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Fee Schedule for Citizenship and Immigration
Services
The Immigration Authorities charge fees applicable as below. These
fees can be paid in Canadian dollars.
CITIZENSHIP
APPLICATIONS
FOR VISAS AND PERMITS
FEES
FOR APPLICATIONS TO REMAIN IN CANADA AS A PERMANENT RESIDENT
RIGHT OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE
FEE (RPRF)
OTHER APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
CITIZENSHIP
|
Citizenship Fees |
| Right to be a Citizen |
$200 |
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Change of Citizenship |
| Grant
of Citizenship |
$100 |
|
Retention of Citizenship |
$100 |
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Resumption of Citizenship |
$100 |
|
Renunciation of Citizenship |
$100 |
|
Citizenship Status Documents |
| Proof
of Citizenship |
$75 |
| Search
for Record of Citizenship |
$75 |
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APPLICATIONS
FOR VISAS AND PERMITS
|
Permanent Resident Visas |
|
Family Class applicants |
|
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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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Study Permits |
| Study
permit |
$125 |
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FEES FOR APPLICATIONS TO REMAIN IN CANADA
AS A 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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*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)
| For the acquisition of permanent resident
status |
$975 |
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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 |
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Restoration of Temporary Resident Status |
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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. |
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Certification and replacement of an immigration document |
|
Application processing fee |
$30 |
| Application for a travel document A31(3)* |
|
Application processing fee |
$50 |
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*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. |
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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 there of |
| 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 |
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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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