Fees Paid or Payable for the Processing of an Application for Permanent Resident Status (Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations) Remission Order, No. 2

Fees Paid or Payable for the Processing of an Application for Permanent Resident Status (Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations) Remission Order, No. 2 Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, considering that the collection of certain fees is unreasonable, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, makes the annexed Fees Paid or Payable for the Processing of an Application for Permanent Resident Status (Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations) Remission Order, No. 2 under subsection 23(2.1)a of the Financial Administration Actb. S.C. 1991, c. 24, s. 7(2) R.S., c. F-11 Definition of principal applicant In this Order, principal applicant means a foreign national who has made an application under a public policy for permanent resident status for themselves and, if applicable, any accompanying family member. Remission Subject to subsection (2), remission is granted to a principal applicant or a family member of the principal applicant of the fees paid or payable under section 307 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations for the processing of an application made under subsection 25(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Conditions Remission is granted on condition that the principal applicant made an application for permanent resident status under the Temporary public policy for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on July 4, 2019, the Updated: Temporary public policy to further facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on May 24, 2021, the Subsequent temporary public policy to continue to facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on December 22, 2022, the Subsequent temporary public policy to continue to facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) – Extension, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on December 18, 2023, the Subsequent temporary public policy to continue to facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) – Second extension, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on June 28, 2024, the Temporary public policy to grant permanent residence to certain foreign nationals selected by Quebec working in the health care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on November 23, 2020, or the Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for certain refugee claimants working in the health care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on November 23, 2020; the principal applicant or, if applicable, the family member of the principal applicant did not meet the conditions set out in the public policy under which the application was made; and the principal applicant or, if applicable, the family member of the principal applicant made a request under subsection 25(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.