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IRPRPART 19 FeesDIVISION 5 Fees for Other Applications and Services
r.307

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The fee for asking for humanitarian and compassionate consideration, or for the Minister to look at your case on public policy grounds, when you are not already paying a permanent residence processing fee for the same person. It runs $550 for the principal applicant, $550 for a spouse or common-law partner, and $150 for each dependent child.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text: IRPR Regulation 307

307 The following fees are payable for processing an application made in accordance with section 66 or for examining the circumstances under subsection 25.2(1) of the Act of a foreign national who applies for permanent resident status or for a permanent resident visa, if no fees are payable in respect of the same applicant for processing an application to remain in Canada as a permanent resident or an application for a permanent resident visa: (a)in the case of a principal applicant, $550; (b)in the case of a family member of the principal applicant who is a spouse or common-law partner, $550; and (c)in the case of a family member of the principal applicant who is a dependent child, $150.

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Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPR r. 307 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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