Parents & Grandparents Program(PGP) 2024

[haks]

@Shebby54 Did you get medical letter yet.
We got pre-arrival letter on July 10 but nothing after that

 

[canuck78]

@Shebby54 Did you get medical letter yet.
We got pre-arrival letter on July 10 but nothing after that

Pre-arrival letter is an administrative step and is sent at any point after eligibility. It isn’t related to the timeline of processing or other steps.

 

[Shebby54]

@Shebby54 Did you get medical letter yet.
We got pre-arrival letter on July 10 but nothing after that

Hey, yes I got the Pre-arrival on Jul 3 and medical request on Jul 13.
i submitted another PGP application on same day 2nd Aug, its still pending at biometerics only.

 

[Lucky2024@]

We recieved final decision july 23 2026
And ircc sent email :

This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada under the Parents and Grandparents program.

The processing of your application for permanent residence in Canada is almost complete. You will receive instructions regarding your permanent residence landings shortly, however we would first like to clarify some of our landing procedures.

Is this means were gonna wait for portal 1 to be sent???

 

[JIMAF]

We recieved final decision july 23 2026
And ircc sent email :

This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada under the Parents and Grandparents program.

The processing of your application for permanent residence in Canada is almost complete. You will receive instructions regarding your permanent residence landings shortly, however we would first like to clarify some of our landing procedures.

Is this means were gonna wait for portal 1 to be sent???

If you are Inland Applicant - Yes expect a P1
If you are outland Applicant - Expect a Passport request

Congratulations - You are almost done

 

[Shad_Hamilton]

Hey, yes I got the Pre-arrival on Jul 3 and medical request on Jul 13.
i submitted another PGP application on same day 2nd Aug, its still pending at biometerics only.

For us, it is showing Medical Passes July 24th

 

[canuck78]

Hey, yes I got the Pre-arrival on Jul 3 and medical request on Jul 13.
i submitted another PGP application on same day 2nd Aug, its still pending at biometerics only.

Pre-arrival actually has nothing to do with processing being close to being finalized. It is purely procedural and comes any time after eligibility is passed. You still haven’t reached posted processing time and the backlog is quite significant. All you can do is wait but you are still incredibly lucky to have the chance to sponsor your parents even if it takes another year or two to process the application.

 

[Shebby54]

For us, it is showing Medical Passes July 24th

Same here. Same date. Waiting for next step.

 

[Salutationtoall]

I have applied for my parents on July 21, 2024. Received the Biometric request & a couple of ADR as my father used to work in Military in early 2025 but nothing since after. Is it normal ? has someone else experiencing the same timeline ? I checked the online processing time calculator and it suggested that 14 more months are left which seems pretty crazy. Anyway just hoping to get some sense if this is normal timeline

 

[canuck78]

I have applied for my parents on July 21, 2024. Received the Biometric request & a couple of ADR as my father used to work in Military in early 2025 but nothing since after. Is it normal ? has someone else experiencing the same timeline ? I checked the online processing time calculator and it suggested that 14 more months are left which seems pretty crazy. Anyway just hoping to get some sense if this is normal

Normal processing time especially if you account for the ADRs and military service which could actually add more than the 14 months to processing time. There is a large backlog of applicants and the annual quotas have been lowered to somewhat more reasonable given the state of healthcare and the ageing population in Canada. No matter how long the processing ends up being your parents are still extremely lucky to have the opportunity to apply for PGP. There are hundreds of thousands of people who would like to be in your place.