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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 294 Interpretation

  • PART 19 Fees
  • DIVISION 1 General

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The law says

IRPR r. 294
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294 In this Part,

  • (a)a fee payable under this Part is payable not per application but for each person in respect of whom an application is made;
  • (b)subject to subsections 295(3), 301(2), 304(2) and 314(3), a fee payable under this Part for processing an application is payable at the time the application is made;
  • (c)subject to subsections 295(4) and 301(3), if the requirement to pay a fee depends on a personโ€™s age or the amount of a fee is calculated in accordance with their age, the age of the person shall be determined as of the day the application in respect of which the fee is payable is made; and
  • (d)the fees set out in subsections 295(1) and 301(1), section 302, subsection 304(1) and section 307 shall be indexed at 09:00:00 a.m. Eastern daylight time on April 30, 2022, and every two years after that on April 30 at that same time, in accordance with the cumulative percentage increase to the Consumer Price Index for Canada, published by Statistics Canada, for the two previous years, rounded to the nearest five dollars.

Provisions this one cites

Amendment History (2)
  • SOR/2009-163, s. 14; SOR/2013-73, s. 3; SOR/2014-19, s. 1
  • SOR/2020-45, s. 1

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Sections numbered under r. 294

Each of these is its own section of the Regulations, numbered after section 294.

IRPR r. 294.1

Fee โ€” $7

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What that means

The eTA, or electronic travel authorization, costs $7 to process. There is one exception. Some people are applying for or renewing a work or study permit, and that application already counts as their eTA application. For them, the separate $7 does not apply. This is the figure the regulation sets today, and fee amounts get amended from time to time.

The law says

(1)A fee of $7 is payable for processing an application for an electronic travel authorization.

Exception

(2)A person whose application for a work permit or study permit or for renewal of a work permit or study permit is considered, as the case may be, under subsection 12.04(5) or (6), to constitute an application for an electronic travel authorization is not required to pay the fee referred to in subsection (1).