According to the latest news, Canada will increase the fee for immigration applications starting from April 30, 2022. This increase in fees applies to economic immigration, family immigration, humanitarian immigration and various visa applications.
In 2020, the Canadian Immigration Agency conducted its first immigration fee increase in 18 years to cope with inflation, when the Immigration Agency announced that it would increase the fees every two years to adapt to inflation.
This fee increase involves the following aspects:
1, Permanent residence right Application fee
In addition to the application fee for immigration projects, Canadian immigration applicants also need to pay a permanent residence application fee of 500 Canadian dollars. This fee will be increased to 515 Canadian dollars on April 30. You can pay when submitting the application or when the application is approved.
It is only applicable to those who have obtained permanent residence permits and if your application is rejected, the Immigration Bureau will refund the fee to you. It should be noted that the applicant must pay this fee to activate permanent resident status.
2, federal EE, provincial nomination program and Quebec technical workers, Atlantic immigration program and most economic pilots (rural, agricultural food) project
The fees for the main applicant, accompanying spouse or cohabiting partner have increased from 825 Canadian dollars to 850 Canadian dollars, and the fees for accompanying dependent children have increased from 225 Canadian dollars to 230 Canadian dollars.
3, Household Caregivers Program and Caregivers Pilot (Family Child Providers Pilot and Family Support Workers Pilot)
The fees for the main applicant, accompanying spouse or cohabiting partner have increased from 550 Canadian dollars to 570 Canadian dollars, and the fees for accompanying dependent children have increased from 150 Canadian dollars to 155 Canadian dollars.
4, Commercial Immigration (Federal and Quebec)
The main applicant fee has increased from 1,575 Canadian dollars to 1,625 Canadian dollars, the cost of accompanying spouse or cohabiting partners has increased from 825 Canadian dollars to 850 Canadian dollars, and the cost of accompanying dependent children has increased from 225 Canadian dollars to 230 Canadian dollars.
5, Family reunion (spouse, partner and children; parents and grandparents; and other relatives)
is guaranteed by . The main applicant fee for has increased from 475 Canadian dollars to 490 Canadian dollars, the cost of accompanying spouse or cohabiting partners has increased from 550 Canadian dollars to 570 Canadian dollars, and the cost of accompanying dependent children has increased from 150 Canadian dollars to 155 Canadian dollars.
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The fees for the main applicant, accompanying spouse or cohabiting partner have increased from 550 Canadian dollars to 570 Canadian dollars, and the fees for accompanying dependent children have increased from $150 to $155.
7, humanitarian
The fees for the main applicant, accompanying spouse or cohabiting partner have increased from 550 Canadian dollars to 570 Canadian dollars, and the fees for accompanying dependent children have increased from 150 Canadian dollars to 155 Canadian dollars.
8, visa holder
main applicant fee has increased from 325 Canadian dollars to 335 Canadian dollars. The increase in the related fees is intended to ensure that Canada remains competitive and is consistent with the fees charged by other immigrant recipient countries. Because the immigration application fee in Canada is usually cheaper than in countries with similar immigration systems such as Australia, New Zealand , the United Kingdom and the United States.
Immigration Bureau announced that it will increase fees every two years to adapt to inflation. That is to say, after the fees increase this year, immigration applicants may usher in another fee increase in 2024.
