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Canadian Immigration Fees to increase from April 30, 2020 onwards

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Canadian Immigration Fees to increase from April 30, 2020 onwards

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released regulations regarding changes in the some Government fees including the Permanent Residence (PR) fees, effective April 30, 2020 onwards.

A lot of Canadian Immigration Programs will be affected and the impact on each one of them is summarized as follows:

Visa Type

Applicant Type

Current Fee

From April 30, 2020

Percentage increase

A. Federal Express Entry Program

( Applicable across Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and Canadian Experience Class )

1. Principal Applicant

CAD 550

CAD 825

2. Spouse or Common-Law partner

CAD 550

CAD 825

3. Dependent Child

CAD 150

CAD 225

B. Business Class

(Applicable across Self-Employed Visa and Start-Up Visa)

1. Principal Applicant

CAD 550

CAD 825

2. Spouse or Common-Law partner

CAD 550

CAD 825

3. Dependent Child

CAD 150

CAD 225

C. Family Class

(Applicable for the sponsorship of a spouse/ common-law partner/ dependent child or parent / grandparent

)

All processing fee will remain same

D. Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF)

CAD 490

CAD 500

Moreover, this particular increment in the immigration fees, starting from Apr 30, 2022, will continue to increase in every two years corresponding to Canadian inflation rate, which is approximately over 2 percent per year and 4 percent in the next 2 years and so on.

So to save yourself from the 27% increase starting from Apr 30, 2020, we highly recommend you to speed up your application and submit it before that day.

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