Important: Parents & Grandparents Program Immigration Lottery Held

The wait is over. Canada has finally held the lottery for the Parents and Grandparents Program for 2020 that was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Individuals who have been lucky in the lottery system have a total of 60 calendar days to submit the complete sponsorship application form. However, it might be possible that IRCC will give some more days to sponsors because of the delays related to COVID-19. The IRCC will start issuing invitations to sponsors within a period of ten days. Canada had opened the window for sponsors to submit the interest to sponsor form between 13th October and 3rd November. So, permanent residents living in Canada and Canadian citizens had to submit the form during this period in order to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada and obtain the status of permanent residents. 

Eligibility requirements for sponsors

• Must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada;

• Must have attained the age of 18 years;

• Should fulfill the Minimum Necessary Income Level;

• Sign an undertaking to support the sponsored person financially for 20 years;

• Have to sign an agreement in which it is stated that sponsors and co-signers have to repay the amount if their sponsored relatives take any social assistance.

The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada will invite nearly 10,000 sponsors to submit their sponsorship applications.

PGP application intake 2021

The Immigration Minister has announced that nearly 30,000 applications will be considered in 2021 for another intake period. And there will be a lottery system for the PGP intake in 2021 as well.  To know more about the PGP (Parents and Grandparents Program), you can call us at 1833-789-1845. Find out if you are eligible for any Canadian immigration programs