<?xml version="1.0"?><Regulation lims:pit-date="2025-12-05" lims:lastAmendedDate="2025-12-05" lims:current-date="2025-12-10" lims:inforce-start-date="2025-12-05" lims:enacted-date="2025-12-05" lims:fid="1549497" lims:id="1549497" gazette-part="II" regulation-type="SI" xml:lang="en" xmlns:lims="http://justice.gc.ca/lims"><Identification lims:inforce-start-date="2025-12-05" lims:enacted-date="2025-12-05" lims:fid="1549498" lims:id="1549498"><InstrumentNumber>SI/2025-122</InstrumentNumber><RegistrationDate><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>12</MM><DD>17</DD></Date></RegistrationDate><ConsolidationDate><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>12</MM><DD>11</DD></Date></ConsolidationDate><EnablingAuthority lims:inforce-start-date="2025-12-05" lims:enacted-date="2025-12-05" lims:fid="1549499" lims:id="1549499"><XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="F-11">FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT</XRefExternal></EnablingAuthority><LongTitle lims:inforce-start-date="2025-12-05" lims:enacted-date="2025-12-05" lims:fid="1549500" lims:id="1549500">Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status (Sudan) Remission Order</LongTitle><RegulationMakerOrder><RegulationMaker>P.C.</RegulationMaker><OrderNumber>2025-904</OrderNumber><Date><YYYY>2025</YYYY><MM>12</MM><DD>05</DD></Date></RegulationMakerOrder></Identification><Order lims:inforce-start-date="2025-12-05" lims:enacted-date="2025-12-05" lims:fid="1549501" lims:id="1549501"><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2025-12-05" lims:enacted-date="2025-12-05" lims:fid="1549502" lims:id="1549502" format-ref="indent-0-0" language-align="yes" list-item="no"><Text>Her 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, under subsection 23(2.1)<FootnoteRef idref="fn_81000-2-5983_hq_1759344255">a</FootnoteRef> of the <XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="F-11">Financial Administration Act</XRefExternal><FootnoteRef idref="fn_81000-2-5983_hq_1759344283">b</FootnoteRef>, remits the fee paid or payable for the acquisition of permanent resident status under subsection 303(1)<FootnoteRef idref="fn_81000-2-5983_hq_1759344302">c</FootnoteRef> of the <XRefExternal reference-level="federal" reference-type="regulation" link="SOR-2002-227">Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations</XRefExternal><FootnoteRef idref="fn_81000-2-5983_hq_1759344316">d</FootnoteRef> to persons whose application for permanent residency was processed under</Text><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2025-12-05" lims:enacted-date="2025-12-05" lims:fid="1549503" lims:id="1549503" format-ref="indent-1-1" language-align="no" list-item="no"><Label>(a)</Label><Text>the <XRefExternal reference-level="federal" reference-type="other">Updated: Temporary public policy to facilitate permanent residence to certain foreign nationals affected by the conflict in Sudan with family in Canada</XRefExternal>, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on February 21, 2024; or</Text></Provision><Provision lims:inforce-start-date="2025-12-05" lims:enacted-date="2025-12-05" lims:fid="1549504" lims:id="1549504" format-ref="indent-1-1" language-align="no" list-item="no"><Label>(b)</Label><Text>the <XRefExternal reference-level="federal" reference-type="other">Updated temporary public policy to further facilitate permanent residence to certain foreign nationals affected by the conflict in Sudan with family in Canada</XRefExternal>, signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on February 16, 2025.</Text></Provision><Footnote id="fn_81000-2-5983_hq_1759344255" placement="page" status="official"><Label>a</Label><Text>S.C. 1991, c. 24, s. 7(2)</Text></Footnote><Footnote id="fn_81000-2-5983_hq_1759344283" placement="page" status="official"><Label>b</Label><Text>R.S., c. F-11</Text></Footnote><Footnote id="fn_81000-2-5983_hq_1759344302" placement="page" status="official"><Label>c</Label><Text>SOR/2020-45, s. 3</Text></Footnote><Footnote id="fn_81000-2-5983_hq_1759344316" placement="page" status="official"><Label>d</Label><Text>SOR/2002-227</Text></Footnote></Provision></Order></Regulation>