Sponsoring my dad

[123456aj1988]

Hi,

I have planning on filing an application in Jan 2017 to sponsor my mom and dad.

However, my dad lived in Canada from 1970-1983 and currently gets his CPP mailed to our home address in India. (He was a permanent resident from 71 to 84ish). I was wondering if he will be eligible for 'partial' old age pension after he becomes a 'sponsored' permanent resident.

The reason I ask this is because on the ethical grounds, I am not sure, if I am already planning on making my parents a burden on the social assistance, or if old age pension is different from social security/assistance.

Any help/insights is appreciated.

Thanks

 

[truesmile]

If he is IN Canada, the eligibility requirements are:

"If you are living in Canada, you must:
•be 65 years old or older
•be a Canadian citizen or a legal resident at the time we approve your Old Age Security pension application, and
•have resided in Canada for at least 10 years after turning 18."

So he must be a 'PR' at the time his application is approved, (looks as though he meets the 10 year requirement of the third bullet).

 

[Aquakitty]

To receive CPP you have to apply for it, so he must have and they approved him He must still be a PR.... I assume he never renounced his PR status?

I don't think he's doing anything illegal, unless he blatantly lied about something to get it.

As for his PR status, he will have to deal with that first before you can sponsor him. He will have to renounce his PR or he can try for a renewed PR card inside Canada, or a travel document out. They will then likely deny him because he's not fulfilled his residency reqs, he could then try to argue H&C to the Officer (assuming he has some very good reasons). If he's denied he could appeal it.

He'd have to have an incredibly good case for H&C for that to work, though.