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Immigration authorities

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

  • Official
  • Cost varies
Checked 8 Oct 2026

About this service

The federal department that decides on eTAs, visitor visas, work and study permits, permanent residence (including Express Entry), PR cards and citizenship. Most applications are made online through an IRCC account; IRCC publishes its fee list and current processing times on canada.ca.

  • IRCC
  • immigration
  • work permit
  • study permit
  • eTA
  • visitor visa
  • Express Entry
  • PR card
  • citizenship

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Sources

Last checked by our editors on 8 Oct 2026. Opening hours, appointments and fees change — please confirm on the official website before you go.

  1. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaOfficial source
    IRCC fee list (Opens {{site}} in a new tab)
    Accessed 8 Oct 2026
  2. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaOfficial source
    Work in Canada temporarily (Opens {{site}} in a new tab)
    Accessed 8 Oct 2026

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