The fees for the Canadian government must be at the time of submission of the Canadian Immigration application. This fee can be refunded at any time, before the application is assessed by the Canadian Immigration Officer. For applying under provincial immigration category you must pay additional provincial fee at he time of submitting the application. Before getting the Canada Immigration (permanent resident) Visa, you have to pay the Right of Permanent resident fee. It is also refundable, when you are not eligible for getting a permanent resident visa.