2023 to 2024 Fees Report
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- Minister's message
- About this report
- Remissions
- Overall totals, by fee-setting mechanism
- Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice
- Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice
Minister's message
I am pleased to present Employment and Social Development Canada's report on fees for 2023 to 2024.
The Service Fees Act provides a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services and, through better reporting to Parliament, improves transparency and oversight.
This year's report provides detailed information on Employment and Social Development Canada's Labour Market Impact Assessment fee, such as the type of fee, the service standard, and the performance result. This information provides additional context in the spirit of open and transparent fee management.
The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, P.C, M.P.
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages
About this report
This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act, the Low‑Materiality Fees Regulations, and subsection 4.2.9 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities, contains information about the fees Employment and Social Development Canada had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2023 to 2024.
The report covers fees that are exempted from the Service Fees Act.
For reporting purposes, fees are categorized by fee-setting mechanism. There are three mechanisms:
- act, regulation or fees notice
- The authority to set these fees is delegated to a department, minister or Governor in Council pursuant to an act of Parliament
- contract
- Ministers have the inherent authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions. In some cases, that authority may also be provided by an act of Parliament
- market rate or auction
- The authority to set these fees comes from an act of Parliament or a regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control in determining the fee amount
For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, the report provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each fee. The Department of Employment and Social Development Canada did not have fees set by contract, market rate or auction.
Fees charged by Employment and Social Development Canada under the Access to Information Act are not subject to the Service Fees Act and are not included in this report. Information on Employment and Social Development Canada's access to information fees can be found in our annual report to Parliament on the administration of the Access to Information Act: Reports and publications: Access to Information and Privacy - Canada.ca.
Remissions
In 2023 to 2024, Employment and Social Development Canada was not subject to the requirements in section 7 of the Service Fees Act and had no authority to remit, so this report does not include remission amounts.
Overall totals, by fee-setting mechanism
The following table presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees Employment and Social Development Canada had the authority to charge in 2023 to 2024, by fee-setting mechanism.
| Fee-setting mechanism | Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice | 165,757,100 | 176,656,680 | These fees were not subject to remissions |
Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice
A fee grouping is a set of fees relating to a single business line, directorate or program that a department had the authority to charge for those activities.
This section presents, for each fee grouping, the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees Employment and Social Development Canada had the authority to charge in 2023 to 2024 that are set by the following:
- act
- regulation
| Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 165,757,100 | 176,656,680 | These fees were not subject to remissions |
Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice
This section provides detailed information on each fee Employment and Social Development Canada had the authority to charge in 2023 to 2024 and that was set by the following:
- act
- regulation
Fee grouping
Labour Market Impact Assessment
Fee
Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program Service Fee for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA)
Fee-setting authority
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, section 89
Financial Administration Act, section 19(1)
Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 315.2(1)Footnote 1
Year fee-setting authority was introduced
2013
Last year fee-setting authority was amended
2017
Service standard
The following service standard is not subject to remissions pursuant to the Service Fees Act:
Applicants that apply to the Global Talent Stream are to receive a decision within 10 business days, starting on the business day after the application has been received by Service Canada. The target for achieving this standard is set at 80%.
Performance result
Overall, 82% of decisions for the Global Talent Stream were made within 10 business days. The Global Talent Stream is the only stream with an official service standard for the processing of applications.
Application of Low‑Materiality Fees Regulations
Not subject to section 17 of the Service Fees Act.
2023 to 2024 fee amount ($)
1,000
2023 to 2024 total fee revenue ($)
165,757,100
2023 to 2024 total remissions issued for the fee ($)
0
Fee adjustment date in 2025 to 2026
Not applicable.
2025 to 2026 fee amount ($)
1,000
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