Canada Hikes Fee To Restore Status As A Student: Here's How Much Foreign Nationals Will Pay Now
The Canadian government has hiked fees for foreign nationals residing in the country or looking to rehabilitate as visitors, workers, or students.
What happened?
Application fees for foreign nationals applying to regain their status or return to Canada after being inadmissible will be adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Service Fees Act (SFA), stated The Government of Canada's official website.
The change in the fee structure is mentioned below:
| Fee | Current Fee | New Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Authorization to return to Canada? | $400.00? | $459.55? |
| Rehabilitation ¨C Inadmissible on the grounds of criminality? | $200.00? | $229.77? |
| Rehabilitation ¨C Inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality? | $1,000.00? | $1,148.87? |
| Restore your status as a visitor, worker or student? | $200.00? | $229.77? |
| Restore your status as a worker and get a new work permit? | $355.00? | $384.77* |
| Restore your status as a student and a get a new study permit? | $350.00 | $379.77* |
| Temporary resident permit | $200.00 | $229.77? |
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Where and when?
The changed fee comes as of December 1, 2023, across Canada.
Why?
These fees have been adjusted to account for the yearly inflation rate since April 2018. They will continue to be adjusted annually for inflation every December 1.??
How will it work?
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. The Departmental Remission Policy outlines all fees subject to the Service Fees Act, their service standards, and how and when refunds are issued when service standards are not met, as per the official website.
The website also mentioned, "There is no need for a client to contact the department to request a remission. They will typically be issued by July 1 of the following fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) via the method of original payment or by cheque for payments that are not made online."
Who the Service Fees Act is for
In 2017, the Government of Canada replaced the User Fees Act with the SFA, which introduced the following requirements for a number of government services:
- fees are adjusted annually by the rate of inflation (Consumer Price Index) unless they are already subject to periodic adjustment with inflation
- all services have service standards
- partial refunds are issued to consumers/clients when service standards are not met
The SFA improves the transparency, accountability and predictability of government service fees and will help ensure that fees remain current and reflect the costs of delivering services.
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