CPATA’s By-laws require every fee to be adjusted (increased or decreased) on January 1 by the percentage change in the October All-items Consumer Price Index for Canada. The October All-items CPI was published on November 19th and is 2%. Accordingly, all CPATA fees, including for licence issuance or renewal, foreign practitioner registration, applications, class changes and exams for 2025 will be adjusted by 2% and are listed in the table below.
BYLAWS OF THE COLLEGE OF PATENT AGENTS AND TRADEMARK AGENTS 2025 SCHEDULE 1 – REVISED FOR CPI % INCREASE (2.0%)
| Item | Description | 2024 Fee | 2025 Fee |
| 1 | Application for a class 1 licence | 250 | 255 |
| 2 | Application for a class 2 licence | 150 | 153 |
| 3 | Application for a class 3 licence | 250 | 255 |
| 4 | Application for a class 4 licence | 150 | 153 |
| 5 | Change from a class 2 licence to a class 1 licence | 150 | 153 |
| 6 | Change from a class 4 licence to a class 1 licence or class 2 licence, less than three years | 150 | 153 |
| 7 | Change from a class 4 licence to a class 1 licence or a class 2 licence, three years or more | 250 | 255 |
| 8 | Register to write the qualifying examinations or any part of the examinations | 350 | 357 |
| 9 | Request to re-mark failed qualifying examinations, per part of the examinations | 500 | 510 |
| 10 | Issuance or renewal of a class 1 licence | 1,800 | 1,836 |
| 11 | Renewal of a class 1 licence for a licensee who is both a patent agent and a trademark agent | 2,700 | 2,754 |
| 12 | Issuance or renewal of a class 2 licence | 1,500 | 1,530 |
| 13 | Renewal of a class 2 licence for a licensee who is both a patent agent and a trademark agent | 2,250 | 2,295 |
| 14 | Issuance and first and second renewals of a class 3 licence | 150 | 153 |
| 15 | Renewal of a class 3 licence, third and subsequent renewals | 200 | 204 |
| 16 | Issuance or renewal of a class 4 licence | 100 | 102 |
| 17 | Reinstatement of a suspended licence | 250 | 255 |
| 18 | Application to surrender a class 1 licence or a class 2 licence | 250 | 255 |
| 19 | Application to surrender a class 3 licence or a class 4 licence | 100 | 102 |
| 20 | Issuance of a Registrar’s certificate | 100 | 102 |
| 21 | Foreign practitioner — initial inclusion in the Register | 250 | 255 |
| 22 | Foreign practitioner — maintain name in the Register for one year | 180 | 184 |
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