Canada · Express Entry
What Express Entry costs, itemised
Say who is applying and this adds up IRCC’s published fees for exactly those people. The amounts come from IRCC’s own fee feed, re-read daily. Costs you pay to someone other than the government are listed separately and without figures — nobody official publishes those prices.
Fees paid to the Government of Canada
Processing fee — you Paid when you submit your application for permanent residence. IRCC — Citizenship and immigration application fees → | $990 | $990 |
Right of Permanent Residence Fee — you IRCC lists this separately from the processing fee and says it can be paid with the application or later, before permanent residence is granted. Not charged for dependent children. IRCC — Citizenship and immigration application fees → | $600 | $600 |
Biometrics Paid after you apply, when IRCC asks you to give biometrics. IRCC — Biometrics → | $85 | $85 |
| Total paid to the government | $1,675 | |
Amounts read from IRCC’s published fee feed on 2026-09-19.
Costs that are not paid to the government
These are part of applying, but you pay them to someone else, and the amounts are set by whoever you pay. We don’t list figures for them: no government page publishes these prices, so any number here would be ours rather than an official one.
- Language testAmount set by provider
Set by the test provider, and it differs by provider and country. IRCC lists which tests it accepts but does not publish their prices.
When: Before you complete your Express Entry profile — IRCC requires results less than 2 years old at that point.
IRCC — Language test results → - Educational credential assessment (if you studied outside Canada)Amount set by provider
Set by the designated organisation you use. IRCC designates the organisations but does not publish their prices.
When: Before you can be eligible as the principal applicant under the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
IRCC — Educational credential assessment → - Medical examAmount set by provider
Set by the panel physician. IRCC requires the exam be done by a physician it has designated, and prices differ by country and clinic.
When: IRCC advises getting one after you are invited to apply, if you have never had one.
IRCC — Express Entry: apply for permanent residence → - Police certificatesAmount set by provider
Set by each country's issuing authority, and some charge nothing. One is needed for every country you have lived in long enough to require one.
When: With your application. IRCC has separate validity rules for the country you live in now and for other countries.
IRCC — Police certificates →
What this is and isn’t
- · It adds up IRCC’s published fees for the people you said are applying.
- · It is not a prediction of what your application will cost in total.
- · It does not convert currencies. IRCC charges in Canadian dollars; what your bank charges you is between you and your bank.
- · It is not a comparison against what anyone else would charge to do this for you.