AN UNCOMPLICATED MIND: Immigration fees: ‘Grossly unfair’

AN UNCOMPLICATED MIND: Immigration fees: ‘Grossly unfair’

Can a department of the federal government be allowed to profit from its fees?

This issue is at the centre of a class action filed by Alan Hinton of Coquitlam, British Columbia, when he paid Canada Immigration a $75-fee to sponsor his Russian wife to immigrate to Canada in 2003. Based on information obtained through Access to Information request, Canada Immigration’s own documents show that the actual unit cost of Hinton’s application was only $36.69, resulting in a $38.31 profit for the department.

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