How can my parents and grandparents join me in Canada?

Credit to Author: Lakeem Rose| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:46:27 +0000

To provide your parent(s) or grandparent(s) with status to live with you in Canada long-term, you have two main options: the Parent(s) and Grandparent(s) Program (PGP), and the super visa. Both programs can allow your relatives to live with you in Canada, but there are significant differences between the two: *Based on the 2020 intake […]

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Sponsoring your spouse or partner for Canadian immigration

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2024 12:00:38 +0000

Family reunification is the second-most prominent class of immigration for newcomers to Canada after economic immigration. In 2024, IRCC expects to welcome 114,000 new permanent residents through these pathways. They include spousal sponsorship, children and dependents, as well as parents, and grandparents. Sponsoring a spouse allows foreign nationals to join their Canadian citizen (or permanent […]

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How does IRCC choose sponsors through the Parents and Grandparents Program?

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:00:44 +0000

Every year Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) selects Canadian sponsors (permanent resident and citizens) looking to sponsor their older loved ones, through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). How IRCC picks these sponsors is not always clear due to the department’s special lottery system, which is used in PGP selections. However, recent published instructions […]

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When to inform IRCC about changes to your family after submitting a family class application

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:00:22 +0000

There are many ways that family-class immigration applicants can experience a material change in circumstances after submitting their application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). For instance, the sponsor’s financial situation may change, or there may be a new birth in the family. In these situations, and others like it, IRCC has specific procedures […]

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Quebec imposes cap on family sponsorship applications

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:42:50 +0000

Quebec’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration has imposed a cap on family sponsorship applications, effective from 26 June 2024 through to 25 June, 2026. Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration The cap imposes a limit of 13,000 applications: 10,400 for spouses, common-law spouses, and dependent children aged 18 and up. 2,600 […]

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BREAKING: Quebec Imposes Cap on Family Sponsorship Applications

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:42:50 +0000

Effective today (26 June 2024), Quebec’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration has imposed a cap on family sponsorship applications, effective until 25 June, 2026. Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration The cap imposes a limit of 13,000 applications over this period: 10,400 for spouses, common-law spouses, and dependent children aged 18 […]

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Is the Super Visa a good alternative to the PGP?

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:19 +0000

May 21st marked the reopening of the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). However, this year will also mark the fourth consecutive year of the PGP that Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will select eligible applicants from the 2020 pool. This means that sponsors in subsequent years have not yet been given the chance to […]

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IRCC to introduce advanced analytics and automation to speed up processing for spousal and partner sponsorship

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:00:43 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it will introduce advanced analytics and automated technology to process all spousal and partner applications under family class immigration. The department has developed two new tools which will be used for different parts of the sponsorship application, in a bid to increase processing efficiency. Sponsor your […]

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IRCC now issuing invitations for Parents and Grandparents Program

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:46 +0000

Starting today, May 21st, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin issuing invitations to apply (ITAs) to sponsors who submitted “Interest to Sponsor” forms through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). IRCC has started sending out 35,700 invitations over a two-week period starting May 21, with the hopes of approving 20,500 complete applications for […]

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Parents and Grandparents Program invitations will be sent out starting today

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:46 +0000

Starting today, May 21st, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin issuing invitations to apply (ITAs) to sponsors who submitted “Interest to Sponsor” forms through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). IRCC will send out 35,700 invitations for a two-week period starting today, with the hopes of approving 20,500 complete applications for permanent residence […]

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