What does "license shown as declared" mean?

It means the license number and type on a profile is what the professional entered themselves, not something Navisa independently confirmed. Every profile links directly to the official CICC register or the relevant law society directory so it can be checked in seconds, for free, independent of Navisa entirely.

Why doesn't Navisa just verify every license itself?

The official register is the authoritative, always-current record — a status can change (suspended, expired, reinstated) faster than any third-party copy of it. Linking directly to the register means a visitor always sees the true, current status, rather than a snapshot that could be stale the moment it was checked.

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How it actually works

How Navisa Relay Verifies a Professional's License — and What "As Declared" Means

Every listing on Navisa Relay shows a license as declared, with a direct link to the official register. This is exactly what that phrase means, why it's built this way on purpose, and how to check any listing yourself in under a minute.

The short version

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What "as declared" means, specifically

What Navisa does

Displays the license type and number the professional entered on their own profile.Links every listing directly to the official CICC register or law society directory.Orders results by fit to an applicant's filters (province, language, program) and responsiveness.

What Navisa does not do

Independently confirm a license against the register before a profile goes live.Rank listings by a quality judgment, rating, or endorsement of any kind.Take any fee for the introduction itself, on either side.

Why it's built this way on purpose

A register lookup reflects the professional's status at the moment it's checked — a license held, suspended, or reinstated by the regulator. A third-party "verified" badge, by contrast, is only ever as current as the last time someone checked it. It invites exactly the false confidence a badge is supposed to remove. Linking directly to the register, rather than copying its contents, means what a reader sees is never stale. It is also independently checkable, without trusting Navisa's word for it at all.

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There is a fuller picture: what the underlying rule actually restricts, and the red flags worth knowing before paying anyone. See how to verify a licensed immigration consultant or lawyer.

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