🍁 In Simple Terms
Getting a new permanent resident card or renewing an existing one requires a processing fee. Replacing a lost, stolen, or destroyed card also costs a fee. If the card contained an error caused by the department, not the cardholder, no fee is charged for the replacement.
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.
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Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPR r. 308 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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