Biennial fee will increase from CAD 515 to CAD 575 (representative)
New Delhi:
Over the past two decades, Canada has welcomed more than 200,000 new permanent residents every year, a large proportion of whom are of Indian origin. According to a notice issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the application fee for those aspiring to obtain permanent residence (PR) will increase by 12% this year.
A notice published in the Canada Gazette on March 30 stated that the new fees will take effect at 9:00:00 a.m. ET on April 30 and will be administered based on the current rate of inflation.
Biennial fee changes apply to a range of items, such as the permanent residence fee (which is exempt for dependent children), which will increase from CAD 515 to CAD 575.
Under the government’s 2024-2026 immigration levels plan, Canada aims to admit more than 110,000 federal skilled worker and provincial nominee program applicants respectively. The fee for these applications jumps from CAD 850 to CAD 950 for a accompanying spouse or common-law partner. Candidates in the Quebec Skilled Worker, Atlantic Immigration Category and Economic Pilot Programs also pay $950. The fee for any accompanying dependent children will increase from the existing $230 to $260.
Family reunification in Canada is an important immigration category that allows permanent residents over the age of 18 to sponsor certain family members for permanent residence in Canada, allowing them to legally live, study and work in Canada. To this end, sponsor fees have increased from CAD 75 to CAD 85 and category fees have increased from CAD 175 to CAD 635.
The increase in family reunification fees comes a month after federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller told The Canadian Press that his department would begin granting permanent residence to people who want to reunite with their families in Quebec, despite the province’s restrictions on applicants. raised the ceiling, which he believed was “artificially” low. “
