AI-assisted research summary: Certain participants in the 2017 Toronto Invictus Games do not have to pay two visa-related fees.
2017 Toronto Invictus Games Remission Order His Excellency the Governor General in Council, considering that it is in the public interest to do so, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 23(2.1)a of the Financial Administration Actb, makes the annexed 2017 Toronto Invictus Games Remission Order. S.C. 1991, c. 24, s. 7(2) R.S., c. F-11 Definition In this Order, participant means any foreign national who is seeking to enter Canada as a competitor, coach, judge or team official participating in the 2017 Invictus Games; a medical staff member of a team participating in the 2017 Invictus Games; a member of a national or international sports organizing body participating in the 2017 Invictus Games; or a friend or family member of any foreign national listed in paragraphs (a) to (c) who is accredited in 2017 by the Invictus Games. Remission Remission is granted of the fee of $100, paid under subsection 296(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, for the processing of an application for a temporary resident visa, on the condition that the applicant is a participant; and of the fee of $85, paid under subsection 315.1(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, for the provision of services in relation to the collection of biometric information in respect of an application for a temporary resident visa, on the condition that the applicant is a participant.
Referenced legislation
- R.S., c. F-11 (unresolved)
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (resolved)
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (resolved)