Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship

[Opal Sims]

The IRCC is not currently taking any fresh applications for sponsoring parents and grandparents. They will be picking up applications from 2020 onwards. So, those who applied then are probably receiving PRs when the window opens.

 

[scylla]

The IRCC is not currently taking any fresh applications for sponsoring parents and grandparents. They will be picking up applications from 2020 onwards. So, those who applied then are probably receiving PRs when the window opens.

This is old news. There are multiple threads on this topic already.

 

[prashanfernando]

hello @scylla I would appreciate if you can confirm my eligibility on this program. I am a citizen of Canada as of 2023 November. I first became a permanent resident of Canada in 2019 September and I have my NOA for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. Based on this am I eligible to submit an application of interest for the upcoming PGP sponsorship program? Thank you in advance.

 

[scylla]

hello @scylla I would appreciate if you can confirm my eligibility on this program. I am a citizen of Canada as of 2023 November. I first became a permanent resident of Canada in 2019 September and I have my NOA for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. Based on this am I eligible to submit an application of interest for the upcoming PGP sponsorship program? Thank you in advance.

I don't know. Will depend what the rules are when the program reopens. Note that we do not know if the program will reopen next year.

 

[canuck78]

hello @scylla I would appreciate if you can confirm my eligibility on this program. I am a citizen of Canada as of 2023 November. I first became a permanent resident of Canada in 2019 September and I have my NOA for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. Based on this am I eligible to submit an application of interest for the upcoming PGP sponsorship program? Thank you in advance.

Even if program reopens this year, and that is far from guaranteed, there will likely be hundreds of thousands of applications. Parent sponsorship is not guaranteed and especially during a certain timeline. Families need to be making plans knowing that parents may never be able to move to Canada. Canada has had a huge volume of immigration and has a healthcare system that can’t care for our current seniors and population. Only a small percentage will be able to secure PR for parents or could take 10+ years to get selected and then up to multiple years to process the application.