710, a passport photocopy, and a photo that meets visa photo specifications. It is not IMM 5707 (visitor) and not a study-permit form. Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) files filed from inside Canada also use this worker form when IRCC's checklist says so.
If you are outside Canada, this is the wrong kit. Use the outside-Canada work-permit package instead.
How to download imm5710 form?
Short answer: Use the official IRCC page, on a computer. IRCC says the form may not open on tablets or phones. Click the PDF link titled Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Worker [IMM 5710]. If it does not download, right-click and Save as. Open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader version 10 or higher, File then Open, from the folder where you saved it. The IRCC page listed the file at 846 KB and last updated September 2023. Do not fill a random "IMM 5710 2026" copy from a third-party PDF site. Those versions go stale and IRCC can bounce the file.
When you apply online, IRCC also says you receive a personalized document checklist. That online package is the one that matches your stream.
How to complete IMM 5710?
Short answer: IRCC's form page tells you to read the step-by-step instructions on that same page (the "Show instructions" block) and the instruction guide for workers. Fill every field that applies. Sign where the form asks. The guide also covers restoration of worker status if you lost status because you overstayed (but not more than 90 days) or you changed employer, location, or type of work before you had a new permit. You still have to meet the initial requirements and other conditions. Do not leave "UCI" blank if you already have a Unique Client Identifier (UCI). First-timers who have no UCI follow IRCC's UCI help text.
| Item | What IRCC says |
|---|
| Form | IMM 5710 (worker, in Canada) |
| Guide | Guide 5553 |
| Checklist | Personalized in the online account; IMM 5556 is also named in the guide |
| Software | Acrobat Reader 10+ on a computer |
| Photo | Visa photo specifications on the inside-Canada list |
How to upload imm 5710?
Short answer: You upload in your IRCC secure account as part of the online work-permit or extension application, on the document checklist IRCC generates. The form page is a download. The account is the upload. Convert the completed, signed PDF and keep the file size inside whatever limit the checklist shows. If a field on IMM 5710 will not flatten, IRCC's download page is telling you to use Acrobat, not a browser PDF plugin. After upload, pay the work-permit fee on the fee list ($155 per person for a work permit including extensions, unless a different line applies). Incomplete uploads are how files get returned.
If an employer must pay the $230 employer compliance fee, that is their portal step, not your IMM 5710 upload. Guide 5553 says the employer pays that fee or uploads proof of exemption, and must give you the offer of employment number before you submit.
What is the field and level of study for IMM 5710?
Short answer: IMM 5710 is a worker form. "Field and level of study" is a study-permit style question. It appears on some work-permit files when the job or your history is study-related, or when a school-to-work file (including some PGWP uploads) still asks education details. Fill it from your credential, not from a guess. If the personalized checklist does not ask for a study field, do not invent one. IRCC's worker guide is about extending or changing work conditions, not about picking a DLI. If you are actually changing studies, you are on the wrong form.
UBC and other schools publish PGWP walkthroughs that still point at IMM 5710. Follow IRCC's current checklist over a university PDF from last year.
How do I submit new documents to IRCC?
Short answer: After you have submitted, extra documents go through the IRCC account or the webform IRCC names for your case, not by emailing a new IMM 5710 to a generic inbox. The inside-Canada forms page is for the first package. Guide 5553 tells you to pay fees and use the documents on the checklist. If IRCC asks for more, they say so in the account. Sending a second full IMM 5710 unasked can duplicate the file.
We are Go Far Global, a licensed Canadian immigration firm. If status is inside the 90-day restoration window, book a consultation before you upload. Restoration is not the same as a normal extension.
Apply before your current permit expires so you keep maintained status while IRCC processes a timely extension.
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Disclaimer
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute immigration or legal advice. Immigration laws and policies change frequently. Each case is unique and outcomes depend on individual circumstances. Consult a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) before making immigration decisions.
