The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) permits Canadian citizens and permanent residents outside Quebec to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents to become permanent residents of Canada.
The federal government plans to targets 20,000+ new permanent residents per year under the Parent and Grandparent program. This immigration stream helps reunite the families, especially, the growing children with their grandparents. Additionally, it also offers substantial indirect benefit to the society as well as the economy by establishing a support system for both parents who in-turn can focus on their jobs while children are growing under the supervision of grandparents.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) operates a lottery system for the PGP.
Citizens and permanent residents must submit an Interest to Sponsor form, before being placed in a pool.
IRCC makes random draws from the pool and issues Invitations to Apply.
The sponsors and their parents and grandparents then have 60 days to submit a full application.
The sponsor must:
Be at least 18 years old.
Live in Canada.
Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act.
Have enough money to support those they want to sponsor by meeting minimum income requirements
The sponsor must also:
Agree to financially support the parent or grandparent for 20 years from the date they are approved for permanent residence.
Reimburse the government for any social assistance paid out to the parent or grandparent during that time.
The citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their own parents and grandparents, related by blood or adoption.
In cases of divorce or separation, the spouses or common-law partners of parents and grandparents are also eligible.
A sponsor’s brothers and sisters, or half brothers and sisters, are only eligible if they qualify as dependent children.
More than one person or couple can be sponsors if the financial requirements are met.
Those not successful in the PGP process can apply for super visa which allows a parent or grandparent to visit Canada for up to two years at a time. A super visa allows multiple entries for up to 10 years.
Click the link below for Super Visa to find out more.
Sponsors must:
Sponsors must also:
Sponsors Who Live In Quebec
Sponsors who live in Quebec must meet the Quebec immigration sponsorship requirements after being approved as a sponsor by IRCC. The Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) also assesses the sponsor’s income and requires an undertaking to be signed.
Parents and Grandparents Program: Who Can Be Sponsored?
Parents and Grandparents Super Visa
Those not successful in the PGP process can apply for super visa which allows a parent or grandparent to visit Canada for up to two years at a time. A super visa allows multiple entries for up to 10 years.
Yes, if your income is not meeting the minimum income threshold you can add a co-signer. This way combined income will be considered.
The sponsor's spouse or common-law partner can co-sign.
You need to show the income for at least three years and they have to be the most recent three years preceding the date of application.
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