Permanent residence fees increase in 2024

On April 30, 2024, fees increased for all permanent residence applications.

Legislation allows us to increase fees every two years to account for inflation. Fees were increased for the first time in 2020. This year’s increase was routine and required.

Learn more about permanent residence fee increases.

On this page

• What to do if you paid the old permanent residence fees with your application
• What to do if you didn’t pay the right of permanent residence fee with your application
• How to pay additional fees
• List of old and new permanent residence fees

What to do if you paid the old permanent residence fees with your application

Even if we received your application after 9 a.m. EDT on April 30, 2024, we won’t reject your application if you

• paid your fees before 9 a.m. EDT on April 30, 2024, and
• submitted a complete application online, by mail or by courier before 9 a.m. EDT on April 30, 2024

If additional fees are required, we’ll send you instructions asking you to pay the difference between the new and old fees.

What to do if you didn’t pay the right of permanent residence fee with your application

If you pay the right of permanent residence fee after 9 a.m. EDT on April 30, 2024, you must pay the new amount of $575. This applies even if you paid the processing fee before April 30, 2024.

How to pay additional fees

If you received instructions from us asking you to pay additional fees, you should follow these steps:

1. Calculate the total fee difference you need to pay.
   • The payable difference is the difference between the old fee and the new fee. You can find the amounts in the payable difference column in the table below.
   • For example, for an economic immigration (including Express Entry) application, the payable difference for you, your spouse or partner and 1 dependent child (including the right of permanent residence fee) would be CAN$350.
     • The right of permanent residence fee payable difference for the principal applicant and accompanying spouse or partner is $60 each.
     • The processing fee payable difference for the principal applicant and accompanying spouse or partner is $100 each.
     • The processing fee payable difference for a dependent child is $30.
2. Go to the Make an additional payment or pay other fees page in the ePayment portal.
3. Under Quantity, enter the payable difference amount.
   • You’ll get 1 receipt for each payment. You can pay as a single payment or repeat this step to make multiple payments.
4. Submit the receipt(s) to IRCC by following the instructions in the request that we sent you asking you to pay additional fees.

List of old and new permanent residence fees