Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status (Afghanistan) Remission Order (SI/2025-7)

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 ActFootnote ^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 RegulationsFootnote ^d by certain Afghan nationals whose application for permanent residence was approved under

• (a) the Temporary public policy for the issuance of permanent resident visas for families of Afghan nationals who came to Canada under previous public policies – Additional intake cap increase, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on October 28, 2023;

• (b) the Temporary public policy for extended families of former language and cultural advisors – Extension, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on September 11, 2023; or

• (c) the temporary public policy issued under section 25.2Footnote ^e of the Immigration and Refugee Protection ActFootnote ^f and signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on March 3, 2025.

• Return to footnote ^aS.C. 1991, c. 24, s. 7(2)

• Return to footnote ^bR.S., c. F-11

• Return to footnote ^cSOR/2020-45, s. 3

• Return to footnote ^dSOR/2002-227

• Return to footnote ^eS.C. 2012, c. 17, s. 14

• Return to footnote ^fS.C. 2001, c. 27