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PART 1: Immigration to CanadaDIVISION 10: General Provisions
§89

Service Fees Act

Service Fees Act

🍁 In Simple Terms

Authorizes regulations governing the conduct and discipline of immigration consultants — including the creation of the regulatory body for Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs). This is the legal basis for the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act.

Affects: Immigration applicants (economic, family, humanitarian)
Legal Text — IRPA Section 89

(1)The regulations may govern fees for services provided in the administration of this Act, and cases in which fees may be waived by the Minister or otherwise, individually or by class.

Service Fees Act

(1.1)The Service Fees Act does not apply to a fee for the provision of services in relation to a request for an assessment provided by the Department of Employment and Social Development with respect to an application for a work permit.

Service Fees Act

(1.2)The Service Fees Act does not apply to a fee for the provision of services in relation to the processing of an application(a) for a temporary resident visa or permanent resident visa;

(b)for a work permit or study permit;

(c)for an extension of an authorization to remain in Canada as a temporary resident;

(d)to remain in Canada as a permanent resident;

(e)to sponsor a foreign national as a member of the family class;

(f)to make the request referred to in subsection 25(1);

(g)for a travel document issued under subsection 31(3); and

(h)for a permanent resident card.

Cross-References
Related Subsections
s.89.1Fees for rights and privileges

89.1 (1) The regulations may(a) govern fees to be paid for rights and privileges conferred by means of a work permit; and(b) waive the fees referred to in paragraph (a) for certain work permits or certain classes of work permits.

s.89.11Service Fees Act

89.11 The Service Fees Act does not apply to fees for the acquisition of permanent resident status.

s.89.2Fees — compliance regime

89.2 (1) The regulations may(a) govern fees to be paid in respect of the compliance regime that applies to employers in relation to their employment of foreign nationals whose authorizations to work in Canada do not require an assessment provided by the Department of Employment and Social Development; and(b) govern cases in which the fees referred to in paragraph (a) are waived.(c) and (d) [Repealed, 2015, c. 36, s. 173]

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