Immigration and Refugees Law
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Extended Some temporary measures have been extended until February 28, 2026.
Temporary measures are available to support Iranian temporary residents who arrived in Canada on or before February 28, 2025.
As of March 1, 2025, special measures for Iranian temporary residents in Canada have changed.
Iranian nationals with valid temporary resident status in Canada may be eligible if they
Iranian nationals in Canada wanting to extend their stay as a visitor or study permit holder must now apply through the regular process:
Applications submitted under these measures on or after March 1, 2025, are subject to standard application fees. If you don’t pay the fees, your application will be returned.
If you submitted a complete application without paying fees on or before February 28, 2025, we’ll continue to process it.
As of March 1, 2025, Canadian citizens and permanent residents living in Iran seeking to replace travel documents and citizenship certificates are no longer eligible for a fee exemption.
We’ll continue to process eligible fee exemptions for those who applied on or before February 28, 2025.
Standard processing fees now apply for the following:
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