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Come to Canada temporarily
- Visit Canada
- Work in Canada – employer-specific and open work permits
- Study in Canada
- International Experience Canada
Stay in Canada longer
Family sponsorship
- Spouse, partner or dependent child
- Adopted children and other relatives:
- Parents and Grandparents
- Financial Evaluation for Sponsorship
Economic classes
Refugee claimants, refugees and protected persons
- Convention Refugees Abroad and Humanitarian Protected Persons Abroad
- Protected Persons and Convention Refugees in Canada
- Refugee Claimants in Canada
- Application for Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) Coverage
Refugee sponsorship
- Community Sponsors, Groups of Five and Sponsorship Agreement Holders and Constituent Groups
- Joint Assistance Sponsorship
- Request to Process Following Family Members under the One-Year Window of Opportunity Provisions
- Request for a Refugee Profile
(Don’t know what these mean? Find out more about sponsoring refugees.)
Permanent resident documents
Permanent Resident Card (PRC)
- Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) – (initial, renewal or replacement)
- Request to reissue a permanent resident card
- Solemn Declaration Concerning a Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never-Received Permanent Resident Card (PR Card)
Permanent resident status and documents
Canadian citizenship
- Adult (18 and over)
- Minor (under 18) applying under 5(2)
- Minor (under 18) applying under 5(1)
- Adopted person
- Stateless person born to a Canadian parent
- Adult – Canadian Armed Forces
Proof of citizenship (citizenship certificate)
- Apply for a citizenship certificate (or replacement)
- Solemn Declaration Concerning a Citizenship Certificate That Was Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never Received
Citizenship status and records
- Search of Citizenship Records
- Renounce Canadian Citizenship
- Application to renounce Canadian citizenship – R7.1 (for certain persons who acquired citizenship under amendments to the Citizenship Act in 2009 or 2015)
- Resume Canadian Citizenship
- Resume Canadian Citizenship – Canadian Armed Forces
- Request to correct a date of birth for Citizenship (PDF, 1.15 MB)
- Withdrawal of Citizenship Application (PDF, 725.77 KB)
- Medical Condition Questionnaire (PDF, 620.99 KB)
- Application for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment
- Application for a Verification of Status (VOS) or replacement of an immigration document
- Access to information and privacy requests
- Consent for an access to information and personal information request
- Rehabilitation for Persons who are Inadmissible to Canada because of Past Criminal Activity
- Use of a Representative
- Release of Information to an Individual
- Application to Amend the Record of Landing, Confirmation of Permanent Resident or Valid Temporary Resident Documents
- Passport
- Fees return for terminated programs – Federal Immigrant Investor and Entrepreneurs
- Statutory declaration of common-law union (PDF, 621.91 KB) June 2015
- International Mobility Program Employer Compliance Voluntary Disclosure Form (PDF, 1.83 MB)
- Request for a citizenship or immigration document with an "X" in the sex field
Temporary Resident Visa application photograph specifications
Photo Specs
- Size: 50x70mm
- Color: Black and white or color is acceptable.
- Head size and position: Head should measure 31mm and centered.
- Recency: Taken in the last 6 months.
- Background: Plain white or light colored.
- Smile: Neutral expression only.
- Eyes: Wide open.
- Glasses: Prescription is acceptable as long there is no glare on lenses.
- Headgear: For religious purposes only and only if it doesn’t block facial features.
- Dimensions and size (pixels): None specified.
- Attire, clothing, dress code: None specified.
- Beard: No restrictions.
- Quantity needed in application: 2
Information Required on the back
Your Canadian photo requires information on the back of the photo that verifies the person in the photo is actually the same person who will apply for the new passport.
The following info MUST be included on the back of one photo:
- Applicant name
- Address of the photo studio, date photo was taken. (The photographer can use a stamp or handwrite the info.)
- He/She must also write: "I certify this to be a true link of (applicant)" and sign (guarantor’s name and surname).
For adult´s passport holder need only their name, address and the date the photo was taken.
Fee list (For update list please visit www.cic.gov.ca. WAIS is not responsible for any kind of information)
Temporary Residence
Visitor visa (including super visa) or extend your stay in Canada
Fees
$CAN
Visitor visa (including super visa) - per person
Single or multiple entry temporary resident visa
100
Visitor visa – family (5 or more)
Single or multiple entry temporary resident visa
500
Extend your stay as a visitor – per person
100
Restore your status as a visitor
Visa fee not needed
200
Note: To be eligible to pay the maximum fee of $500 (in Canadian dollars), family members must all apply at the same time and same place.
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
Fees
$CAN
Electronic Travel Authorization
7
Work Permits (including extensions)
Fees
$CAN
Work permit (including extensions) – per person
155
Work permit (including extensions) – group of performing artists (3 or more)
465
Open work permit holder
100
Restore your status as a worker
Restore your status ($200) and get a new work permit ($155)
355
Notes:
Work permit maximum group fee: To qualify, you must be a group of three or more performing artists and their staff, and apply at the same time and place.
If you also need visitor visas (temporary resident visas), you still need to pay for them individually. For visitor visas, the group fee only applies to families.
Study Permits (including extensions)
Fees
$CAN
Study permit (including extensions) – per person
150
Restore your status as a student
Restore your status ($200) and a get a new study permit ($150)
350
Biometric
If you are a citizen of certain countries or territories, you have to give your biometrics (fingerprints and photograph) when you apply for a:
- visitor visa
- study permit or
- work permit.
Find out if you need to give biometrics.
Fees
$CAN
Per person
85
Family
170
Group of performing artists – 3 or more
255
Note: The biometrics fee covers the cost of collecting fingerprints and a digital photo. It also covers the VAC core services if you submit your application through a VAC.
Core services include:
- checking that applications are complete
- sending applications to the visa office
- moving supporting documents and passports to and from the visa office and
- tracking online applications.
Permanent Residence
Business immigration
These fees apply to:
- Quebec business immigration
- Self-employed people
- Start-up visa
Fees
$CAN
Your application
Processing fee ($1050) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,540
Your application (without right of permanent residence fee)
1,050
Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Include your spouse or partner (without right of permanent residence fee)
550
Include a dependent child
150(per child)
Economic immigration (including Express Entry)
These fees apply to:
- Atlantic immigration pilot
- Canadian experience class
- Caregivers
- Federal skilled workers
- Federal skilled trades
- Provincial nominee
- Quebec-selected skilled workers
Fees
$CAN
Your application
Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Your application (without right of permanent residence fee)
550
Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Include your spouse or partner (without right of permanent residence fee)
550
Include a dependent child
150(per child)
Humanitarian and compassionate
Fees
$CAN
Your application
Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Your application (without right of permanent residence fee)
550
Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Include your spouse or partner (without right of permanent residence fee)
550
Include a dependent child
150(per child)
Protected person
Fees
$CAN
Your application
Processing fee ($550)
550
Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($550)
550
Include a dependent child
150(per child)
Permit Holders Class
Fees
$CAN
Your application
Processing fee ($325) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
815
Your application (without right of permanent residence fee)
325
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship may grant permanent resident status to an inadmissible foreign national based on humanitarian and compassionate or public policy grounds.
Right of permanent residence fee
Fees
$CAN
Right of permanent residence fee
490
For most permanent residence applications, you need to pay the right of permanent residence fee (RPRF) when your application is approved. You will have to pay it before you can become a permanent resident.
You can pay the RPRF at the same time as your application fees to avoid delays. If we approve your application before you pay it, we will contact you to explain how.
We will refund the RPRF if you withdraw or we refuse your application. The RPRF is the only fee that we can refund after we start processing your application.
The RPRF does not apply to:
- the dependent children of a principal applicant or sponsor
- sponsorship applications for adopted children
- sponsorship applications for an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild or
- protected persons, including applicants eligible on humanitarian and compassionate grounds and convention refugees.
Permanent resident cards
Your permanent resident (PR) card can only be delivered to an address in Canada. If you are outside Canada and don’t have a valid PR card, or if your card is lost or stolen, apply for a permanent resident travel document to return to Canada.
Fees
$CAN
50
Permanent resident travel document
Fees
$CAN
50
Family sponsorship
Adopted children and other relatives
Fees
$CAN
Sponsor your relative (19 years or older)
Sponsorship fee ($75), principal applicant processing fee ($475) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Sponsor your relative (19 years or older without right of permanent residence fee)
Sponsorship fee ($75) and principal applicant processing fee ($475)
550
Sponsor or include a dependent, adopted child or child to be adopted
Sponsor only a dependent child ($75 sponsorship fee and $75 processing fee) or include one on an application with your relative ($150)
150(per child)
Sponsor your relative (under 19 years old)
Sponsorship fee ($75) and principal applicant processing fee ($475)
550
Include the spouse or partner of your relative
Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Include the spouse or partner of your relative (without right of permanent residence fee)
550
Note: If you are applying under the Family Class, you can pay your fees when the sponsor files the sponsorship application.
Parents and grandparents
Fees
$CAN
Sponsor your parent or grandparent
Sponsorship fee ($75), principal applicant processing fee ($475) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Sponsor your parent or grandparent (without the right of permanent residence fee)
Sponsorship fee ($75) and principal applicant processing fee ($475)
550
Include the spouse or partner of your parent or grandparent
Processing fee ($550) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Include the spouse or partner of your parent or grandparent (without the right of permanent residence fee)
Processing fee ($550)
550
Include a dependent child of your parent or grandparent
150(per child)
Spouse, partner or children
Fees
$CAN
Sponsor your spouse or partner
Sponsorship fee ($75), principal applicant processing fee ($475) and right of permanent residence fee ($490)
1,040
Sponsor your spouse or partner without right of permanent residence fee
Sponsorship fee ($75) and principal applicant processing fee ($475)
550
Sponsor a dependent child
Sponsor only a dependent child ($75 sponsorship fee and $75 processing fee) or include one on an application with your spouse or partner ($150)
150(per child)
Citizenship
Citizenship - application fees
Fees
$CAN
Adopted adult (18 and over)
Processing fee ($530) and the right of citizenship fee ($100)
630
Adult (18 and over)
Processing fee ($530) and right of citizenship fee ($100)
630
Stateless adult (18 or over) born to Canadian parent
Right of citizenship fee ($100)
100
Adopted minor (under 18)
Processing fee ($100)
100
Minor (under 18)
Processing fee ($100)
100
Other citizenship fees and services
Fees
$CAN
Citizenship certificate
75
Search for your record of citizenship
75
Resume your citizenship (18 and over)
530
Resume your citizenship (under 18)
100
Renounce your citizenship
100
Right of Citizenship
100
Other applications and services
Temporary resident permit
Fees
$CAN
Temporary resident permit
200
Verify your status or replace an immigration document
Fees
$CAN
Verify your status or replace an immigration document
30
Rehabilitation
Fees
$CAN
Inadmissible on the grounds of criminality
200
Inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality
1,000
Authorization to return to Canada
Repay your removal expenses
Fees
$CAN
U.S.A. and St. Pierre and Miquelon
750
Any other country
1,500
International Experience Canada
Fees
$CAN
International Experience Canada participation fee 2017 season
126
Employer Compliance
Fees
$CAN
Employer compliance fee
230
Employer compliance fee – group of entertainers (3 or more)
690
Notes: Employer Compliance – group of entertainers (3 or more): To be eligible for the group fee, you must make your offers of employment to a group of three or more foreign nationals, consisting of performing artists and their staff, at the same time.
For documents requested by CPC Vegreville:
CPC Vegreville
6212-55th Avenue
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1W5
For applications:
Work Permit :
Note: For new employer applications only.
- CPC Vegreville
Work Permit
6212-55th Avenue – Unit 555
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1X6
Note: For extensions with same employer only.
- CPC Vegreville
Work Permit
6212-55th Avenue – Unit 202
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1X6
Work permit for spouses and common-law partners
- CPC Vegreville
Work permit for spouses and common-law partners
6212–55th Avenue – Unit 777
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1X6
Student work permit extensions (includes Co-op, Off-Campus Work Permits and Internships)
- CPC Vegreville
Student work permit extensions (includes Co-op, Off-Campus Work Permits and Internships)
6212-55th Avenue – Unit 202
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1X6
Student work permits (includes Co-op, Off-Campus Work Permits, Internships and Post-Graduation Work Permits)
- CPC Vegreville
Student work permits (includes Co-op, Off-Campus Work Permits, Internships and Post-Graduation Work Permits)
6212-55th Avenue – Unit 555
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1X6
Study Permit
- CPC Vegreville
Study Permit
6212-55th Avenue – Unit 101
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1X5
Visitor and Temporary Resident Permit
- CPC Vegreville
Visitor and Temporary Resident Permit
6212-55th Avenue – Unit 303
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1W1
Permanent Residence Applications
CPC Vegreville
Permanent Residence Applications
6212-55th Avenue
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1W3CPC Vegreville
Caring for Children
Permanent Residence Applications
6212-55th Avenue – Unit 801
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1W7CPC Vegreville
Caring for People with High Medical Needs
Permanent Residence Applications
6212-55th Avenue – Unit 803
Vegreville, AB
T9C 1W7