Increase in Processing Fees for Certain Economic Classes

• April 29, 2020 - 1:48 pm
• Canadian Immigration Blog
• By migration_law

Below is the Gazette link as well as a summary of which applications get affected: NOTE: This is a two-step plan and the second set of increase begin in 2 years which affects almost all remaining applications.

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2020/2020-04-01/html/sor-dors45-eng.html

• Fees for principal applicants of the Economic non-business class will go from $550 to $825 (an increase of 50%). Note: this increase will not apply to fees for principal applicants and their families in the Caregivers programs, which will remain unchanged.
• Fees for spouses or common-law partners of all Economic classes will go from $550 to $825 (an increase of 50%).
• Fees for dependent children of all Economic classes will go from $150 to $225 (an increase of 50%).
• The right of permanent resident fee will increase from $490 to $500 (an increase of 2%).