Immigration Minister Marco Mendocino announced today details about the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program. The program is slated to open on October 13, 2020 for a period of 3-weeks. Individuals can submit the form online to express interest to bring their parents to Canada. The closing date to accept applications is on November 3, 2020. After the 3-week period ends, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will select potential sponsors and invite them to submit applications.

Individuals who are selected will have 60 days to submit their applications. Usually there are 20,000 spots available, however due to covid19, a only 10,000 applications will be accepted for processing for the 2020 PGP intake. In 2021, IRCC will open a new intake of interest to sponsor forms and will accept  30,000 new applications.

In 2019, IRCC moved to a first-come, first-served system, but it left scores of people frustrated and angry because they could not access the form or fill it quickly either due to slow internet connections or people having disabilities or literacy issues.

Call today to book your consultation to get your documents ready for submission when the PGP opens.