Staying at a relative's house in Quebec

[CanadaNada]

Hello there ,

I will be landing in Montreal mid April, my brother lives in Quebec city and I want to stay at him place for two weeks maximum till I find Rent in Ottawa (my city of destination in my COPR)
Is it safe to give his address to the immigration agent and let them know that I will stay with my brother till I find rent? Would it cause me issues since he lives in Quebec and my COPR has Ontario in it? Should I lie to the agent and tell them I am going to Ottawa right away and that I will be getting an hotel room?

Please help

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hello there ,

I will be landing in Montreal mid April, my brother lives in Quebec city and I want to stay at him place for two weeks maximum till I find Rent in Ottawa (my city of destination in my COPR)
Is it safe to give his address to the immigration agent and let them know that I will stay with my brother till I find rent? Would it cause me issues since he lives in Quebec and my COPR has Ontario in it? Should I lie to the agent and tell them I am going to Ottawa right away and that I will be getting an hotel room?

Please help

You never lie

And it’s annoying to constantly read on here where people say they are going to lie , ask if it’s ok to lie , or insinuate they’ll lie .

How you are going to find a place to rent in a place that’s over 400 km from where you’re staying ?

 

[CanadaNada]

You never lie

And it’s annoying to constantly read on here where people say they are going to lie , ask if it’s ok to lie , or insinuate they’ll lie .

How you are going to find a place to rent in a place that’s over 400 km from where you’re staying ?

Thank you for your answer.
I never intended to lie to anyone, I was searching online and some people said that it might cause issues to stay at someone's place in Quebec when you're a fresh PR. I don't want to have any issues legally so I wanted to know if it was okay to stay at my brother's house in Quebec city till I get my SIN, find rent etc..

 

[canuck78]

Thank you for your answer.
I never intended to lie to anyone, I was searching online and some people said that it might cause issues to stay at someone's place in Quebec when you're a fresh PR. I don't want to have any issues legally so I wanted to know if it was okay to stay at my brother's house in Quebec city till I get my SIN, find rent etc..

Yes it could be an issue. Also not a great plan either. You will likely need to be in the Ottawa region to actually rent a place.

 

[CanadaNada]

Yes it could be an issue. Also not a great plan either. You will likely need to be in the Ottawa region to actually rent a place.

Is it safe to book an hotel for two days, rent a mailbox and give the address to the immigration agent (Canada Post FlexDelivery for example)?

 

[canuck78]

Is it safe to book an hotel for two days, rent a mailbox and give the address to the immigration agent (Canada Post FlexDelivery for example)?

Sometimes IRCC won’t send it to PO Boxes. You will need to be in Ottawa to actually establish your life there so staying in Quebec city for weeks doesn’t make sense. You are very unlikely to rent something without actually being in the city. You won’t qualify for healthcare unless in Ontario meeting the residency obligation for example.