Starting April 30, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will raise Canada’s immigration fees for permanent residency applications. This increase is part of a biennial adjustment trend that began in 2020. In 2022, fees went up by a modest 3%, but the upcoming hike will be steeper, around 12-13%. The new rates are calculated based on the cumulative percentage rise in the Consumer Price Index over the last two years (2022 and 2023), as reported by Statistics Canada, rounded to the nearest five dollars. Notably, applicants for permanent residency are exempt from paying the Right of Permanent Residence Fee, except for dependent children and protected individuals.
New Canada Immigration Fees Effective April 30, 2024
| Program | Applicants | New fees (April 2024–March 2026) | Current fees (April 2022– March 2024) | Previous Raise (2020-2022) |
| Right of Permanent Residence Fee | Principal applicant and accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $575 | $515 | $500 |
| Express Entry Federal Skilled Worker – Provincial Nominee Program Quebec Skilled Workers | Principal applicant | $950 | $850 | $825 |
| Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $950 | $850 | $825 | |
| Accompanying dependent child | $260 | $230 | $225 | |
| Live-in Caregiver Program and caregivers pilots (Home Child Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot) | Principal applicant | $635 | $570 | $550 |
| Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $635 | $570 | $550 | |
| Accompanying dependent child | $175 | $155 | $150 | |
| Business (federal and Quebec) | Principal applicant | $1,810 | $1,625 | $1,575 |
| Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $950 | $850 | $825 | |
| Accompanying dependent child | $260 | $230 | $225 | |
| Family reunification (spouses, partners, and children; parents and grandparents; and other relatives) | Sponsorship fee | $85 | $75 | $75 |
| Sponsored principal applicant | $545 | $490 | $475 | |
| Sponsored child (principal applicant under 22 years old and not a spouse/partner) | $85 | $75 | $75 | |
| Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $635 | $570 | $550 | |
| Accompanying dependent child | $175 | $155 | $150 | |
| Protected persons | Principal applicant | $635 | $570 | $550 |
| Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $635 | $570 | $550 | |
| Accompanying dependent child | $175 | $155 | $150 | |
| Humanitarian and compassionate considerations and Public policy | Principal applicant | $635 | $570 | $550 |
| Accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $635 | $570 | $550 | |
| Accompanying dependent child | $175 | $155 | $150 | |
| Permit holders | Principal applicant | $375 | $335 | $325 |