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Various fees apply when you travel to Canada as a tourist, apply for a temporary work or study permit or immigrate as a permanent resident—how much you will have to pay depends on what you’re applying for:
- Electronic travel authorisation (eTA)
- Working Holiday permit
- Young Professionals work permit
- International Co-op (Internship) permit
- Temporary foreign worker work permit
- Spouse or common-law partner open work permit
- Study permit
- Post-graduation work permit
- Permanent residence to Quebec: provincial stage
- Permanent residence outside Quebec: provincial stage
- Permanent residence: federal stage
- Permanent residence: Express Entry
- Canadian citizenship
Important: Always use the Government of Canada website (links to the official pages are provided in the tables below) to check the latest information. These fees may change at any time. Note that all fees discussed in this article are in Canadian dollars.
Temporary residence in Canada
| Type of permit | Fee | More info |
Official page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) | $7 (watch out for scams!) | Canada: Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) |
Government of Canada official website |
| Submitting a profile to the IEC pools (Young Professionals/Working Holiday/International Co-op) | Free (you will only pay the appropriate fees if your profile is drawn from the pool and you accept the Invitation to Apply) | Step-by-step guide to IEC Canada work permits |
International Experience Canada: Create a profile |
| Working Holiday permit | $357 ($172 IEC fee + $100 open work permit fee + $85 biometrics fees) | Introduction to the Canada Working Holiday permit |
International Experience Canada: Create a profile |
| Young professionals permit | $257 ($172 IEC fee + $85 biometrics fees) | Work experience in Canada: The Young Professionals work permit |
International Experience Canada: Create a profile |
| International Co-op (Internship) permit | $257 ($172 IEC fee + $85 biometrics fees) | The International Co-op (Internship) IEC work permit |
International Experience Canada: Create a profile |
| Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program work permit | $240 ($155 work permit fee + $85 biometrics fee*) + (for Quebec) $222 temporary selection fee |
Guide 5487 – Applying for a Work Permit outside Canada |
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| Accompanying spouse or common-law partner open work permit | $340 ($155 work permit fee + $100 open work permit fee + $85 biometrics fees*) | Spouse or common-law partner open work permit 101 |
You need a work permit |
| Study permit | $235 ($150 + $85 biometrics fees*) + (for Quebec only) $128 temporary selection fee for studies |
Study permit |
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| Post-graduation work permit | $340 ($155 work permit fee + $100 open work permit fee + $85 biometrics fees*) |
Work in Canada after you graduate |
Permanent residence in Canada and Canadian citizenship
If you’re applying for permanent residence, it’s important to understand that there can be two stages and two fees—1) provincial/territorial and 2) federal. The provincial/territorial fee depends on where you will settle in Canada.
| Type of permit | Fee | More info |
Official page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent residence: Settling in Quebec – Provincial stage: The Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) | $895 for one person (+ $192 for a spouse or common-law partner + $192 for each dependent child) |
Quebec-selected skilled workers: About the process |
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| Permanent residence: Settling outside Quebec – Provincial nominee program |
Ontario: $1500 Alberta: $840 Manitoba: $500 Saskatchewan: $350 Nova Scotia: $490 British Columbia: $1475 Prince Edward Island: $300 New Brunswick: $250 Newfoundland and Labrador: $250 Yukon: no fee Northwest Territories: no fee |
Ontario Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan Nova Scotia British Columbia Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Yukon Northwest Territories |
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| Permanent residence (all provinces and territories): Federal stage | $1610 ($950 processing fee + $575 permanent residence fee + $85 biometrics fee*) per adult (+ $260 per dependent child) |
Fee list for permanent residence |
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| Permanent residence outside Quebec through the Express Entry Program: Federal stage | $1610 ($950 processing fee + $575 permanent residence fee + $85 biometrics fee*) per adult (+ $260 per dependent child) | Permanent Residence in Canada with Express Entry (outside of Quebec) |
Immigrate through Express Entry |
| Permanent residence (New Brunswick/Prince Edward Island/Newfoundland and Labrador/Nova Scotia): Atlantic Canada Immigration Program | $1610 ($950 processing fee + $575 permanent residence fee + $85 biometrics fee*) per adult (+ $260 per dependent child) |
Atlantic Immigration Program |
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Permanent residence (only in selected cities in Ontario Manitoba British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan): Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program |
$1610 ($950 processing fee + $575 permanent residence fee + $85 biometrics fee*) per adult (+ $260 per dependent child) |
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot: about the pilot |
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| Canadian citizenship | $630 |
Applying for Canadian citizenship |
Note: These fees don’t include the French and/or English tests you may be required to take as part of your application for permanent residency. Expect to pay between $300 and $400 per test.
Biometrics
* Once collected, your biometrics are valid for 10 years. You can check whether your biometrics are still valid online. You may not have to provide them again.
Important: Carrying a biometric passport doesn’t mean that you don’t have to give your biometrics—these are two different things. The biometrics fee is $85 for one person and $170 for a couple or family. Find out more about submitting biometrics.
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