Parents Sponsorship

Moving abroad and leaving your parents on opposite coast is not easy. One of the objectives of Canadian government is to see that families are reunited in Canada. Along with spousal sponsorship, grandparents and parents sponsorship is the second highly demanded immigration stream under family class immigration.

In 2017 The Government of Canada introduced new application intake process for parents and grandparents program (PGP). Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) decided to randomly select 10,000 applications of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who wish to sponsor their parents or grandparents to Canada. Additional questions have been added to the 2018 version to help potential sponsors self-assess their eligibility based on minimum income requirements.

While parents immigration program might not be an option for you at this time, you may also consider temporary residence programs such as super visa and visitor visa.

If you are not invited in 2020 to sponsor your parents and/or grandparents, you may submit interest to sponsor form in 2021. If you are still interested in sponsoring your parents, continue checking updates in case second round of parents sponsorship invitations is announced.

If you’re invited to apply to sponsor your parents or grandparents, you must submit complete application package before the deadline specified in your invitation. After you are approved as a sponsor and your parents pass eligibility assessment, they’ll immigrate to Canada.

Please note that you have only one attempt to submit application package. Given the long application processing times, it is critical to avoid any errors that can cause further delays or in some cases refusals. Save the time – hire an immigration consultant who will be there to help and guide you through the process. We offer different options where you can choose between in-office and online services, including full representation and self-managed options such as hourly consultation, final review and do-it-yourself packages.

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Parents and grandparents sponsorship timeline

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INTEREST TO SPONSOR

Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship pool opens in September. Interest to Sponsor form must be submitted within the specified deadline (2 weeks).

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LOTTERY

After PGP pool closes, IRCC will review the submissions and remove duplicate entries. They will randomly select and invite potential sponsors to apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents. If you didn’t receive invitation (see lottery results), you may consider Visitor Visa or Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents.

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RESULTS

IRCC will email the randomly selected potential sponsors and invite them to apply. Everyone who submitted an interest to sponsor form got a confirmation number. Make sure to check the same email account you used on the submission form. Also, lottery results will be posted on IRCC website.

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APPLY FOR PR

If you’re selected to apply, you must apply to become a sponsor and your parents and grandparents must apply for permanent residence. You must submit the applications before the deadline specified in your invitation. Additional Information about forms, fees and processing time can be found below.

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Who can sponsor parents to Canada

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IN ORDER TO SPONSOR, YOU MUST...

• be 18 years of age or older;
• be a Canadian citizen, Registered Indian or permanent resident;
• be sponsoring a member of the Family Class;
• live in Canada;
• sign an undertaking promising to provide for the basic requirements of the person being sponsored;
• sign an agreement with the person you are sponsoring that confirms that each of you understands your mutual obligations and responsibilities;
• prove that you have sufficient income to provide the basic requirements for your family members in Canada as well as the persons included in your sponsorship undertaking. You may also have a co-signer.

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YOU MAY NOT SPONSOR IF YOU...

• are in receipt of social assistance for a reason other than disability,
• are in default of an undertaking, an immigration loan, a performance bond, or family support payments,
• are an undischarged bankrupt,
• were convicted of an offence of a sexual nature, a violent criminal offence, an offence against a relative that results in bodily harm or an attempt or threat to commit any such offences—depending on circumstances such as the nature of the offence, how long ago it occurred and whether a pardon was issued
• are under a removal order,
• are detained in a penitentiary, jail, reformatory or prison

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PGP minimum income requirements

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APPLICATION FORMS (IMM 5771)

Parents and grandparents document checklist (IMM5771) is one of the forms you will need to mail with your sponsorship application. It includes list of sponsorship forms for parents and documents you need to prepare and send in with your application to sponsor. You cannot submit application online  in support of PR for parents at this time.

APPLICATION PROCESSING TIME

Parents sponsorship application status and processing times may vary depending on number of applications received and in progress, as well as country of residence and visa office. Use online tools to check application status and find out current  application processing time for parents and grandparents

SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION FEES

Application processing fees are the same regardless of your country of residence. Application fees are payable to the Government of Canada and can be paid  in different ways depending on the fee type and where you are paying from. While if you decide to retain our services, professional fees will be applicable.