Licensed help
Navisa Prep organizes and checks your materials — it never advises. When you want advice on your situation, this page is the bridge: who may legally advise you, how to verify them, and how to hand over your organized file in minutes.
Navisa Prep is document-preparation software. It is not a lawyer, RCIC, or immigration representative, and it does not provide legal advice, guarantee any outcome, or submit applications. It shows you cited comparisons and options — every decision is yours. For advice on your situation, consult a licensed RCIC or lawyer.
Organize your information first. Navisa Prep gives you a free criteria snapshot; the paid workspace adds cited comparisons, document organization, and preparation tools. If you later choose licensed help, you can request a controlled handoff from your workspace.
The law
Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (section 91) restricts who may “represent or advise a person for consideration” on an application or proceeding. For paid help, that means only:
Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC), Canada’s federal regulator for immigration consultants.
Lawyers who are members of a provincial or territorial law society, Ontario licensed paralegals, and Quebec notaries (Chambre des notaires du Québec).
Family or friends may help you without charging a fee — and any representative, paid or unpaid, must be declared to IRCC on the Use of a Representative form.
Verify before you pay
A legitimate professional is always verifiable on a public register. If someone offering paid immigration advice is on none of these, walk away.
Every Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) in good standing, searchable by name or licence number. If a consultant is not on this register, they may not legally advise you for a fee.
Lawyers (and, in Ontario, licensed paralegals) are regulated by their provincial or territorial law society. The Federation of Law Societies maintains links to every member directory.
The Government of Canada’s own published guidance on who may represent or advise you, paid and unpaid, and how to protect yourself from fraud.
The handoff
Inside your Prep workspace you can download a professional handoff summary: one document a licensed professional can pick up in minutes instead of billable hours.
Nothing is ever sent to a professional by us — you download the summary and share it yourself, with whoever you choose.