🍁 In Simple Terms
Fees paid for applications that hadn't been decided — or had been refused but the applicant hadn't been told yet — when the new Act came into force are carried over and applied toward processing that same application under the new rules. The exception is returning resident permit applications, which are handled differently.
Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 358
(1)358 (1) A fee paid for processing an application in respect of which no decision has been made before the day on which this section comes into force or an application that has been refused but the refusal has not been communicated to the applicant before that day shall be applied to the cost of completing the processing of the application under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act .
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 358 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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