IRCC increases processing fees | Meurrens law

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is increased processing fees.

Starting in 2020-21, permanent residence application processing fees for economic class applicants are increasing as follows:
- Fees for principal applicants in the Economic Affairs category (including self-employed, start-up visa, Quebec investor, Quebec entrepreneur and Quebec self-employed worker) will increase from $1,050 to $1,575 (an increase of 50%).
- The fee for principal applicants in the non-business economic category will increase from $550 to $825 (a 50% increase). Note: This increase will not apply to fees for principal applicants and their families in Caregivers programs, which will remain unchanged.
- Fees for spouses or common-law partners in all economic categories will increase from $550 to $825 (a 50% increase).
- Fees for dependent children in all economic classes will increase from $150 to $225 (a 50% increase).
- The fee for the right of permanent resident will increase from $490 to $500 (an increase of 2%).
Beginning in 2022-2023, on the second anniversary of the coming into force of these regulations, and every two years thereafter, the processing fees for certain permanent residents will be increased every two years based on the applicable increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). , rounded to the nearest $5. The approximation hypothesis being that the CPI is 2% per year on average, but the royalties would nevertheless be subject to inflation calculated cumulatively from their entry into force. The following prospective fee increases are provided for informational purposes only:
- The permanent resident processing fee for all business economic class principal applicants (including self-employed, start-up visas, Quebec investors, Quebec entrepreneurs and Quebec self-employed workers) will be increased to approximately 1 $640 (projected) in 2022-23, to $1,705. in 2024-2025, and so on.
- Permanent residence application processing fees for most non-business economic class principal applicants (including federal skilled workers, federal skilled trades, provincial nominees, Canadian experience class, classes of economic immigration of ministerial instructions (currently, the Atlantic immigration category, the rural and Northern immigration category, the Agri-Food immigration class) and Quebec skilled workers), will be increased to approximately 860 $ in 2022-2023, to $895 in 2024-2025, and so on. Permanent residence application processing fees for principal applicants (as well as spouses or common-law partners and dependents) in the home child care and home care attendant categories will be increased by the applicable CPI increase.
- Permanent residence application processing fees for spouses or common-law partners in all economic categories will be increased to approximately $860 in 2022-2023, $895 in 2024-2025, and so on.
- Permanent residence application processing fees for dependent children of all economic classes will be increased to approximately $235 in 2022-2023, $245 in 2024-2025, and so on.
- The permanent residence application processing fee for all non-economic principal applicants (including family applicants, protected persons and humanitarian category applicants) will remain at the current rate of $550 until 2022-23. date on which these fees will be increased every two years and rounded to the nearest figure. $5, to around $570 in 2022-2023, to $595 in 2024-2025, and so on. The permanent residence application processing fee for all family members of principal applicants (spouses, partners, parents and grandparents, if applicable) will remain at the current rate of $550 until 2022-23, when which these fees will be increased every two years and rounded to the nearest $5. to approximately $570 in 2022-2023, to $595 in 2024-2025, and so on.
- The permanent residence application processing fee for dependent children and their family members will remain at the current rate of $150 until 2022-23, when it will be increased by the applicable CPI rounded to the nearest $5 on a biennial basis at $155, reaching $160 in 2024-2025. , And so on.
Starting in 2022-23, the processing fee for processing an application made by an individual as a member of the permit holder class to remain in Canada as a permanent resident will be increased to $340 and then increased of the applicable CPI, rounded to the nearest $5 multiplier. then every two years.
Beginning in 2022-23, the fee to sponsor a family class member will be increased to $80, then increased by the applicable CPI, rounded to the nearest $5 multiplier every two years thereafter.
Beginning in 2022-23, the Right of Permanent Residence fee (a preferred fee) will be increased to approximately $520, then increased by the applicable CPI, rounded to the nearest $5 multiplier every two years by the following.

According to IRCC:

Permanent residence fees have not increased since 2002, even with inflation, and, therefore, are no longer proportionate to the total cost of managing and implementing permanent residence programs. Due to inflation over the past 18 years, fees have lost 34% of their value. As a result, fees collected from applicants for permanent residence now only cover around 35% of the total cost of services provided.
the fees relating to the right of permanent residence increase from $490 to $500. The modest increase (2%) represents a scalable and progressive approach to offsetting rampant inflationary increases, investment costs and year-over-year volume growth under the regulatory regime for permanent residents.
application fees will also increase by 50% for principal applicants and their accompanying family members in all economy programs except the two 2019 federal pilot programs for caregivers, the Pilot Program for family child care providers and the pilot program for home caregivers.
The permanent resident user fee increases are unlikely to attract significant criticism that the fees are out of step with those of Migration Five partners (US, Australia, UK and New Zealand), nor that they would make Canada a less attractive destination for immigrants.

The 2018-2019 Fees Report confirms that prior to this increase, IRCC was losing significant amounts of money under its permanent residency program.