Applications in Canada and overseas
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Applications in Canada (Case Processing Centre in Edmonton [CPC-E])
Processing an application for permanent residence in Canada from protected persons under subsection 175(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) or live-in caregivers
The cost recovery processing fee (HPM receipt) must accompany the application form Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008E [PDF, 692 KB]).
Applications overseas (all visa offices)
Processing an application for permanent residence in Canada from protected persons under subsection 175(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) or live-in caregivers
The fee will be paid by the applicant upon submission of the Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008E [PDF, 692 KB]).
Applicants destined to the province of Quebec
In the case of a skilled worker applicant destined for Quebec, the lock-in date plays a role in determining the fee payable for dependants on an application. For Quebec skilled worker and business cases, the legal lock-in date is the date of application for a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ), not the date of application at a Canadian visa office. This principle does not apply to provincial nominees. For example, in a Quebec skilled worker case, if the dependent child was 21 years old when the application for a CSQ was submitted, but is 23 years old when the application is received by the embassy, the fee would be $260 (that is, the fee for a family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner). If the child was older than 22 years at the lock-in date (that is, when the application for a CSQ was received by Quebec), the fee would be $950.
Special procedures for Convention refugees and humanitarian-protected persons abroad classes (CR/HPPC) cases
Visa offices processing large numbers of CR/HPPC cases often have arrangements whereby application for Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008E [PDF, 692 KB]) are distributed on their behalf by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In most cases, any application received through an NGO channel is screened as CR/HPPC, and the applicant is fee-exempt.
Fee exemptions
Please refer to the Coding Handbook.