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Ottawa sent out 34,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in a little under two weeks by Oct. 4 to get up to 30,000 completed applications. “The Government of Canada knows how important it is for families to be together,” an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (ORCC) spokesperson wrote in
Canada will start sending out the new round of Invitations to Apply for the Parents and Grandparents Program from Monday September 20. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is to accept 30,000 new applications for the popular program, with ITAs to be sent out over a two-week period. IRCC is randomly selecting from those who submitted
Sponsoring a loved one to come to Canada under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is a lot cheaper this year since Ottawa has reduced the income the sponsors needed to have to only the bare minimum for last year. “Since many sponsors may have been affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, the income requirement
Canada has announced it will receive 30,000 new applications in 2021 for the Parents and Grandparents Program. That will bring to 40,000 the number of applications received this year, after the 10,000 delayed from 2020 due to COVID-19. A new round of Invitations to Apply will be sent out over two weeks from September 20,
Ottawa’s attempt to re-build its Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) this year by lowering the income needed by sponsors and increasing the number of invitations to apply comes in the wake of it being dealt a devastating blow during the COVID-19 pandemic. Back in 2015, the program was responsible for 15,490 new permanent residents to
Parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents can qualify for permanent residence through Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program. Canada currently targets 23,500 new permanent residents per year through the program, according to the immigration levels plan announced in October 2020. More recently, Canada announced it would accept an extra 30,000 applications for the
All invitations to apply for the 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) have been sent, according to Canada’s immigration department. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that all the invitations had been sent as of Monday January 11. Candidates who received an invitation now have 60 days to submit a full application. Those who
Canada has carried out the lottery draw for the 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is to notify the 10,000 sponsors selected to apply to the program over the next 10 days. The lottery selection program comes after prospective sponsors filled out the interest to sponsor form in the fall.
The window for submissions of Interest to Sponsor forms for Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program closes tomorrow, November 3, 2020. The three-week window for the submission of the form has been open since October 13. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada officials will then select at random candidates to be issued invitations to apply. Canada will
Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program opens for the submission of Interest to Sponsor forms from noon EST on October 13, 2020. The three-week window for the submission of the form closes on November 3. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada officials will then select at random candidates to be issued invitations to apply. Canada will look
