Fee list
On October 24, 2017, the age limit for dependants changed from “under 19” to “under 22.” To pay the right fees for your child, check if your child qualifies as a dependant.
You need to pay a fee for most of our applications. You can find information on fees in the application guides.
On this page
- Temporary residence
- Permanent residence
- Family sponsorship
- Citizenship
- Other applications and services
Temporary Residence
Visitor visa (including super visa) or extend your stay in Canada
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Visitor visa (including super visa) - per person Single or multiple entry temporary resident visa |
100 |
Visitor visa – family (5 or more) Single or multiple entry temporary resident visa |
500 |
| Extend your stay as a visitor – per person | 100 |
Restore your status as a visitor Visa fee not needed |
200 |
Note:
To be eligible to pay the maximum fee of $500 (in Canadian dollars):
- family members must all apply at the same time and same place
- your children must qualify as dependants
On October 24, 2017, the age limit for dependants changed from “under 19” to “under 22.” To pay the right fees for your family, check if your children qualifies as a dependant.
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Electronic Travel Authorization | 7 |
Work Permits (including extensions)
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Work permit (including extensions) – per person | 155 |
| Work permit (including extensions) – group of performing artists (3 or more) | 465 |
| Open work permit holder | 100 |
Restore your status as a worker Restore your status ($200) and get a new work permit ($155) |
355 |
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.
Study Permits (including extensions)
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Study permit (including extensions) – per person | 150 |
Restore your status as a student Restore your status ($200) and a get a new study permit ($150) |
350 |
Biometric
If you are a citizen of certain countries or territories, you have to give your biometrics (fingerprints and photograph) when you apply for a:
- visitor visa
- study permit or
- work permit.
Find out if you need to give biometrics.
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Per person | 85 |
| Family | 170 |
| Group of performing artists – 3 or more | 255 |
Note: The biometrics fee covers the cost of collecting fingerprints and a digital photo. It also covers the VAC core services if you submit your application through a VAC.
Core services include:
- checking that applications are complete
- sending applications to the visa office
- moving supporting documents and passports to and from the visa office and
- tracking online applications.
Permanent Residence
Business immigration
These fees apply to:
- Quebec business immigration
- Self-employed people
- Start-up visa
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Your application Processing fee ($1050) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,540 |
| Your application (without right of permanent residence fee) | 1,050 |
Include your spouse or partner Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
| Include your spouse or partner (without right of permanent residence fee) | 550 |
| Include a dependent child | 150(per child) |
Economic immigration (including Express Entry)
These fees apply to:
- Atlantic immigration pilot
- Canadian experience class
- Caregivers
- Federal skilled workers
- Federal skilled trades
- Provincial nominee
- Quebec-selected skilled workers
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Your application Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
| Your application (without right of permanent residence fee) | 550 |
Include your spouse or partner Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
| Include your spouse or partner (without right of permanent residence fee) | 550 |
| Include a dependent child | 150(per child) |
Humanitarian and compassionate
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Your application Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
| Your application (without right of permanent residence fee) | 550 |
Include your spouse or partner Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
| Include your spouse or partner (without right of permanent residence fee) | 550 |
| Include a dependent child | 150(per child) |
Protected person
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Your application Processing fee ($550) |
550 |
Include your spouse or partner Processing fee ($550) |
550 |
| Include a dependent child | 150(per child) |
Permit Holders Class
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Your application Processing fee ($325) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
815 |
| Your application (without right of permanent residence fee) | 325 |
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.
Right of permanent residence fee
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Right of permanent residence fee | 490 |
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:
- the dependent children of a principal applicant or sponsor
- sponsorship applications for adopted children
- sponsorship applications for an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild or
- protected persons, including applicants eligible on humanitarian and compassionate grounds and convention refugees.
Permanent resident cards
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 |
Permanent resident travel document
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Permanent resident travel document | 50 |
Family sponsorship
Adopted children and other relatives
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Sponsor your relative (19 years or older) Sponsorship fee ($75), principal applicant processing fee ($475) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
Sponsor your relative (19 years or older without right of permanent residence fee) Sponsorship fee ($75) and principal applicant processing fee ($475) |
550 |
Sponsor or include a dependent, adopted child or child to be adopted Sponsor only a dependent child ($75 sponsorship fee and $75 processing fee) or include one on an application with your relative ($150) |
150(per child) |
Sponsor your relative (under 19 years old) Sponsorship fee ($75) and principal applicant processing fee ($475) |
550 |
Include the spouse or partner of your relative Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
| Include the spouse or partner of your relative (without right of permanent residence fee) | 550 |
Note: If you are applying under the Family Class, you can pay your fees when the sponsor files the sponsorship application.
Parents and grandparents
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Sponsor your parent or grandparent Sponsorship fee ($75), principal applicant processing fee ($475) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
Sponsor your parent or grandparent (without the right of permanent residence fee) Sponsorship fee ($75) and principal applicant processing fee ($475) |
550 |
Include the spouse or partner of your parent or grandparent Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
Include the spouse or partner of your parent or grandparent (without the right of permanent residence fee) Processing fee ($550) |
550 |
| Include a dependent child of your parent or grandparent | 150(per child) |
Spouse, partner or children
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Sponsor your spouse or partner Sponsorship fee ($75), principal applicant processing fee ($475) and right of permanent residence fee ($490) |
1,040 |
Sponsor your spouse or partner without right of permanent residence fee Sponsorship fee ($75) and principal applicant processing fee ($475) |
550 |
Sponsor a dependent child Sponsorship fee ($75) and processing fee ($75) |
150(per child) |
Sponsor an overage dependent child Sponsorship fee ($75) and processing fee ($475) |
550(per child) |
Include any dependent child Include any dependent child on an application with your spouse or partner |
150(per child) |
Citizenship
Citizenship - application fees
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
Adopted adult (18 and over) Processing fee ($530) and the right of citizenship fee ($100) |
630 |
Adult (18 and over) Processing fee ($530) and right of citizenship fee ($100) |
630 |
Stateless adult (18 or over) born to Canadian parent Right of citizenship fee ($100) |
100 |
Adopted minor (under 18) Processing fee ($100) |
100 |
Minor (under 18) Processing fee ($100) |
100 |
Other citizenship fees and services
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Citizenship certificate | 75 |
| Search for your record of citizenship | 75 |
| Resume your citizenship (18 and over) | 530 |
| Resume your citizenship (under 18) | 100 |
| Renounce your citizenship | 100 |
| Right of Citizenship | 100 |
Other applications and services
Temporary resident permit
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Temporary resident permit | 200 |
Verify your status or replace an immigration document
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Verify your status or replace an immigration document | 30 |
Rehabilitation
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Inadmissible on the grounds of criminality | 200 |
| Inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality | 1,000 |
Authorization to return to Canada
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Authorization to return to Canada | 400 |
Repay your removal expenses
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| U.S.A. and St. Pierre and Miquelon | 750 |
| Any other country | 1,500 |
International Experience Canada
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| International Experience Canada participation fee 2018 season | 150 |
Employer Compliance
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Employer compliance fee | 230 |
| Employer compliance fee – group of entertainers (3 or more) | 690 |
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.
