Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has quietly published the legally-required notice in the April 4 2026 edition of the Canada Gazette announcing that all permanent-residence (PR) application fees will rise at 9 a.m. Eastern on April 30 2026. The increases are indexed to inflation, as required every two years under subsection 303(1.1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. The Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) will climb from CAD 575 to CAD 600, while principal applicants in the Federal High-Skilled, Provincial Nominee Program, Quebec Skilled Worker and Atlantic Immigration Class will see their processing fee move from CAD 950 to CAD 990. Dependent child fees will rise to CAD 270.
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As businesses and families prepare for these adjustments, VisaHQ can streamline the process: its Canada-specific platform (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) posts real-time fee updates, generates personalized checklists, and offers courier and payment services that ensure applications are accepted on the first pass—an invaluable buffer against last-minute price changes and document gaps.
Similar proportional increases apply to caregiver pilots and family-class sponsorships, and the notice reiterates that future increases will continue on the same biennial schedule. For corporate mobility managers, the timing is critical. Applications e-submitted before the cut-off retain current prices, but any package transmitted after 09:00 EDT on April 30 will auto-generate the new payment amounts in the portal. Employers with bulk or cohort filings—particularly Provincial Nominee workers awaiting police certificates—should accelerate document collection or budget for higher costs. IRCC is expected to update its online fee calculator in mid-April; however, the Gazette notice is the only legally binding instrument. Organizations that still rely on paper filings must ensure that the physical payment receipt matches the new schedule if the couriered package is likely to reach IRCC after the deadline; mismatched fees trigger the dreaded “return without processing.” Practically, the hikes are modest—roughly four percent—but come on the heels of new passport fee increases and rising compliance levies, reinforcing the need for clear cost forecasts in mobility programmes. The Gazette publication offers rare certainty in a fast-moving policy landscape and gives employers three weeks to react.
As businesses and families prepare for these adjustments, VisaHQ can streamline the process: its Canada-specific platform (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) posts real-time fee updates, generates personalized checklists, and offers courier and payment services that ensure applications are accepted on the first pass—an invaluable buffer against last-minute price changes and document gaps.
Similar proportional increases apply to caregiver pilots and family-class sponsorships, and the notice reiterates that future increases will continue on the same biennial schedule. For corporate mobility managers, the timing is critical. Applications e-submitted before the cut-off retain current prices, but any package transmitted after 09:00 EDT on April 30 will auto-generate the new payment amounts in the portal. Employers with bulk or cohort filings—particularly Provincial Nominee workers awaiting police certificates—should accelerate document collection or budget for higher costs. IRCC is expected to update its online fee calculator in mid-April; however, the Gazette notice is the only legally binding instrument. Organizations that still rely on paper filings must ensure that the physical payment receipt matches the new schedule if the couriered package is likely to reach IRCC after the deadline; mismatched fees trigger the dreaded “return without processing.” Practically, the hikes are modest—roughly four percent—but come on the heels of new passport fee increases and rising compliance levies, reinforcing the need for clear cost forecasts in mobility programmes. The Gazette publication offers rare certainty in a fast-moving policy landscape and gives employers three weeks to react.
