Yes, with the exception that the hike in the fee has resulted in a surplus, and that surplus has been accumulating year after year to the point now that the surplus is at $1 billion, which is a significant amount of money. It makes a person wonder whether IRCC should be re-evaluating the fee itself. Along those lines, I'm interested in this as well.
What is the actual cost to the government to process citizenship applications, work permit applications, study permit applications, permanent residence applications, and family reunification applications, and how much in fees are being collected for each of those streams?