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Government Fees |
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APPLICATIONS FOR VISAS AND PERMITS |
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Permanent Resident Visas |
| Family Class applicants
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| Sponsorship application (per application) |
$75 |
| Principal applicant |
$475 |
| Principal applicant, if less than 22 years of age and not
a spouse or common-law partner (including a dependent child
of the sponsor, a child to be adopted and an orphaned brother,
sister, niece, nephew or grandchild) |
$75 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years
of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a
spouse or common-law partner |
$550 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is less than
22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner |
$150 |
| Note: Fees assessed for principal applicants
and family members under the Family Class are payable, along
with the sponsorship fee, when the sponsor files the sponsorship
application. |
| Investor, Entrepreneur or Self-employed
Persons Class applicants |
| Principal applicant |
$1,050 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years
of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a
spouse or common-law partner |
$550 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is less than
22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner |
$150 |
| Other classes of applicants |
| Principal applicant |
$550 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years
of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a
spouse or common-law partner |
$550 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is less than
22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner |
$150 |
| Temporary Resident Visas |
| Single entry to Canada |
$75 |
| Multiple entry |
$150 |
| Note: The total will not exceed $400 per family,
provided that the family members all apply at the same time
and place. |
| Work Permits |
| Work permit |
$150 |
| Note: This fee is per person, but the total
amount will not exceed $450 in the case of a group of three
or more performing artists and their staff who apply at the
same time and place. |
| Study Permits |
| Study permit |
$125 |
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FEES FOR APPLICATIONS TO REMAIN IN CANADA
AS PERMANENT RESIDENT |
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| Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada
Class |
| Sponsorship application (per application) |
$75 |
| Principal applicant |
$475 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years
of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a
spouse or common-law partner |
$550 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is less than
22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner |
$150 |
| Note: Fees assessed under the
Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada Class are payable,
along with the sponsorship fee, when the sponsor files the
sponsorship application. Refunds will be issued only if the
sponsor withdraws the sponsorship application before processing
of the application has begun. The $75 sponsorship fee will
not normally be refunded. |
| Other applicants |
| Principal applicant |
$550 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years
of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a
spouse or common-law partner |
$550 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is less than
22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner |
$150 |
| Permit Holders Class |
| Applicant |
$325 |
| Application under Section 25 of the
Act* |
| Principal applicant |
$550 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years
of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a
spouse or common-law partner |
$550 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is less than
22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner |
$150 |
*Under this section,
the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration may grant permanent
resident status to an inadmissible foreign national based
on humanitarian and compassionate considerations or public
policy considerations. |
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RIGHT OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE FEE (RPRF) |
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| For the acquisition of permanent resident status |
$490 |
| This fee is payable by principal applicants
(with some exceptions) and accompanying spouses and common-law
partners. It must be paid before the immigrant visa is issued
overseas or before the applicant becomes a permanent resident
in Canada.
The following applicants are not required to pay this fee:
- dependent children of a principal applicant or sponsor,
a child to be adopted, or an orphaned brother, sister,
niece, nephew or grandchild; and
- protected persons, including Convention refugees.
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OTHER APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES |
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| Extension of Authorization to Remain
in Canada as a Temporary Resident |
| Application processing fee |
$75 |
| Restoration of Temporary Resident Status |
| Application processing fee |
$200 |
| Permanent Resident Cards* |
| Application processing fee |
$50 |
| Renewal or replacement of lost, damaged or stolen card |
$50 |
*Existing permanent
residents can apply for the Card starting October 15, 2002. |
| Certification and replacement of an
immigration document |
| Application processing fee |
$30 |
| Application for a travel document A31(3)*
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| Application processing fee |
$50 |
*Permanent residents
outside Canada who do not have a Permanent Resident Card
or, until December 31, 2003, an Immigration Record
of Landing can apply for a travel document so that they
may return to Canada. |
| After-hours examination |
| For entry into Canada, outside of normal service hours (payable
at time of examination) |
$100* |
*For the first
four hours of the examination; $30 for each additional hour
or part thereof. |
| Alternative means of examination |
| Application processing fee |
$30 |
| Immigration statistical data |
| Application processing fee |
$100* |
*For the first
10 minutes or less of access to the Department's database
in order to respond to such a request; $30 for each additional
minute or less of access. |
| Determination of rehabilitation |
| Application processing fee, if inadmissible on the grounds
of serious criminality |
$1,000 |
| Application processing fee, if inadmissible on the grounds
of criminality |
$200 |
| Authorization to return to Canada |
| Application processing fee |
$400 |
| Repayment of removal expenses |
| To the U.S.A. and St. Pierre and Miquelon |
$750 |
| To any other country |
$1,500 |
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Processing fees are collected at the time
an application is submitted and are NOT refundable.
Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) is refundable. |
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