Immigration advice is a regulated profession. In Canada and Australia, only individuals who hold a current licence from the national regulator are authorised to give immigration advice and represent clients. Cosmos Immigration works with consultants licensed by both the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) in Canada and the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA/OMARA) in Australia — and every one of those licences is verifiable by you on the official public register.
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The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) is the federal body that regulates immigration and citizenship consultants in Canada. It replaced the earlier ICCRC body in 2021. A consultant authorised by the CICC is known as a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC), and that designation is what permits an individual to provide regulated Canadian immigration advice.
The Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA), operating as the Office of the MARA (OMARA), is the Australian regulator for migration agents. A registered agent holds a Migration Agent Registration Number (MARN), which — like the Canadian RCIC number — is attached to the individual agent rather than to a firm.
Canada and Australia are two of the most popular skilled-migration destinations, and each has its own regulator, its own rules and its own licensed profession. A firm that works with consultants licensed in both jurisdictions can assess your profile against Canadian and Australian pathways within a single, accountable relationship — without handing you off to an unregulated third party.
As with any licensed profession, no regulated consultant can guarantee a visa outcome — decisions rest with the relevant government authority. What regulation provides is a verifiable standard of competence, conduct and accountability behind the advice you receive.
You never have to take a licence claim on trust. Both regulators publish free public registers you can search yourself:
If a consultant is currently licensed and in good standing, they will appear on the relevant register with an active status. We encourage every client to verify their consultant's registration before engaging any immigration professional, anywhere.
The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) is the federal Canadian regulator for immigration and citizenship consultants. It replaced the earlier ICCRC body in 2021 and maintains a public register of licensed consultants at college-ic.ca.
The Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA), operating as the Office of the MARA (OMARA), is the Australian regulator for migration agents. Each registered agent holds a Migration Agent Registration Number (MARN) tied to the individual, and the register is published at mara.gov.au.
Canada and Australia each have their own regulator and their own licensed profession. A firm working with consultants licensed by both can review your eligibility for Canadian and Australian pathways within one accountable relationship, with each licence independently verifiable by you.
Visit the CICC public register at college-ic.ca and search by the consultant's name or RCIC number. A currently licensed consultant in good standing appears on the register with an active status.
Visit the MARA public register at mara.gov.au and search by the agent's name or Migration Agent Registration Number (MARN). The register shows each registered agent's current registration status.
No licensed consultant can guarantee a visa outcome, because the final decision rests with the relevant government authority. What licensing provides is a verifiable standard of competence, professional conduct and accountability behind the advice you receive.
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