Parents and Grandparents Program

Immigration Levels Plan Target for 2023

The family class is a significant category for newcomers to Canada, facilitating the reunion of Canadian citizens or permanent residents with their family members who can obtain permanent residence in the country.

In addition, the immigration minister may designate international medical insurance companies to provide coverage to Super Visa applicants in the future.

IRCC has just announced major reforms to the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa.

IRCC has just announced the process for the PGP 2022. Canada will hold a PGP lottery yet again, drawing from the autumn 2020 interest to sponsor pool.

Between October 10 and October 23, 24,200 potential sponsors will be invited to apply. If you signed up in 2020 but didn't get an invitation in 2021 or 2022, keep an eye on your email, including your spam folder.

If passed, the new bill would make it easier and cheaper for parents and grandparents to stay in Canada for longer.

Canadian Member of Parliament Kyle Seeback is proposing a new bill to support parents and grandparents coming to Canada.

Spouses, Common-Law, and Conjugal Partners

The demand for sponsoring parents and grandparents significantly exceeds Canada’s available admission targets.

If you have a parent or grandparent abroad with whom you wish to have regular visits or extended stays, the Super Visa may be an option for your family.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents are able to sponsor their parents and grandparents to immigrate to Canada. If approved under this program, a parent or grandparent will be granted Canadian permanent residence and may eventually be able to apply for Canadian citizenship.

You can claim Canadian citizenship at any time of your life and there is no age restriction on when you can submit your application.

There are significant benefits to being a Canadian citizen.

Canada has family sponsorship programs for parents, grandparents, spouses, common-law partners, conjugal partners, and children.

IRCC has announced that it has finished handing out some 23,100 invitations to apply to sponsors in the Parents and Grandparents Program for 2022.

Foreign nationals with at least one parent, whether biological or legal, who was a Canadian citizen at the time of their birth are eligible for Canadian citizenship themselves through proof of citizenship.

On October 10, IRCC will begin sending invitations to apply to 24,200 interested potential sponsors, aiming to receive up to the 15,000 complete applications.

The Super Visa allows parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to visit their family for up to five consecutive years without renewing their visitor status. Furthermore, parents and grandparents can enter Canada multiple times with the Super Visa for up to 10 years.

A person may be eligible for Canadian citizenship if they were born outside Canada and at least one of their biological or legal parents at birth was a Canadian citizen when they were born. Canada limits citizenship by descent to the first generation born outside Canada to a Canadian parent.

If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you may be able to sponsor your parent or grandparent to come to Canada. Through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP), your parent or grandparent will receive Canadian permanent residence and may eventually be able to apply for Canadian citizenship. 

Sponsoring a spouse or family member comes with an obligation to provide necessities of life for several years.

An undertaking legally ties a Canadian sponsor to their dependant, both financially and not.