Applying for citizenship
Citizenship fees: what a household pays IRCC
Enter the number of adults and children applying, and any costs of your own such as a language test or translations: the total and each line appear at once.
Fees for the whole family
$1,406
| Processing fee, adult (2 × $530) | $1,060 |
| Right of citizenship fee (2 × $123) | $246 |
| Fee for a minor | $100 |
Paid to IRCC when you apply, from the IRCC fee list. This site collects no fee and sends no application.
The fee for a Canadian citizenship application is $653 for each applicant aged 18 or over and $100 for each child under 18, according to the IRCC fee list last modified on September 21, 2026. The adult amount bundles two charges: the right of citizenship fee of $123 and a processing part, which comes to $530 if you subtract one from the other (IRCC publishes the total and the right of citizenship fee; the subtraction is ours). Children pay no right of citizenship fee. A family of two adults and one child therefore pays $1,406. The citizenship test has no fee of its own: it is part of the application. Other citizenship services are priced separately: $75 for a citizenship certificate, $75 for a record search, $530 for an adult to resume citizenship and $100 for a child, $100 to renounce in most cases, and $123 for a stateless adult born to a Canadian parent. Costs such as language tests, translations or photos are not IRCC fees, so the calculator lets you type them in yourself.
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How the calculator adds it up
The calculator above takes three numbers: adults aged 18 or over who apply, children under 18 who apply, and your own extra costs. For each adult it adds two lines, the processing part of $530 and the right of citizenship fee of $123, so each adult costs $653 in total. Each child adds $100. Your extra costs, if any, appear on their own line. Every IRCC amount is read from the fee list stored with the site and checked each month; nothing is estimated. It opens with two adults and one child, which gives $1,406. The site itself collects nothing: you pay IRCC directly when you apply.
Every citizenship fee in one table
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Grant of citizenship, adult 18+ (includes the right of citizenship fee) | $653 |
| of which right of citizenship fee | $123 |
| Grant of citizenship, minor under 18 | $100 |
| Grant, stateless adult born to a Canadian parent | $123 |
| Citizenship certificate (proof) | $75 |
| Search of citizenship records | $75 |
| Resumption, adult | $530 |
| Resumption, minor | $100 |
| Renunciation (most cases) | $100 |
The second calculator under the summary handles the two certificate-type fees: a certificate as proof of citizenship and a search of records, at $75 each. They are separate requests with their own form, not add-ons to a grant.
Households: three examples
| Household | Adults | Minors | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single applicant | 1 | 0 | $653 |
| Couple | 2 | 0 | $1,306 |
| Couple with two children | 2 | 2 | $1,506 |
| Parent with three children | 1 | 3 | $953 |
A family can apply online as a group, with up to 20 minors on one parent's account, but every person still has a fee. Grouping saves effort, not money. The page on minors explains which children apply under which rule.
What is not on the IRCC bill
A citizenship application often carries outside costs: an approved language test if you need one (see the language page for proof that costs nothing, such as a diploma), police certificates from other countries, translations of documents and, on paper, printed photos. Their prices depend on providers and countries, so we do not guess them: type your own figure in the third field and the calculator includes it in the total.
When money is lost
The fee is paid for an assessment, not for a result. If you apply too early, before the days are met, or while a prohibition applies, you risk paying for a refusal. Check the eligibility conditions and run the days calculator before you pay. The only refund described on IRCC’s ceremony page concerns adults whose application closes after a second missed ceremony: the right of citizenship fee is returned. The full list of amounts is on the IRCC fee list.