Inflationary Fee Adjustments for Inadmissibility and Restoration of Status

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateDecember 1, 2023

CategoryResidence, student, skilled work

Policy toolFees

Policy effect

IRCC adjusted fees for Authorization to Return to Canada, Rehabilitation (Criminality), and Restoration of status to account for inflation, effective December 1, 2023.

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… register-birth.html) - [Apply for a SIN](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/sin.html) ## You are here: 1. [Canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en.html) 2. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) 3. [Newsroom](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html) 4. [Notices](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Changes to Inadmissibility Fees **Ottawa, November 29, 2023 –** On December 1, 2023, the following application fees for foreign nationals applying to regain their status or return to Canada after being [inadmissible](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/inadmissibility.html) will be adjusted for inflation in accordance with the [Service Fees Act](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/S-8.4/page-1.html) (SFA): Changes to inadmissibility fees | Fee | Current Fee | New Fee<br> (December 1, 2023) | | --- | --- | --- | | Authorization to return to Canada | $400.00 | $459.55 | | Rehabilitation – Inadmissible on the grounds of criminality | $200.00 | $229.77 | | Rehabilitation – Inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality | $1,000.00 | $1,148.87 | | Restore your status as a visitor, worker or student | $200.00 | $229.00 | | Restore your status as a worker and get a new work permit | $355.00 | $384.00 [Footnote \*](#fn*) | | Restore your status as a student and a get a new study permit | $350.00 | $379.00 [Footnote \*](#fn*) | | Temporary resident permit | $200.00 | $229.77 | | <h2>Footnote</h2>Footnote * This fee is a combination of the new restoration fee ($229.00) and the work permit fee ($155.00) or study permit fee ($150.00), which have not changed. [Return to footnote * referrer](#fn*-rf) | | | These fees have been adjusted to account for the yearly rate of inflation since April 2018. They will continue to be adjusted annually for inflation every December 1. Where service standards are not met, partial refunds, known as remissions, will be issued to applicants if IRCC receives their complete application on or after December 1, 2023. Our [Departmental Remission Policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/remissions-policy-service-fees-act.html) outlines all fees subject …

IRCC Notice - Changes to Inadmissibility FeesIRCC Notice - Changes to Inadmissibility Fees. Inflationary Fee Adjustments for Inadmissibility and Restoration of Status. Effective 2023-12-01.Open official source

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Inflationary Fee Adjustments for Inadmissibility and Restoration of Status

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2023