Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status (Certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan Nationals) Remission Order: SI/2025-123

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 26

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SI/2025-123 December 17, 2025

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT

Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status (Certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan Nationals) Remission Order

P.C. 2025-905 December 5, 2025

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, considering that it is in the public interest to do so, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, under subsection 23(2.1)^{footnote a} of the Financial Administration Act^{footnote b}, remits the fee paid or payable for the acquisition of permanent resident status under subsection 303(1)^{footnote c} of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations^{footnote d} to certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan nationals whose applications for permanent residency were approved under

• (a) the Temporary public policy to facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas to certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan nationals with family in Canada signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on December 4, 2023; or
• (b) a subsequent public policy issued under section 25.2^{footnote e} of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act^{footnote f} and signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on September 20, 2024.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

Proposal

The Governor in Council, considering that it is in the public interest to do so, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 23(2.1) of the Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Residence Status (Certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan Nationals) Remission Order (the Remission Order).

Objective

The purpose of the Remission Order is to remit the fee for the acquisition of permanent residence status (the right of permanent residence fee) that was waived for eligible principal applicants and their accompanying spouses or common-law partners who were approved under

• the Temporary public policy to facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas to certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan nationals with family in Canada signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on December 4, 2023; or
• a subsequent public policy issued under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on September 20, 2024.

Background

On November 17, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched the Family-based humanitarian program for Columbians, Haitians and Venezuelans (the Americas Pathway), as one of the initiatives to help meet the Government of Canada’s commitment to welcome 15 000 migrants on a humanitarian basis from the Western Hemisphere with a path to economic opportunities. To be eligible under this pathway, principal applicants must be Colombian, Haitian or Venezuelan nationals living in Central or South America, Mexico or the Caribbean and have a family tie in Canada. Family ties include a spouse, common-law partner or child (regardless of age), grandchild, parent, grandparent, or sibling of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

In recognition of the potential financial vulnerability of these individuals, it was considered in the public interest not to collect the right of permanent residence fee, as the cost would have imposed an additional undue financial and administrative burden on principal applicants and their accompanying spouses or common-law partners applying under this program.

In total, it is projected that the applications of 8 753 persons will be approved, for whom the right of permanent residence fee is to be remitted. The total cost of foregone revenues from remitting fees paid or payable is up to $4,747,615.

The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration does not have the legal authority to waive the right of permanent residence fee in a public policy. Therefore, the fee is still legally payable under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. An Order in Council is needed to allow for the remission of this fee.

Implications

The remission of fees incurred from not collecting the right of permanent residence fee for eligible applicants under the Americas Pathway results in foregone revenues to the Government of Canada, as these fees will not be collected.

Table 1: Actual volume of uncollected right of permanent residence fee (RPRF) related to the Americas Pathway for applications finalized on or before September 18, 2025

Fee waived / service provided	Fee	Volume	Total
RPRF — Pre-May 1, 2024	$515	4 756	$2,449,340
RPRF — May 1, 2024 to September 18, 2025	$575	3 581	$2,059,075
TOTAL	N/A	N/A	$4,508,415

Table 2: Forecast volume of uncollected right of permanent residence fee (RPRF) related to the Americas Pathway for applications finalized on September 19, 2025, or later

Fee waived /service provided	Forecasted fee	Forecasted volume	Total
RPRF — after September 18, 2025	$575	416	$239,200
TOTAL	N/A	N/A	$239,200

Accountability implications

All remissions associated with the Remission Order will be reported in the annual IRCC Fees Reports and IRCC public accounts.

Contact

Julie Clark
Acting Director General
Resettlement, Family and Humanitarian
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Email: Julie.Clark@cic.gc.ca