You don't need to give your biometrics again until the 10-year period expires.
If you gave biometrics in the past as part of an application for a visitor visa, work or study permit and they're still valid, you don't need to give them again.Sep 26, 2023.
Canadian visa officers use biometrics to confirm your identity.
Biometrics also helps to: make it more difficult for someone to forge, steal or use your identity, resolve problems or errors that may happen if your name, date of birth and/or place of birth are similar to those of someone else, and..
Foreign nationals between ages 14 and 79 must submit biometrics if they are applying within Canada as a: foreign worker (including work permit extension) international student (including study permit extension) visa-required visitor (including extending stay)Mar 15, 2023.
You must pay the biometric fee when you submit your application, or you may experience delays.
Exception: There is no fee to give biometrics for a transit visa.
