Canada: Increased Permanent Residence Filing Fees

On April 30, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will increase fees for all permanent residence applications to account for inflation. The changes are as follows: Right of Permanent Residence fee will increase to CAD 515, up from CAD 500; Federal High Skilled, Provincial Nominee Program, Quebec Skilled Workers and most economic pilots fees will increase to CAD 850, up from CAD 825; Live-in Caregiver Program and Caregivers Pilots fee will increase to CAD 570, up from CAD 550; the Business category (Federal and Quebec) fee will increase to CAD 1,625, up from CAD 1,575; Family Reunification fee will increase to CAD 490, up from CAD 475; Protected Persons and Humanitarian and Compassionate/Public Policy fees will increase to CAD 570, up from CAD 550; and Permit Holders fee will increase to CAD 335, up from CAD 325. Fees will also increase for accompanying spouses and partners as well as children. IRCC had not increased permanent residence fees from 2002 until 2020. At that time, it was announced that fees would increase every two years to compensate for inflation.

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