Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status (Certain Foreign Nationals) Remission Order: SI/2026-9

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 160, Number 7

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SI/2026-9 April 8, 2026

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT

Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status (Certain Foreign Nationals) Remission Order

P.C. 2026-297 March 30, 2026

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, considering that the collection of the fee is unreasonable, 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} by persons whose application for permanent residence was approved under

• (a) the Updated temporary public policy to grant permanent residence to certain individuals in Canada who came to Canada under the age of 19 and were under the legal responsibility of the child protection system, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on January 19, 2024; or
• (b) the Subsequent updated temporary public policy to grant permanent residence to certain individuals in Canada who came to Canada under the age of 19 and were under the legal responsibility of the child protection system, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on November 28, 2024.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

Proposal

The Governor in Council, considering that the collection of these fees is unreasonable, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration pursuant to subsection 23(2.1) of the Financial Administration Act (FAA), has made the Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status (Certain Foreign Nationals) Remission Order (the Remission Order).

Objective

The objective of the Remission Order is to remit the fee for the acquisition of permanent residence status (the Right of Permanent Residence Fee or RPRF) that was waived for eligible principal applicants and their accompanying family members whose applications were approved under

• the (ARCHIVED) Updated temporary public policy to grant permanent residence to certain individuals in Canada who came to Canada under the age of 19 and were under the legal responsibility of the child protection system, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on January 19, 2024; or
• the Subsequent updated temporary public policy to grant permanent residence to certain individuals in Canada who came to Canada under the age of 19 and were under the legal responsibility of the child protection system, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on November 28, 2024.

Background

On January 23, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched the new permanent residence pathway for former minors in protective care (minors in care pathway) to assist individuals who came to Canada as minors and never obtained permanent residence or citizenship while they were in the custody of child protection services and could be at risk of being deported to their country of birth — often a place to which they have little or no connection as a result of living for many years in Canada.

In recognition of the potential financial vulnerability of these individuals, it was considered unreasonable to collect the Right of Permanent Residence Fee, as the cost would have imposed an additional undue financial and administrative burden for principal applicants and their accompanying family members applying under this pathway.

A total of 44 persons are projected to be approved for remission of the Right of Permanent Residence Fee under the minors in care pathway. The total cost of foregone revenues from remitting fees paid or payable is up to $25,675.

The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration does not have the legal authority to waive the Right of Permanent Residence Fee in a public policy; as such, 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 minors in care pathway results in foregone revenues to the Government of Canada, as these fees will not be collected.

Table 1: Actual volume of uncollected RPRF for applications finalized on or before November 1, 2025

Fee waived / service provided	Fee	Volume	Total
RPRF — January 22, 2024, to April 29, 2024	$515	0	$0
RPRF — April 30, 2024, to November 1, 2025	$575	11	$6,325
TOTAL	N/A	11	$6,325

Table 2: Forecast volume of uncollected RPRF for applications finalized on November 2, 2025, or later

Fee waived / service provided	Forecasted fee	Forecasted volume	Total
RPRF — November 2, 2025, to April 29, 2026	$575	18	$10,350
RPRF — April 30, 2026, to January 21, 2027	$600	15	$9,000
TOTAL	N/A	33	$19,350

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