Program delivery update: Permanent residence fee increase

Beginning April 30, 2020, fees for most economic permanent residence applications will increase for both principal applicants and their accompanying family members. In addition, a slight increase in the right of permanent residence fee will apply for applicants who acquire permanent resident status. Subsequent fee increases for all permanent residence applications will follow in 2022. Updated…

Medical inadmissibility in the context of H&C application for PR from within Canada.

Today’s question deals with medical inadmissibility in the context of a humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) application for permanent residence from within Canada. Scenario: A foreign national in Canada submits an H&C application and requests an exemption from a finding of medical inadmissibility on humanitarian and compassionate grounds because she has severe medical conditions requiring urgent…