Government of Canada Immigration Fee Schedule

Applications for Visas & Permits

Permanent Resident Visas

Family Class applicants

Sponsorship application (per application)

$75

Principal applicant

$475

Principal applicant, if under 19 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

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant or, where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

$550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

$150

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

  • is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or
  • is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition  

$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

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant, or where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

$550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

$150

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

  • is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or
  • is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition 

$150

Other classes of applicants

(Federal Skilled Workers, Quebec Skilled Workers, Canadian Experience Class, and Provincial Nominees)

Principal applicant

$550

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant, or where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

$550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

$150

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

  • is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or
  • is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition 

$150

Temporary Resident Visas

Single entry to Canada

 $100

Multiple entry

 $100

Transit Visa (for less than 48 hours in Canada)

 $500

Visas de transit (moins de 48 heures au Canada)

Free

Extension of Authorization to stay in Canada as a visitor (temporary resident)

$100

Note: The total will not exceed $500 per family, provided that the family members all apply at the same time and place.

Work Permits

Work Permits

 $155

Note :This fee is per person, but the total amount will not exceed $465 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 Permits

$150

Temporary Resident Permits

Temporary Resident Permits

 $200

Fees for Applications to Remain in Canada as a Permanent Resident

Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada Class

Sponsorship application (per application) 

$75

Principal applicant

$475

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant, or where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

$550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

150$

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

  • is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or
  • is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition 

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.

Permit Holders Class

Applicant

$325

Even if a foreign national is inadmissible, the Minister may grant him/her permanent resident status based on humanitarian and compassionate or public policy grounds.

Application under Section 25 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act *

Principal Applicant

$550

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant, or where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

$550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

$150

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

  • is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or
  • is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition   

$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.

RIGHT OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE FEE (RPRF)

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.

Other Applications and Services

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

* Permanent residents who are outside Canada and do not have a Permanent Resident Card nor an Immigration Record of Landing, may apply for a travel document so that they may return to Canada.

Verification of status or replacement of an immigration document

Application processing fee 

$30

Application for a travel document

Application processing fee

$50

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

$1000

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

$1500