Our permanent residence fees have increased The fees for all permanent residence applications increased on April 30, 2024. If you paid your fees before April 30, but have not yet submitted your complete application, you will need to pay the difference.
You need to pay a fee for most of our applications. You can find information on fees in the application guides.
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Electronic Travel Authorization | 7.00 |
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| International Experience Canada fee | 172.00 |
Restore your status as a student
Restore your status ($229) and a get a new study permit ($150)
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Temporary resident permit – per person | 229.77 |
Visitor visa - per person
Single or multiple entry temporary resident visa What's this?
The same fee applies to both types of visas. We’ll decide which visa to give you based on your application.
Visitor visa – per family (1 fee per family of 5 or more people)
Single or multiple entry temporary resident visa What’s this? ; maximum fee for a family of 5 or more people applying at the same time and place
Restore your status as a visitor
Visa fee not needed
Note:
To be eligible to pay the maximum fee of $500 (in Canadian dollars):
Work permit (including extensions) – per group (3 or more performing artists)
Maximum fee for a group of 3 or more performing artists applying at the same time and place
Restore your status as a worker
Restore your status ($229) and get a new work permit ($155)
Notes:
Work permit maximum group fee: To qualify, you must be a group of three or more performing artists and their staff, and apply at the same time and place.
If you also need visitor visas (temporary resident visas), you still need to pay for them individually. For visitor visas, the group fee only applies to families.
These fees apply to:
Your application
Processing fee ($1810) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($950) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
These fees apply to:
If you are applying for a work permit, you must pay for it separately:
Include both receipts with your application.
Your application
Processing fee ($635) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($635) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
These fees apply to:
Your application
Processing fee ($950) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($950) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
These fees also apply to the
Your application
Processing fee ($635) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($635) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Your permanent resident (PR) card can only be delivered to an address in Canada. If you are outside Canada and don't have a valid PR card, or if your card is lost or stolen, apply for a permanent resident travel document to return to Canada.
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Permanent resident card | 50.00 |
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Permanent resident travel document | 50.00 |
Your application
Processing fee ($375) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship may grant permanent resident status to an inadmissible foreign national based on humanitarian and compassionate or public policy grounds.
Your application
Processing fee ($635)
Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($635)
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Right of permanent residence fee | 575.00 |
For most permanent residence applications, you need to pay the right of permanent residence fee (RPRF) when your application is approved. You will have to pay it before you can become a permanent resident.
You can pay the RPRF at the same time as your application fees to avoid delays. If we approve your application before you pay it, we will contact you to explain how.
We will refund the RPRF if you withdraw or we refuse your application. The RPRF is the only fee that we can refund after we start processing your application.
The RPRF does not apply to:
Sponsor your relative (22 years or older)
Sponsorship fee ($85), principal applicant processing fee ($545) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Sponsor your relative (22 years or older without right of permanent residence fee)
Sponsorship fee ($85) and principal applicant processing fee ($545)
Sponsor a dependent child, adopted child (or child to be adopted) or orphaned relative
Sponsor only a dependent child ($85 sponsorship fee and $85 processing fee)
Include a dependant, adopted child (or child to be adopted) or orphaned relative on an application with your relative
The fee for including a dependent child in your family member's sponsorship application ($175)
Sponsor your relative (under 22 years old and not your dependent child)
Sponsorship fee ($85), principal applicant processing fee ($85) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Sponsor your relative (under 22 years old and not your dependent child, without right of permanent residence fee)
Sponsorship fee ($85) and principal applicant processing fee ($85)
Include the spouse or partner of your relative
Processing fee ($635) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Note: If you are applying under the Family Class, you can pay your fees when the sponsor files the sponsorship application.
Sponsor your parent or grandparent
Sponsorship fee ($85), principal applicant processing fee ($545) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Sponsor your parent or grandparent (without the right of permanent residence fee)
Sponsorship fee ($85) and principal applicant processing fee ($545)
Include the spouse or partner of your parent or grandparent
Processing fee ($635) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Include the spouse or partner of your parent or grandparent (without the right of permanent residence fee)
Processing fee ($635)
Sponsor your spouse or partner
Sponsorship fee ($85), principal applicant processing fee ($545) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Sponsor your spouse or partner without right of permanent residence fee
Sponsorship fee ($85) and principal applicant processing fee ($545)
Include any dependent child
Include any dependent child on an application with your spouse or partner ($175)
Independently sponsor a dependent child
Sponsorship fee ($85) and processing fee ($85)
Sponsor your spouse or partner
Sponsorship fee ($85), principal applicant processing fee ($545) and right of permanent residence fee ($575)
Sponsor your spouse or partner without right of permanent residence fee
Sponsorship fee ($85) and principal applicant processing fee ($545)
Include any dependent child
Include any dependent child on an application with your spouse or partner ($175)
Adult (18 and over)
Processing fee ($530) and right of citizenship fee ($100)
Stateless adult (18 or over) born to Canadian parent
Right of citizenship fee ($100)
Minor (under 18)
Processing fee ($100)
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship) | 75.00 |
| Search for your record of citizenship | 75.00 |
| Resume your citizenship (18 and over) | 530.00 |
| Resume your citizenship (under 18) | 100.00 |
| Renounce your citizenship | 100.00 |
| Right of Citizenship | 100.00 |
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Authorization to return to Canada | 459.55 |
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Inadmissible on the grounds of criminality | 229.77 |
| Inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality | 1,148.87 |
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| U.S.A. and St. Pierre and Miquelon | 750.00 |
| Any other country | 1,500.00 |
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Temporary resident permit – per person | 229.77 |
If you are a citizen of certain countries or territories, you have to give your biometrics (fingerprints and photograph) when you apply for a:
Biometrics – per family (2 or more people)
Maximum fee for a family of 2 or more people applying at the same time and place
Biometrics – per group (3 or more performing artists)
Maximum fee for a group of 3 or more performing artists applying at the same time and place
Note: The biometrics fee covers:
If your children qualify as dependants and need to give their biometrics, you can pay the family fee.
Note: The biometrics fee covers the cost of collecting fingerprints and a digital photo. If your children qualify as dependants, you can pay the family fee. The biometrics fee also covers the VAC core services if you submit your application through a VAC.
Core services include:
To find fees and payment options for Canadian passports and travel documents, visit Pay your fees for a Canadian passport, a travel document or other services.
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Employer compliance fee | 230.00 |
| Employer compliance fee – group of entertainers (3 or more) | 690.00 |
Notes: Employer Compliance – group of entertainers (3 or more): To be eligible for the group fee, you must make your offers of employment to a group of three or more foreign nationals, consisting of performing artists and their staff, at the same time.
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Verify your status or replace an immigration document | 30.00 |