Acquiring permanent resident status requires paying a one-time fee, which is adjusted every two years to account for inflation based on Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index. Certain groups, including refugees and others in protected categories, are exempt.
(1)303 (1) A fee of $500 is payable by a person for the acquisition of permanent resident status.
(1.1)(1.1) The fee set out in subsection (1) 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.
303.1 (1) A fee of $230 is payable by an employer who has made an offer of employment to (a) a foreign national in respect of work described in section 204 or 205; (b) a foreign national described in section 207; or (c) a foreign national referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) who makes an application for renewal of a work permit. Marginal note: Payment of fees (2) The fee referred to in subsection (1) is payable before the foreign national to whom the offer of employment is made makes an application for a work permit or an application for renewal of the work permit. (3) [Repealed, SOR/2019-174, s. 15] (4) [Repealed, SOR/2019-174, s. 15] Marginal note: Exception (4.1) An employer who is exempt from the application of sections 209.11 and 209.2 under section 209.91 is not required to pay the fee referred to in subsection (1). Marginal note: Exception (5) An employer is not required to pay the fee referred to in subsection (1) if the offer of employment is made to a foreign national — other than a person referred to in paragraph 299(2)(i) — who under subsection 299(2) is not required to pay a fee for processing an application for a work permit. Marginal note: Remission (6) The fee referred to in subsection (1) is remitted, and must be repaid by the Minister to the person who paid it, if (a) the work permit is refused; or (b) the employer withdraws the offer of employment and requests a remission before the work permit is issued. Marginal note: Maximum fee (7) The total amount of fees payable under subsection (1) by an employer who has made offers of employment to a group of three or more foreign nationals, consisting of performing artists and their staff, is $690, if those offers are made at the same time.
303.2 (1) A fee of $100 is payable by a person for the rights and privileges conferred by means of a work permit if that person is (a) a foreign national who intends to perform work described in section 204 or 205 but does not have an offer of employment to perform that work; (b) a foreign national described in paragraph 207(b) who does not have an offer of employment; or (c) a family member of a foreign national referred to in paragraph (b). Marginal note: Exceptions (2) The following persons are not required to pay the fee referred to in subsection (1): (a) a person — other than a person referred to in paragraph 299(2)(i) — who under subsection 299(2) is not required to pay a fee for processing an application for a work permit; (b) a person referred to in paragraph 299(2)(i) who intends to perform work under an international agreement between Canada and one or more countries, if the agreement (i) prohibits the payment of a fee other than a participation fee, and (ii) is in force at the time that the person makes an application for a work permit or for renewal of the work permit; and (c) [Repealed, SOR/2017-78, s. 11] Marginal note: Remission (3) The fee referred to in subsection (1) is remitted, and must be repaid by the Minister to the person who paid it, if (a) the work permit is refused; or (b) the foreign national withdraws their application and requests a remission before the work permit is issued.