Increase in PR fees Effective April 30

As of April 30th, 2020 there will be an increase in permanent residence fees for most economic immigration programs except caregivers. Since 2002, fees have have not reflected the rise in inflation in the past 18 years or the increasing cost of PR operations and processing. As such, from 2022 fees will be automatically adjusted every 2 years for all PR applications which includes the economic, family and humanitarian programs. 

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Government of Canada. (2021, April 30). Increase in permanent residence fees effective April 30. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. Retrieved August 13, 2021, from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/increase-permanent-residence-fees-effective-april-30.html