How much would Express Entry cost?

Consult our summarized table with all the cost associated with Express Entry

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Express Entry can become easily quite expensive, but can you put a price on your dream country? 

Price in Canadian Dollars per category

• Application Processing fees to IRCC: $550 per person, and $150 per dependent child.
• Right of Permanent Residence fees to IRCC: $490 per person, no fees for dependent children.
• Educational Credential Assessments: around $300 per person if you count international delivery by courier.

• Language tests: around $300 per test.
• Medical exams: it varies immensely on the country, let's assume it's around $200.
• Provincial nomination, if applicable: between 250$ (New Brunswick) and $1,500 (Ontario).
• Other miscellaneous expenses, such as certificates, notaries, translations, courier delivery, affidavits etc.​​ Let's assume an average of $160 for all, per person.

Express Entry Fees Summary Table

Let's assume for the sake of this simulation that each person takes only one test and no provincial nomination.

	Category	Single No kids	Couple No kids	Couple One kid
	Application Processing Fee	$550	$1,100	$1,250
	Right of Permanent Residence Fee	$490	$980	$980
	Educational Credential Assessment	$300	$600	$600
	Language test	$300	$600	$600
	Medical exam	$200	$400	$600
	Other expenses	$160	$320	$480
	Total	$2,000	$4,000	$4,510

 

Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) Fees

With regards to Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP), there are additional fees to incur in case you go through the process. Below is the list of each PNP's applicable fees (if any):

	Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)	Fee per application (CAD)
	Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)	$1,500
	British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)	$700
	Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)	$0
	Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)	$500
	New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)	$250
	Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)	$0
	Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)	$300
	Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)	$250
	Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEIPNP)	$300
	Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP)	$0
	Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)	$0

 

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