The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPA) is amended and increased permanent resident application processing fees that will take effect at 9 AM. on April 30, 2020, as follows:
- Fees for principal applicants of the Economic business class (including self-employed, start-up visa, Quebec investor, Quebec entrepreneur, and Quebec self-employed) will increase from $1,050 to $1,575 which is an increase of 50%.
- Fees for principal applicants of the Economic non-business class will go from $550 to $825 which is an increase of 50%.
Note: this increase will not apply to fees for principal applicants and their families in the Caregivers programs, which will remain unchanged. - Fees for spouses or common-law partners of all Economic classes will go from $550 to $825 which is an increase of 50%.
- Fees for dependent children of all Economic classes will go from $150 to $225 which is an increase of 50%.
- The right of the permanent resident fee will increase from $490 to $500 which is an increase of 2%.
Applications received prior to this time and date will be processed based on the current fee structure.