Parents And Grandparents Sponsorship

The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is an uncommon Immigration stream providing both Canadian nationals and permanent residents to support their parents and grandparents for permanent residency in Canada.

The Parents and Grandparents stream starts once a year. It allows citizens and permanent nationals of Canada to support their parents and grandparents to arrive in Canada.

Parents And Grandparents Sponsorship

Candidate Requirements For Parents And Grandparents Sponsorship Program

To support your parents or grandparents under this program, the candidate should be:

  • A Canadian national, permanent resident of Canada, or a resident registered as an Indian following the Canadian Indian Act.
  • Have gained an ITA.
  • Must be at the age of 18.
  • Reside in Canada.
  • Have enough funds to satisfy the demands of your parents and grandparents to be sponsored, and
  • Satisfy all other requirements under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulation Act.

More Information About Parents And Grandparents Sponsorship Program

Income

All supporters must make sufficient money to maintain their parents and grandparents in Canada. If requested to apply, the supporter must prove that they have satisfied the income necessities for the last 3 years.  For 2021 submissions, IRCC will estimate the revenue from tax years 2020, 2019, and 2018.

The whole income you are expected to describe varies on the size of your family, the people you are supporting under the PGP, and whether you are living in Quebec.

Obligations

Those wishing to support their parents or grandparents under this program will need to confirm an undertaking with IRCC. For supporters living outside the province of Quebec, this trial charges you to give financial assistance to your family members for 20 years. In addition, you will have to pay for any provincial cultural assistance for your sponsored family experiences during the 20-year time.

The undertaking also needs you to provide for your supported family members’ essential needs, including food, clothing, utilities, etc.

Submit an Application

All applications should be presented online via IRCC’s new permanent residency request gateway. Only those born from a disability that stops them from implementing online can request an exclusion to offer a paper-based application.

A complete PGP sponsorship request must be proposed within 60 days of getting an ITA. The deadline to present will be indicated on the ITA letter you obtained from IRCC.

Invitation to apply

Invitations to apply to the program will be issued based on the order of Interest to Sponsor forms to be received once the forms are reviewed for eligibility.
Completing the online Interest to Sponsor Form on IRCC’s website was the first step in the Parent and Grandparent sponsorship process.
As part of the Government of Canada’s multi-year immigration levels plan, the 2019 admission target for the PGP is set at 20,500 and will rise to 21,000 in 2020.
 

Who Is Not Eligible to Sponsor a Parent or Grandparent

Individuals are not eligible to sponsor a parent and/or grandparent if they:

  • Are in jail, prison, or penitentiary.
  • Did not pay back:
    • An immigration loan.
    • A performance bond.
    • Court-ordered family support payments such as alimony or child support.
  • Did not give the financial support they agreed to when signing a sponsorship agreement to sponsor a relative in the past.
  • Declared bankruptcy and are not discharged.
  • Receive social assistance for a reason other than a disability.
  • Were convicted of a violent criminal offence, any offence against a relative, or any sexual offence inside or outside Canada.
  • Cannot legally stay in Canada and must leave the country because they received a removal order.

IRCC may have additional reasons for considering a person ineligible to sponsor a parent and/or grandparent.

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