Canada announces new immigration fees for 2022

Canada has announced to increase the fee of the application of permanent residence. The fee will be increased from April 30, 2022. This will be for the applicants who come under permit holder, economic, family and humanitarian classes. Highlights

• Fee increase will come into effect from April 30, 2022.
• Previous fee increase was done in 2020.
• Increase in fee is to adjust for inflation.
• All the amount is in Canadian dollars.

Eligibility criteria *Check your eligibility to migrate to Canada through Y-Axis Canada Immigration Points Calculator. Fee increase in-detail The table below will show the details of fee increase:

Program	Applicants	Current fee	New fee April 30, 2022
Right of Permanent Residence Fee	Principal applicant and accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$500	$515
Federal High Skilled, Provincial Nominee Program and Quebec Skilled Workers, Atlantic Immigration Class and most Economic Pilots (Rural, Agri-Food)	Principal applicant	$825	$850
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$825	$850
	Accompanying dependent child	$225	$230
Live-in Caregiver Program and Caregivers Pilots (Home Child Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot)	Principal applicant	$550	$570
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$550	$570
	Accompanying dependent child	$150	$155
Business (Federal and Quebec)	Principal applicant	$1,575	$1,625
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$825	$850
	Accompanying dependent child	$225	$230
Family Reunification (Spouses, Partners and Children; Parents and Grandparents; and other relatives)	Sponsorship fee	$75	$75
	Sponsored principal applicant	$475	$490
	Sponsored dependent child	$75	$75
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$550	$570
	Accompanying dependent child	$150	$155
Protected Persons	Principal applicant	$550	$570
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$550	$570
	Accompanying dependent child	$150	$155
Humanitarian and Compassionate / Public Policy	Principal applicant	$550	$570
	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$550	$570
	Accompanying dependent child	$150	$155
Permit Holders	Principal applicant	$325	$335

  Besides this fee, applicants may also have to pay the right of permanent residence fee, which is $500. This fee payment can be made at the time of submitting the application. This fee has to be paid by those applicants whose application is approved. If the application is rejected, the fee will be refunded. https://youtu.be/atqfMxqDye8 The following people are exceptional for the right of permanent residence fee:

• Children of the sponsor or principal applicant
• Applications for sponsorship for adopted children
• Applications for sponsorship for an orphaned relative
• Protected persons which include applicants on the basis of humanitarian grounds, compassionate grounds, and convention refugees

No increase will be done for the application on the fee of permanent resident cards, permanent resident travel documents, certifications, and replacement immigration documents. Willing to Migrate to Canada? Talk to Y-Axis, the world’s no. 1 overseas immigration consultant. Also Read: Record-Breaking job vacancies in Q4, Canada looking to fill 9.2 lakh jobs