Sudan family-class fee remission

Summary#

The government registered the Fees Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status and for the Processing of a Sponsorship Application for Family Classes (Sudan) Remission Order on April 8, 2026. It cancels certain immigration fees for people tied to temporary public policies set up for family members who fled the conflict in Sudan, so eligible sponsors and foreign nationals will not have to pay those fees.

What it does#

• Remits (cancels) the Right of Permanent Residence Fee and the Family Class Sponsorship (Sponsorship Application) Fee for eligible cases.
• The remission applies when a foreign national was granted an exemption under the temporary public policies for family members who fled the conflict in Sudan (those policies were signed on October 27, 2025 and December 29, 2025).
• The fees named in the order are those required by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
• The order covers fees that were not collected and fees that would otherwise be collected for the period from October 28, 2025 to October 27, 2026.
• Estimated amounts and case counts the government expects to forgo:
  • Right of Permanent Residence Fee: $575 × 18 cases (2025–2026) = $10,350
  • Family Class Sponsorship Fee: $85 × 18 cases (2025–2026) = $1,530
  • Right of Permanent Residence Fee: $600 × 35 cases (2026–2027) = $21,000
  • Family Class Sponsorship Fee: $90 × 35 cases (2026–2027) = $3,150
  • Total estimated foregone revenue: $36,030

Who's affected#

• Foreign nationals who applied for permanent residence in the family class (including spouse or common‑law partner in Canada) and were granted exemptions under the Sudan temporary public policies.
• Canadian citizens and permanent residents who filed sponsorship applications for those foreign nationals.
• It is not aimed at other immigration applicants; the order only covers cases tied to the named Sudan public policies.

Why it matters#

• People reunited with family under these Sudan public policies will not have to pay the two immigration fees covered by the order. That reduces financial burden for people affected by the conflict.
• The federal government will report the lost revenue ($36,030 estimated) in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) fee reports and public accounts.
• The order formalizes a fee waiver that could not lawfully be done by the Minister alone; an Order in Council was used to authorize the remission.