Permanent resident status fee waived for certain former child-protection youth who obtained PR under 2024 public policies
Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status (Certain Foreign Nationals) Remission Order — under the FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT
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The federal government has remitted (waived) the fee normally charged when someone acquires permanent resident status under Canada's immigration rules, for a specific group of people. Those covered are individuals whose permanent residence application was approved under either the January 2024 or November 2024 temporary public policies targeting people who came to Canada before age 19 and were under the legal responsibility of a child protection system. Anyone in this group who already paid the fee is entitled to a refund; anyone who has not yet paid no longer owes it. Affected individuals do not need to take action to trigger the remission, but should retain documentation of their PR approval under the applicable public policy in case it is needed to support a refund claim.
Who this affects: former child-protection youth who obtained Canadian permanent residence under the January 2024 temporary public policy · former child-protection youth who obtained Canadian permanent residence under the November 2024 temporary public policy · immigration applicants who paid the PR status fee under these policies
Source of truth: SI/2026-9 on ontario.ca
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