11. Cost Recovery

With few exceptions, there is a Cost Recovery fee for processing an application for a work permit or a visitor's visa in addition to most other Immigration services. Fees are payable at the time an application is made. In cases where the application is being made through the mail, the payment should accompany the written application.

Method of payment varies depending on where the application is processed. In general, acceptable forms of payment are cash, money orders, bank drafts, certified cheques, traveler's cheques, and Visa and MasterCard. U.S. currency is accepted at most Ports of Entry. Personal cheques are not acceptable. Certified cheques and money orders must be made payable to the Receiver General for Canada.

When submitting an application for an extension of stay within Canada to Vegreville, clients must use the receipt included with the application and pay all fees at a National Bank of Canada or one of its designated financial institutions as listed in the application instructions. No other form of payment is accepted at Vegreville.

Currently, the Cost Recovery Fee for processing a request for a work permit is $150 Canadian either at a Canadian Visa Post, a Port of Entry, or an Inland Immigration Office. There is a Cost Recovery Fee of $75 Canadian to process a request for a Visitor's Visa.