How to Create Your GC Key Account for Canada Visa Application

July 25th, 2023 at 03:13 am

How to Create Your GC Key Account for Canada Visa Application

This page tells you what you need to know to sign up for GCKey. Before you start your registration, please make sure to read and understand the steps below.

GCKey Account

A GCKey is a unique electronic credential that can be used to access online Government services. It is given out by the Government of Canada. To log in to MSCA with GCKey, you must:

You can sign in to most online accounts and services offered by the Government of Canada with your GCKey username and password.

Anyone from any country can sign up and make a GCKey username and password to use online services.

GCkey is used to sign in and fix technical problems and browser errors.

GCKey is used to sign in.

You can use your GCKey username and password to sign in to any online account of the Canadian government that supports GCKey.

it is not a bank account. Once you have a GCKey username and password, you still have to sign up for each online account to match it to your account profile.

Most of the time, you only need one GCKey username and password to sign in to any government service that supports GCKey.

For instance:

• Create a GCKey username and password to register and reserve a campsite in My Parks Canada Reservation Account.
• Then, use the same GCKey username and password to register and sign in to My Service Canada Account to manage your Employment Insurance or Canada Pension.

Find the account or government service you want to use, then click the GCKey button.

GCKey usernames and passwords become useless if they haven’t been used in at least two years. You will need to sign up for a new GCKey if yours runs out.

Browser errors and technical problems

The same GCKey username and password can be used on multiple computers, phones, and tablets.

If you’re getting error messages:

• instead of Internet Explorer, use a modern web browser like Safari, Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge.
• Use your browser’s default settings because GCKey needs JavaScript and cookies to work.
• Don’t bookmark pages you see after you sign in because you have to sign in to see them.
• update your browser.
• Start over

How to make a username and password for a GCKey

1. Find the account or government service you’d like to sign up for.
2. If that account uses GCKey as a way to sign in, click the GCKey button (sign in/login/register with GCKey) to make a GCKey username and password.
3. On the page that says “Welcome to GCKey,” click the Sign-Up button.
4. Read the Terms of Service and agree to them.
5. Make a user name.
6. Set up a password
7. Make your own questions about recovery.
8. Type in a recovery email address.

You can make more than one username and password for your GCKey.

How to use GCKey to sign in

Sign in the same way every time you use an online account with the Government of Canada. If you have used GCKey to sign in before, make sure you use the same GCKey username and password you used to sign up for that online account.

To log in using GCKey:

• Select the GCKey button (Sign in with GCKey) on the sign-in page for the account you want to use.
• Accounts on a list
• On the page that says “Welcome to GCKey,” type in the username and password you made when you first signed up for GCKey.
• Click on the “Sign In” button.

Can’t remember your login name or password?

If you can’t remember your GCKey username or password, you can get them back by using the account you want to use:

• Find the account or service you want to use from the government.
  Accounts on a list
• Sign in to the account you want to use by clicking the GCKey button (Sign in with GCKey).
• On the page that says “Welcome to GCKey,” choose:
• Can’t remember your username or password
• Can’t remember your login?
• Don’t know your password?

How to change your GCkey account information

First, Sign in with GCKey:

• On the sign-in page for the account you want to use, click the GCKey button (sign in, log in, or register with GCKey).
• You’ll see a page called “Welcome to GCKey.”
• Type in the username and password you made when you signed up for GCKey for the first time.
• Click on the “Sign in” button.
• On the right side of the page, in the Options menu, you can choose to:
  • Make a new password
  • Change your recovery questions
  • Manage your email address

What to do if you’ve lost your GCkey

If your GCKey has been taken away from you, you can’t get it back.

If your GCKey was taken away, it was probably because of one of the following:

• Your GCKey has run out. The system requires you to use your GCKey at least once every two years or your account will be closed.
• Your GCKey username and password have been stolen. You should never use the same username and password for any other online account.

When you have questions about why your GCKey was taken away, you should contact the government department whose services you are trying to use.

Sign up for a new username and password for your GCKey and link it back to your accounts.

If your GCKey has been taken away but you still want to use it to get into your online accounts with the Government of Canada, you can sign up for a new username and password.

If you make a new GCKey username and password, do the following to get your account back online:

• On the sign-in page for the account you want to use, click the GCKey button (sign in, log in, or register with GCKey).
• On the page that says “Welcome to GCKey,” click “Sign Up” and make a new GCKey username and password.
• Follow all the steps as though you were making a new account.
• During this process, you might be able to get back into your account or link your old apps to your new ones.

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