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The table below lists the fees and charges payable to the Plant Breeders' Rights Office for all purposes of the Act. All fees paid by cheque or money order are to be made payable to "The Receiver General for Canada". All funds must be in Canadian dollars. A Fee Payment for Plant Breeders' Rights – PDF (700 kb) is available for your convenience.
| Item | Service | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Filing an application | $250.00 |
| 2. | Examination of an application | $750.00 |
| 3. | Issuance of a Plant Breeders' Rights Certificate | $500.00 |
| 4. | Annual Fee | $300.00 |
| 5. | Protective Direction | $50.00 |
| 6. | Claim for Priority from a preceding application outside of Canada | $50.00 |
| 7. | Change of an approved denomination | $100.00 |
| 8. | Objecting to an application for Plant Breeders' Rights | $200.00 |
| 9. | Reinstatement of an abandoned application | $100.00 |
| 10. | Reinstatement of an abandoned application on petition | $200.00 |
| 11. | Application for compulsory licence | $250.00 |
| 12. | Replacement of a lost or destroyed certificate | $50.00 |
| 13. | Public inspection of the Register | $5.00 |
| 14. | Copies of documents | $0.50/page |
| 15. | Purchase of Canadian test results by UPOV member country | $350.00 |
