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Fee schedule

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.

Citizenship

Immigration

Permanent residence

Temporary residence

Other services

Citizenship (Effective January 1, 2015)

Application type Processing fee Right of CitizenshipFootnote 1 Total fees
Adult, grant of citizenship, subsection 5(1) of the Citizenship Act $530 $100 $630
Minor applying as an adult, grant of citizenship, subsection A5(1) $530 n/a if minor at the time of application $530
Minor, grant of citizenship, subsection A5(2) $100 n/a $100
Adult, grant of citizenship, statelessness – bloodline connection, subsection A5(5) n/a n/a for minors
$100 if adult at the time of application		 n/a or
$100
Adoptee, grant of citizenship, section A5.1 $100 or
$530 if adult at the time of application		 n/a if minor at the time of application
$100 if adult at the time of application		 $100 or
$630 if adult at the time of application
Adult only, renunciation of citizenship, section A9 $100 n/a $100
Adult only, renunciation of citizenship, section 7.1 of the Citizenship Regulations n/a n/a n/a
Resumption of citizenship, subsection A11(1) $530 n/a $530
Adult and minor, proof of citizenship, section A3 $75 n/a $75
Search of records, section R29 of the Citizenship Regulations $75 n/a $75

Immigration

Permanent resident [R295] – Family Class or Spouse and Common-Law Partner in Canada Class

Description Amount

The sponsorship fee [R304(1)]

  • is always $85
  • is paid per application
  • is lower for the principal applicant only because of the sponsorship fee
  • is not refunded if the sponsor is found ineligible to sponsor

$85

The principal applicant is a

  • spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner
  • mother, father, grandmother or grandfather
  • dependent child of the sponsor who is over 22 years of age or who is married or in a common-law or conjugal relationship, regardless of age

$545

The principal applicant is

  • under 22
  • a dependent child of the sponsor (orphan or child to be adopted)
  • not a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner

$85

The family member of the principal applicant is either

  • 22 years of age or older, or
  • under 22 and is a spouse or common-law partner

$635

The family member of the principal applicant is

  • under 22 years of age, and
  • is not a spouse or common-law partner

$175

Quebec investors and entrepreneurs, start-up visa or self-employed persons class

Description Amount

Principal applicant

$1,810

The family member of the principal applicant is either

  • 22 years or older; or
  • less than 22 years and is a spouse or common-law partner.

$950

The family member of the principal applicant is

  • under 22 years of age, and
  • not a spouse or common-law partner.

$260

Note: If a dependent child has a spouse or a common-law partner, that spouse cannot be included on this application as only family members can be processed. The spouse of the dependent child will have to be sponsored later through the family class.

Members of the permit holders class

Description Amount

Application by a person as a member of the permit holders class to remain in Canada as a permanent resident [R302]

$375

Other Classes

  • Home Child-Care Provider Pilot
  • Home Support Worker Pilot
  • Live-in Caregiver Program
  • Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations
  • Protected persons in Canada (Convention refugees and positive pre-removal risk assessments)
  • Temporary public policy for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area
  • Permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents
Description Amount

Principal applicant (R307 for H&C)

$635

The family member of the principal applicant is either either

  • 22 years of age or older, or
  • less than 22 years and is a spouse or common-law partner.

$635

The family member of the principal applicant is

  • under 22 years of age, and
  • not a spouse or common-law partner

$175

  • Federal Skilled Workers (including provincial nominees, Canadian Experience Class)
  • Federal Skilled Trades
  • Atlantic Immigration Program
  • Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs – closed on March 5, 2022
  • Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program
  • Quebec-selected skilled workers
  • Agri-Food Immigration Pilot Program
  • Economic Mobility Pathway Pilot
Description Amount

Principal applicant (R307)

$950

The family member of the principal applicant is

  • 22 years of age or older, or
  • less than 22 years and is a spouse or common-law partner.

$950

The family member of the principal applicant is

  • under 22 years of age, and
  • not a spouse or common-law partner

$260

Note:

  • Protected persons outside of Canada: Convention refugee abroad class (including source country and country of asylum) are exempt from processing fees [R295(2)(a)].
  • Protected temporary residents in Canada and the family members included in their application are exempt from processing fees [R301 (1.1)].
  • Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot: Applicants and the family members are exempt from the processing fees (Public policy to support the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot [EMPP] – Phase 2).

Right of permanent residence Fee (RPRF)

Description Amount

All applicants in any immigration class must pay the RPRF, except for the following:

  • protected persons (including Convention refugees) who apply for permanent residence in any class and the family members included in their application
  • members of the protected temporary resident class and the family members included in their application
  • dependent children regardless of age, of a sponsor or principal applicant
  • dependent children of dependent children of a sponsor or principal applicant
  • a child to be adopted, an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild

Note: A dependent child, as defined in R2, includes the adopted child of the parent. Therefore, the child would be exempt from the RPRF [R303]
H&C principal applicants, regardless of age, must pay RPRF except for

  • protected persons and their family members
  • a principal applicant who is a “dependent child” of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident

$575

Processing fees for temporary residence

Description Amount
Temporary resident visa – Single or multiple entry
R296(1); R297(1); R296(2); lists the exceptions
Note: Includes Parent and Grandparent Extended Stay Temporary Resident Visa super visa) applications received at visa office (no fee required for TRV exempt nationals applying at a visa office). 		$100
Temporary resident visa – Maximum family rate [R297(2)] $500
Work permit
R299(1); R299(2) lists exceptions
In-Canada Refugee Claimant – Fees Chart		 $155
Work permit
Maximum fee for a group of three or more performing artists and their staff
[R299(3)] 		$465
Open work permit holder $100
Employer compliance $230
Employer compliance maximum fee $690
Study permit
R300(1); R300(2) lists the exceptions
In-Canada Refugee Claimant – Fees Chart		 $150
Temporary resident permit
R298(1); R298(2) lists the exceptions		 $229.77
Extension of authorization to remain in Canada as a temporary resident (visitor)
R305(1); R305(2) lists the exceptions		 $100
Restoration of temporary resident status [R306(1)]
Note: Restoration does not apply to expired TRP holders.		 $229

Note: Persons, other than a group of performing artists and their staff, who apply at the same time and place for a work permit or a study permit do not pay the fee for a temporary resident visa [R296(2)(d)].

To be eligible for the employer compliance maximum fee, the employer must make offers of employment to a group of three or more foreign nationals, consisting of performing artists and their staff, at the same time.

Other services

Description Amount

Permanent resident card (in-Canada only) R308

$50

Travel document (overseas only) [R315]
Client must obtain this at a mission. It is issued to a permanent resident who needs to travel to Canada and is not in possession of a permanent resident card. Reference: A31(3)

$50

Certification and replacement of an immigration document R311
Note: The fee to replace a permanent residence card is $50.

$30

Verification of status
R311 (3)

$30

Authorization to return to Canada R310

$459.55

Rehabilitation - Serious Criminality R309(a)

$1,148.87

Rehabilitation - Criminality R309(b)

$229.77

Removal costs: Repayment for removal to the United States or Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

$750

Removal costs: Repayment for removal to any other destination

$1,500

Note: The handling of public monies does not apply to visa offices, local Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or citizenship applications from abroad.

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