Canada | Annual fee increases for citizenship and immigration applications

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada published its annual fee increases for certain citizenship and immigration applications, including those for permanent residence and right of citizenship.

Key takeaways:

Fees for all permanent residence applications will increase on April 30, 2026:

• Right of permanent residence fee will increase to CA$600 (about US$431)
• Provincial Nominee Program fee will increase to CA$990 (about US$711)
• Business fee will increase to CA$1,895 (about US$1,361)
• Family class fee will increase to CA$570 (about US$409)
• Protected persons fee will increase to CA$660 (about US$474)
• Humanitarian and compassionate grounds or public policy measures fee will increase to CA$660 (about US$474)
• Permit holders fee will increase to CA$390 (about US$280)

The right of citizenship fee for adult applicants will increase to CA$123 (about US$88) on March 31, 2026. The adult citizenship grant application processing fee remains unchanged at CA$530 (about US$381).

Removal fees for people removed on or after April 1, 2025, are increasing April 1, 2026. The fee for those with escorted removal by air (except medical escort) will increase to CA$13,098.96 (about US$9,408). The fee for other types of removal will increase to CA$3,905.28 (about US$2,805).

Applications received on or after the indicated dates will be subject to the new fees.

This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group. 

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