CanPR
CanPR
  • Welcome
  • Get Started with Immigration
  • Our Services
  • Process
    • Overview
      • What is Express Entry?
      • How Express Entry works?
      • Planning to come to Canada
    • Pre-Application
      • Determining Eligibility
      • Cost to Apply
      • Obtaining Proof of Education
      • Educational Credential Assessment (ESA)
      • ECA Assessments by Different Providers
      • English Language Test - IELTS
      • National Occupation Code (NOC)
      • Creating your Profile
    • Pre-ITA
      • Awaiting your ITA
      • Employer Reference Letters
      • Proof of Funds (POF)
      • Improving your CRS Score
      • Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
      • AIPP (Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program)
      • Proficiency in French
    • Post-ITA
      • After Recieving your ITA
      • Police Clearance Certificates (PCC)
      • Medical Examination
      • Getting a Provident Fund (PF) Balance Statement - Indian Applicants
      • Maintaining Travel History
      • Letter of Explanation (LOE)
      • Document Submission
      • Making the Payment
      • Application Processing Timelines
      • Identifying Your Visa Office
      • Obtaining GCMS Notes
      • PPR (Passport Request)
    • Pre-Landing
      • Before You Leave For Canada
      • Attending Workshops
      • Important Documents Checklist
      • Goods to Follow/Accomp. List
      • Getting a Driving License
      • **Driving License Extract
      • Preparing for the G1 Written Test
      • Proof of Funds at Landing
      • Money Transfer
      • Health Insurance
      • Pre-departure Shopping List
      • Declaring Goods
      • Booking a Flight Ticket
      • Cargo and Shipping
      • Virtual Canadian Phone Number
    • Post-Landing
      • Landing "How-To"
      • Getting your PR Card
      • Changing Address After Landing
      • Social Insurance Number (SIN)
      • **Completing Customs Formalities
      • Getting a Sim Card
      • Getting Out of the Airport
      • Housing Accommodation
      • Furniture Bank
      • Initial Expenses in GTA
      • Banking Details
      • Canadian Tax System
      • Applying for a Driving License
      • Applying for a Health Card
      • Kids' Schooling
      • Canada Child Benefit
      • Soft Landing
      • Tracking Your PR Card
      • Your First Canadian Job
      • Ontario Student Assistance Program
      • Creating an Incorporation
      • Spousal Sponsorship
      • Smart Shopping - Save When You Shop
      • Getting a Library Card
      • GST/HST Credit
      • Ontario Trillium Benefit
      • Credit Rating
      • Bringing Your Parents/Grandparents to Canada
    • Citizenship
      • Citizenship Overview
      • Apply for Citizenship
      • Complete CIT Forms for Citizenship
      • Receive AOR After Submission
      • Test Date and Interview
      • Oath Taken & Citizenship Ceremony
      • Grant of Citizenship
    • Provincial Programs
      • Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec Skilled Worker Program
      • Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program
    • Other Visas and Permits
      • Tourist (Visitor) Visa
      • Student Visa
      • Work Permit
      • Business Visa
      • Super Visa
      • Parents Sponsorship
      • Business Investor Visa
      • Refugee
      • Health Care Workers in Canada
      • Essential Non-Health Care Workers in Canada
      • International Graduates
      • French Speaking Health Care Workers in Canada
      • French Speaking Essential Non-Health Care Workers in Canada
      • French Speaking International Graduates
  • How to Improve your CRS Score
  • ✨Trek - Immigration AI Assistant
  • Newsletter
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  1. Process
  2. Pre-Application

Cost to Apply

The following breaks down the time & expense estimates per person to apply for PR to Canada via Express Entry:

  1. IELTS Exam - $319 CAD (13 days for results). Computer-delivered IELTS now available for a number of cities (5 to 7 days' wait).

  2. Transcripts from your University: $20 to $100 CAD.

  3. Educational Credential Evaluation (ECA) by World Education Services (WES): $250 + $85 CAD (International Courier): 25 days for results.

  4. Creating an Express Entry profile on the CIC website: FREE.

  5. Wait for an Invitation to Apply (ITA): 15 to 30 days if the CRS score of your profile is above 460.

  6. Police Verification Certificate: $10 to $50 CAD (depending on country). 1 to 5 days for results.

  7. Medical Test from your nearest approved hospital (list of hospitals given on CIC website) - $150 to $400 CAD. 1 day for results.

  8. Apply for PR on the CIC website along with the necessary fees per applicant. Processing fee: $550 + RPRF $490 CAD = 1040$ CAD.

  9. Wait for the Application to be processed: 4 to 6 months.

  10. Photo: $5 to $20 CAD

  11. Visa stamping $10 to $20 CAD

Estimated Total: $2,200 CAD

Additional Costs:

  • You may incur an additional cost if your CRS score is below 400 as you might need to opt for a Provincial Nominee Program that costs anywhere from $300 CAD up to $1,500 CAD.

  • If you hire a consultant to manage your application, they will charge you an additional $3,000 CAD - $8,000 CAD (or more depending on the case).

NOTE: Proof of Funds need to be shown while applying (e.g. fixed deposits, bank balance, equity etc.) $12,669 - $33,528 CAD depending on the size of the family.

Please see the ‘Classifieds Section’ for recommended contacts and other beneficial information.

TIPS

IELTS and ECA can be done simultaneously to save time.

Last updated 1 year ago