As IRCC announced in 2020, in order to manage increasing program and service delivery costs that permanent residence fees would increase every 2 years.
Hence, April 30, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has implemented this change, and increased the fees for all permanent residence applications.
Please see the following chart to see the differences between current and new permanent residence fees.
Program | Applicants | Current fee | New fee April 30, 2022 |
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Right of Permanent Residence Fee | Principal applicant and accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $500 | $515 |
Federal High Skilled, Provincial Nominee Program and Quebec Skilled Workers, Atlantic Immigration Class and most Economic Pilots (Rural, Agri-Food) | Principal applicant | $825 | $850 |
Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $825 | $850 | |
Accompanying dependent child | $225 | $230 | |
Live-in Caregiver Program and Caregivers Pilots (Home Child Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot) | Principal applicant | $550 | $570 |
Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $550 | $570 | |
Accompanying dependent child | $150 | $155 | |
Business (Federal and Quebec) | Principal applicant | $1,575 | $1,625 |
Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $825 | $850 | |
Accompanying dependent child | $225 | $230 | |
Family Reunification (Spouses, Partners and Children; Parents and Grandparents; and other relatives) | Sponsorship fee | $75 | $75 |
Sponsored principal applicant | $475 | $490 | |
Sponsored dependent child | $75 | $75 | |
Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $550 | $570 | |
Accompanying dependent child | $150 | $155 | |
Protected Persons | Principal applicant | $550 | $570 |
Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $550 | $570 | |
Accompanying dependent child | $150 | $155 | |
Humanitarian and Compassionate / Public Policy | Principal applicant | $550 | $570 |
Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $550 | $570 | |
Accompanying dependent child | $150 | $155 | |
Permit Holders | Principal applicant | $325 | $335 |