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IRPRPART 19 FeesDIVISION 5 Fees for Other Applications and Services
r.308

Fee — $50

Fees
🍁 In Simple Terms

A permanent resident card costs $50, whether you are getting your first one by application, renewing it, or replacing one that was lost, stolen, or destroyed. One case is free: where the card carries an error the department made rather than one you caused, the replacement costs nothing. The fee is per card, so a family renewing together pays for each one.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text: IRPR Regulation 308

(1)A fee of $50 is payable for processing an application made under paragraph 53(1)(b) for a permanent resident card.

Renewal or replacement fee

(2)A fee of $50 is payable for processing an application for the renewal of a permanent resident card or for the replacement of a lost, stolen or destroyed permanent resident card.

Replacement due to error

(3)No fee is payable for the replacement of a permanent resident card containing an error that is not attributable to the permanent resident.

Cross-References
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPR r. 308 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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