OTTAWA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced on Friday a new measure to reduce the cost burden of removing inadmissible people from the country by sharply increasing the fees that individuals will have to pay if they want to return to Canada.
Individuals being removed from Canada are required to pay for their own travel costs. Costs are recovered by the Canadian government when an individual who was removed at the government's expense seeks to return to Canada, CBSA said in a news release.
Under the new cost recovery framework, the fees will be adjusted from approximately 1,500 Canadian dollars (1,038 U.S. dollars) previously to just over 12,800 Canadian dollars (8,859 U.S. dollars) for escorted removals and just over 3,800 Canadian dollars (2,630 U.S. dollars) for unescorted removals, regardless of destination, according to the release.
This change establishes a cost recovery framework that is more in line with the current costs of removals and encourages voluntary compliance with removal orders, the release said, adding that this new measure will come into effect in April 2025.
From Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, 2024, the CBSA removed over 14,000 inadmissible foreign nationals, said the release. ■