Starting April 30, 2024, fees to apply for Canada PR will increase!

 The immigration department of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that the fees to apply for Canada PR will increase. The fee hike will apply to candidates applying for Canada PR on or after April 30, 2024, at 9:00:00 AM. 

The hike is being introduced according to Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), which is calculated “in accordance with the cumulative percentage increase to the Consumer Price Index for Canada, published by Statistics Canada.”

Updated Canada PR Fees List

The current fees to apply for Canada PR and the fees updated as of April 30, 2024, are listed below.

Program	Applicants	Current Fees (April 2022 – March 2024)	New Fees (April 2024 – March 2026)
Right of Permanent Residence Fee	Principal applicant and accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$515	$575
Federal Skilled Workers, Provincial Nominee Program, Quebec Skilled Workers, Atlantic Immigration Class and most economic pilots (Rural, Agri-Food)	Principal applicant	$850	$950
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$850	$950
	Accompanying dependent child	$230	$260
Live-in Caregiver Program and caregivers pilots (Home Child Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot)	Principal applicant	$570	$635
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$570	$635
	Accompanying dependent child	$155	$175
Business (federal and Quebec)	Principal applicant	$1,625	$1,810
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$850	$950
	Accompanying dependent child	$230	$260
Family reunification (spouses, partners and children; parents and grandparents; and other relatives)	Sponsorship fee	$75	$85
	Sponsored principal applicant	$490	$545
	Sponsored child (principal applicant under 22 years old and not a spouse/partner)	$75	$85
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$570	$635
	Accompanying dependent child	$155	$175
Protected persons	Principal applicant	$570	$635
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$570	$635
	Accompanying dependent child	$155	$175
Humanitarian and compassionate consideration / Public policy	Principal applicant	$570	$635
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$570	$635
	Accompanying dependent child	$155	$175
Permit holders	Principal applicant	$335	$375

Notes from IRCC

IRCC also stated that in addition to dependent children and protected persons - the following groups of applicants are exempt from paying the department’s Right of Permanent Residence (RPR) fee:

• Sponsored child under 22 years old who does not have a spouse/partner.

• Principal applicants under the humanitarian and compassionate consideration and public policy classes.

Furthermore, IRCC states that “Permit Holders” class Canada PR applicants are not eligible to include family members as part of their Canada Immigration process. Instead, such individuals must submit their own application for permanent residence as the principal applicant. 

The fees to apply for Canada PR increase every 2 years to manage growing program and service delivery costs and to keep up with inflation.