All the answers a newcomer needs — in one app.

Step-by-step settlement tasks matched to your immigration status, local resources, secure document storage, and a community that understands, from your first day in Canada to citizenship.

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JustArrived home screen: Good morning, David! Your next step: renew your work or study permit, with more tasks up next.
60step-by-step guides
150+local resources
17Canadian cities
0ads or trackers
Illustration of newcomers arriving in a Canadian city. Just Arrived? Let's help you feel at home.

How it works

Two minutes of setup, then the app does the figuring-out for you.

1

Tell it your situation

Your status (PR, work permit, study permit, refugee, or "not sure") and how long you've been here.

2

Get your plan

A personalized list of what to do next, in order. Not a generic checklist that half-applies to you.

3

Follow clear steps

Every task is broken into plain-English steps with the official source linked, so you can trust it, or check it yourself.

The questions it actually answers

Real guides, written in plain English, matched to your immigration status, with the official source linked on every one.

How do I get my SIN? How do I build credit from zero? When can I apply for my health card? How do I renew my work or study permit? Which bank accounts are made for newcomers? How do I rent without Canadian references? How do I get a phone plan with no credit check? What should I do in my first week?

…and dozens more, from your first day through permanent residence and citizenship.

Built like the app you'll actually keep

Not a generic checklist. Guidance that knows your status, shows its sources, and respects your privacy.

Matched to your status

Permanent resident, work permit, study permit, or refugee. You only see the tasks that apply to your situation and stage.

Verified & dated

Every guide links its official sources and shows when it was last reviewed, with no silent staleness.

Your documents, private

Permits and IDs live in private storage, opened only through temporary links that expire in minutes, never public.

No ads, no tracking

No advertising, no analytics SDKs, and your data is never sold. The privacy policy is short and honest.

See it in action

The same warm, plain-language guidance on every screen, wherever you are in your journey.

Just arrived? The home screen, with your next step and tasks up next Not sure where to start? Your task list, grouped by category with progress Need a doctor? A lawyer? A home? The local resources directory

How we keep it true

Wrong information can cost a newcomer money, deadlines, even status. So accuracy is the product.

Sources on every guide

Each task is built from official sources like IRCC, the Government of Canada, and provincial services, and links them right in the guide. If we can't source a claim, we don't publish it.

"Last reviewed" dates you can see

Every guide shows when it was last verified. Anything older than 90 days is automatically flagged for re-checking.

Quarterly reviews, plus rule-change updates

We re-verify guides on a standing cycle and monitor IRCC announcements between cycles, so changes reach you fast.

Honest limits

"Verified" badges appear only after real verification. And nothing here is legal or immigration advice. For status decisions, confirm with official sources or a licensed professional.

Read the full verification process →

"I started with one sentence: if an immigrant asks another immigrant a question, the answer should be: 'you can find that on JustArrived.' Then I spent a year building it, alone, until that sentence was true. Not a checklist you delete after six months, but a companion for the whole journey, from your first day to your citizenship ceremony."

David · Founder, building from Surrey, BC

Questions people ask us

Is it really free?

Yes. Everything in the app today is free. No ads, no trackers, and your data is never sold. If paid extras ever arrive, the answers and guides stay free. That's the line we won't cross.

Do I need to be in Canada already?

Right now, yes. Setup asks when you arrived, so the app is built for people who are already here, whether that was last week or five years ago. Pre-arrival planning is on the roadmap; join the waitlist and we'll tell you when it lands.

Which immigration statuses does it cover?

Permanent residents, work permit holders, study permit holders, and refugee claimants. If you're not sure, a "not sure" option shows you the guidance that applies to everyone.

Is my information safe?

Your documents live in private storage that's never publicly accessible, your data is encrypted, and we use no analytics or ad trackers. The full details are in our privacy policy. It's short and honest.

When can I get it?

The iPhone beta (TestFlight) is opening first, with Android right behind it. Leave your email in the box above and you'll get exactly one message when your platform is ready.