When you apply for a Canada visa, you must pay the visa fee. If you don’t, your application won’t be processed. The receipt for the payment is a key requirement. Let us explain the different Canada visa fees. You’ll find out how much your visa will cost.
Canada Non-immigrant (short-stay) Visa Fees
Canada short-stay visas are visas that applicants have to get to stay in the country for a limited time. Different visas are depending on the purpose of visit and nationality.
Visitor visa
Tourist Visa
| Visa Processing Fee | CAD$100 |
| Biometric | CAD$85 |
Diplomatic and Official Visa
| Visa processing | C$100 |
Diplomatic and Official Visa is exempt from passport processing fees and Biometrics.
Canada Courtesy Visa
| Visa Processing fee | C$100 |
| Biometric | C$85 |
eTA-Electronic Travel Authorization
| eTA fee | $CAD 7 |
Family visa
| Super visa | C$100 |
| Biometric | C$85 |
Work visa
| Temporary Foreign Workers Program | CAD$155 for visa processing. CAD$85; If officials ask for your biometrics. |
| Open Work Permit | CAD$155 for work permit processing.CAD$155 for visa processing. |
| Post Graduate Work Permit | CAD$155 for the work permit, and CAD$100 for Open work permit. |
| Working Holiday Visa | CAD$150, and a CAD$100 for open work permit holder fee. In case officials ask for biometrics; CAD$ 85. |
Business Visa
| Business Visa | It costs C$100. C$85 if authorities ask for biometrics. |
Student Visa
| Student Visa | C $150 for a study permit: Biometrics $85 |
Other visas
Visa for the Purpose of Giving Birth
| Application Processing | C$100 |
| Biometrics fee | C$85 |
| Processing fee of passport | C$45 |
Facilitation Visa
| Visa application fee | C$100 |
| Biometrics fee | C$85 |
Intending Organ Donors Visa
| The fee for processing visa application | C$100 |
| Biometrics fee | C$85 |
| Processing of passport | C$45 |
Immigrant visas (long-stay visa)
Note:
You should better know that apart from a visa, you should also apply for Canada Residence Permit. The fee for the Right of Permanent Residence is different from the Canada visa fee. The type of immigration program or visa does not matter.
Work visa
Federal Skilled Trades Program
| Processing fee | C$550 |
| The right of permanent residence. It does not include children. | C$490 |
| Spouse/law partner | C$1,040 |
| Dependent child | C$ 150 |
Federal Skilled Worker Program
| Processing fee | C$550 |
| Permanent Residence fee | C$490 |
Canadian Experience Class
| Processing fee | C$550 |
| Permanent Residence | C$490 |
| Children | C$150 per child |
Quebec-Selected Skilled Workers Program
| Application process fee | C$550 |
| The right of Permanent Residence | C&49 |
| Spouse | C$1,040. |
| Minors | $150 per child |
Atlantic Immigration Pilot
| Processing fee | is $825 |
| The Right of Permanent Residence | C$500 for |
Business visa
Canada Start-Up Visa
| Application processing | C$1,575. |
| Permanent residence | $500. |
| Spouse | $825 |
| Permanent Residence for a spouse | C$500 |
| Dependent child | C$225. |
Canada Self-Employed Visa
| Self-employed program | C$1,575 |
| Permanent Residence | C$500 |
| Spouse | C$825. |
| Permanent Residence for a spouse | C$500 |
Family visa
Canada Family Sponsorship
The applicant is under 22
| Processing fee | C$475 |
| Fee for sponsorship | C$75 |
| The fee for permanent residence | C$490 |
The applicant is 22 or older
| Processing fee | C$475 |
| Sponsorship | C$75 |
The fee for orphan family members, dependents, or adopted children is C$150 per child.
Sponsoring parents or grandparent
| Sponsoring your parents or grandparents | C$1,040 |
| Sponsoring the spouse of your parent or grandparent | C$1,040 |
| Sponsoring a dependent child of your parent or grandparent | C$150 |
Other visas
Canada Refugee Programs
| There is no application fee for refugees aim to move to Canada. |
Biometric fees
| Applicants applying alone | C$85 |
| A family applying together | C$170 |
| Groups of three or more applying together | C$255 |
Let’s sum up…
In this blog, we explained fall Canada visas fees.
If you need to find out how much a particular visa type costs, this is your guide.
You can check Visa Library to find more information about other countries’ visas.
In case you have some experience, please write it down in the comment section. Your comments let the readers choose better and avoid mistakes. Conveying your experiences as comments is a great help for applicants.
- Author
- Max-B.
- September 1, 2020
One comment
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