What is the fee for CAIPS / GCMS notes in India?

IRCC charges no fee when you request your own records under Canada's Privacy Act. If we file a records request for you, it costs ₹499 to ₹1,999, GST included. The price depends on your case, for example a lost application number or an application still in process.

Do I have to pay IRCC $5 for GCMS notes?

No. A Privacy Act request for your own records has no fee. The $5 fee is for requests under a different law, the Access to Information Act. IRCC says only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and people or companies in Canada can send a request under that Act.

Do your fees include GST?

Yes. Every price on this site includes GST, and it is the total you pay. We never add a government fee on top of the price.

Why pay a company when the request is free?

You do not have to. Anyone, anywhere in the world, can ask IRCC for their own records, free, in their own name. People pay us to prepare the records request, have it filed, follow it and check the reply. Our plain-English reading of the notes is included in Complete and Priority Complete, or costs ₹699 on its own.

Fees

How much do CAIPS / GCMS notes cost in India?How much do CAIPS / GCMS notes cost?

IRCC's fee, our fee, and what other companies charge.

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Checked 12 October 2026 against the official sources listed at the end. General information, not legal advice.

Short answer

IRCC charges no fee when you ask for your own CAIPS / GCMS notes under Canada's Privacy Act. Anyone, anywhere in the world, can make that request, in their own name.

If you want us to file a records request for you, we charge ₹499 to ₹1,999. Our prices include GST, and we never add a government fee. If you want us to file a records request for you, we charge C$29 to C$119. The price shown is the total we charge, and we never add a government fee. If you want us to file a records request for you, we charge US$19 to US$79. The price shown is the total we charge, and we never add a government fee.

Checked 12 Oct 2026Source: IRCC, Privacy Act requests (opens in a new tab)

What does IRCC charge?

Nothing, if you ask for your own records under the Privacy Act.

Canada's Privacy Act gives you the right to see your own records. The Act names Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Since 13 July 2022, the right also covers everyone outside Canada.

The rules made under the Privacy Act set no fee. IRCC's own page says:

“There are no fees involved with the processing of a request under this Act.”

You can send this request yourself, in your own name. You do not need an agent. What a request involves: free, or we do it for you

What is the $5 fee, then?

The $5 fee belongs to a different law, the Access to Information Act. IRCC's page for that Act says:

“The fee for requests under the Access to information Act is $5.00.”
“To send a request you must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or an individual or corporation currently in Canada.”

That law is for government records in general. For your own records, the free Privacy Act route is open to you wherever you live.

What we charge

Pick the line that fits your case. Each price is for the whole service.

GST included. This is the total you pay.This is the total you pay.

CAIPS Notes
₹499C$29US$19GST includedTotal price
Refused, and you have your application number.
Included
- The officer's notes on your refused application
- Delivered to you on WhatsApp and in your account
Limits
- Officer's notes only, not the documents in your file.
Our filing time: Filed within 24 hours of receiving your payment, documents and signed consent form.
CAIPS Notes + Application File
₹999C$59US$39GST includedTotal price
Refused, and you want the application file too.
Included
- The officer's notes
- The application file IRCC holds on you
- Delivered to you on WhatsApp and in your account
Limits
- The notes and the file can come back separately, days apart.
Our filing time: Filed within 24 hours of receiving your payment, documents and signed consent form.
Complete — Notes + File + Written Reading
₹1,499C$89US$59GST includedTotal price
Refused, and you want the file and our written reading too.
Included
- The officer's notes and the application file
- Our plain-English written reading of what went wrong
Limits
- The notes and the file can come back separately, days apart. Our written reading follows once they arrive.
Our filing time: Filed within 24 hours of receiving your payment, documents and signed consent form.
Priority Complete — Filed within 1 Hour
₹1,999C$119US$79GST includedTotal price
Refused, and you want everything in Complete, filed within 1 hour (in office hours).
Included
- The officer's notes and the application file
- Our plain-English written reading of what went wrong
Limits
- One hour is our filing time. IRCC takes as long to reply as it does for every other service.
Our filing time: Filed within 1 hour of receiving your payment, documents and signed consent form, during office hours.
Under-Process Application
₹499C$29US$19GST includedTotal price
No decision yet. Your application is still in process.
Included
- What the officer has recorded so far
- Checks still pending, where recorded
Limits
- Shows only what is recorded on the day IRCC prepares the release. It does not speed up or change the decision.
Our filing time: Filed within 24 hours of receiving your payment, documents and signed consent form.
CAIPS Notes without Application Number
₹799C$49US$29GST includedTotal price
Refused, but you lost the application number.
Included
- The request worded so IRCC searches by your personal details
- The officer's notes
Limits
- IRCC has to match your details to a file. If it holds no file for you, you get a full refund.
CAIPS Notes + File without Application Number
₹1,299C$79US$49GST includedTotal price
Lost the application number, and you want the file too.
Included
- The request worded so IRCC searches by your personal details
- The officer's notes and the application file
Limits
- IRCC has to match your details to a file. If it holds no file for you, you get a full refund.
Reading of notes you already have
₹699C$39US$25GST includedTotal price
You already have notes, from us or anywhere else.
Included
- Our plain-English written reading: what each flagged line means and what a new application has to answer
Limits
- We can only read what IRCC released. No new request is filed.

We file within 24 hours of receiving your payment, documents and signed consent form (1 hour on Priority Complete, during office hours). For a file without its application number there is no set hour, because it can need extra steps first.

For every records request: IRCC may withhold some lines, and the release shows which section of the law it relied on. If you think something was withheld wrongly, you can complain to the commissioner named in IRCC's reply.

Nobody can make IRCC reply faster, including us. Paying us does not change IRCC's decision on your visa.

Not sure which one? Compare all services or see what the records look like.

What other companies charge

Public prices on other companies' own websites, copied as shown on 12 October 2026. They are those companies' prices, not ours. They can change at any time, and we have not checked what each one includes.

Other companies' public prices for CAIPS / GCMS notes, as shown on 12 October 2026
Provider	Public price (as shown)	Checked on	Page checked
caipsnotesindia.com	INR 999 (Basic CAIPS Services) to INR 3999 (Premium Services, applied in 1 hour)	12 Oct 2026	https://caipsnotesindia.com/ (opens in a new tab)
imygrate.com	₹500 / $10 (GCMS / CAIPS Notes); ₹1000 / $20 (GCMS Notes with Case File)	12 Oct 2026	https://www.imygrate.com/gcms-caips-notes/ (opens in a new tab)
gcms-notes.ca	$23 (GCMS Notes); $39 (Complete File). The page does not name the currency; its FAQ gives $19 and $35.	12 Oct 2026	https://gcms-notes.ca/ (opens in a new tab)
caipsnotes.com	US$15 (CAIPS/GCMS Notes); US$30 (Entire File)	12 Oct 2026	https://caipsnotes.com/ (opens in a new tab)

western-overseas.com was also on our list. Its homepage shows no price and its CAIPS notes page did not load (404) on 12 October 2026, so it is left out.

How you pay, and the refund

Pay in two halvesPay 50% when you order and 50% after you have seen the filing confirmation. Prices include GST, and we never add a government fee.Pay 50% when you order and 50% after you have seen the filing confirmation. The price shown is the total we charge, and we never add a government fee.
How to payPay by UPI, card or net banking through a secure Razorpay link.Pay by debit or credit card, in the currency of the price shown, through a secure Razorpay link. Some banks block card payments abroad: if you are not sure yours works, ask us on WhatsApp before you pay.
Money back if notes take too long100% refund if your notes are not delivered within 75 days of filing.

This payment plan and this refund are for services that send a request to IRCC.

Our requests need IRCC's consent form, signed by hand. How to sign the IMM 5744 consent form

Questions about fees

What is the fee for CAIPS / GCMS notes in India?What is the fee for CAIPS / GCMS notes?
IRCC charges no fee when you request your own records under Canada's Privacy Act. If we file a records request for you, it costs ₹499C$29US$19 to ₹1,999C$119US$79, GST included.. The price shown is the total we charge. The price depends on your case, for example a lost application number or an application still in process.
Do I have to pay IRCC $5 for GCMS notes?
No. A Privacy Act request for your own records has no fee. The $5 fee is for requests under a different law, the Access to Information Act. IRCC says only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and people or companies in Canada can send a request under that Act.
Do your fees include GST?Is your price the full price?
Yes. Every price on this site includes GST, and it is the total you pay.Yes. The price shown is the total we charge. We never add a government fee on top of the price.
Why pay a company when the request is free?
You do not have to. Anyone, anywhere in the world, can ask IRCC for their own records, free, in their own name. People pay us to prepare the records request, have it filed, follow it and check the reply. Our plain-English reading of the notes is included in Complete and Priority Complete, or costs ₹699C$39US$25 on its own.

New to this? What CAIPS / GCMS notes are

Sources

IRCC: How to make a request under the Privacy Act (opens in a new tab)“There are no fees involved with the processing of a request under this Act.” “Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and foreign nationals, regardless of where they are located, can request access to their personal information held by federal government institutions under the Privacy Act.”https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/access-information-privacy/request-privacy-act.html
Privacy Act, subsection 12(1) (opens in a new tab)“Every individual who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident … has a right to and shall, on request, be given access to” their personal information. Text current to 21 September 2026.https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/P-21/section-12.html
Privacy Act Extension Order, No. 3 (SOR/2021-174) (opens in a new tab)Section 1: “The right to be given access to personal information under subsection 12(1) of the Privacy Act is extended to include all individuals outside Canada to whom that right has not been extended previously.” Made 13 July 2021 (P.C. 2021-725); section 2: in force on its first anniversary, 13 July 2022.https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2021-174/FullText.html
Privacy Regulations (SOR/83-508) (opens in a new tab)The regulations made under the Privacy Act, current to 21 September 2026. The word “fee” does not appear in them: no fee is prescribed.https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-83-508/FullText.html
IRCC: How to make a request under the Access to Information Act (opens in a new tab)“The fee for requests under the Access to information Act is $5.00.” “To send a request you must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or an individual or corporation currently in Canada.”https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/access-information-privacy/requests-information-act.html
Access to Information Regulations (SOR/83-507), section 7 (opens in a new tab)“A person who makes a request for access to a record under Part 1 of the Act must pay an application fee of $5 at the time the request is made.”https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-83-507/section-7.html

Checked 12 October 2026 against these sources. Quotes are copied word for word. IRCC can change its pages and fees at any time. General information, not legal advice.

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