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What to do if you are invited under the Parents and Grandparents Program 2023

CIC News What to do if you are invited under the Parents and Grandparents Program 2023 Emails have been sent out from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) inviting applicants to apply to sponsor parents or grandparents as part of the 2023 intake of the Parents and Grandparents Program. Sponsor your parents and grandparents for…

IRCC processing spousal TRVs in 30 days with a 90% approval rate

CIC News IRCC processing spousal TRVs in 30 days with a 90% approval rate Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) now has a processing time of 30 days for Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs) for spousal applicants. The measure applies to spousal applicants who have already applied for permanent residency in Canada. Rather than require applicants…

Open-work permits available for spouses, partners and children of sponsors

CIC News Open-work permits available for spouses, partners and children of sponsors During the processing of a family class sponsorship application, some sponsored spouses, partners, and their dependent children, will come to Canada as temporary residents to be with their sponsor. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced at the end of May a temporary…

How your Canadian spouse can sponsor you for immigration

CIC News How your Canadian spouse can sponsor you for immigration Spousal sponsorship is a priority for Canada. Under its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024, the government aims to welcome some 80,000 new immigrants through its Spousal, Partner, and Children category per year. Most of these immigrants will arrive as the spouses and partners of Canadians.…

Who you can sponsor for Canadian immigration

CIC News Who you can sponsor for Canadian immigration Canada welcomes over 100,000 family class immigrants per year. It is well known that most of these immigrants arrive through the Spouses, Partners, and Children category while a smaller share arrive under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). The rules surrounding sponsoring other family members are…

Can I sponsor my spouse or partner for Canadian immigration?

CIC News Can I sponsor my spouse or partner for Canadian immigration? Bringing families together is one of the major goals of Canada’s immigration system. The main way Canada does this is through its Spousal, Partner, and Children immigration sponsorship category. Canada looks to welcome around 80,000 immigrants through this category each year. Canadian citizens…

IRCC holds Parents and Grandparents Program 2021 sponsorship lottery

CIC News IRCC holds Parents and Grandparents Program 2021 sponsorship lottery IRCC has just announced it is beginning to issue Parents and Grandparents Program 2021 invitations. A total of 30,000 Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be invited to sponsor their parents and grandparents. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue the invitations over…

What to do if you receive a Parents and Grandparents Program 2021 invitation

CIC News What to do if you receive a Parents and Grandparents Program 2021 invitation Canada intends to hold its Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2021 lottery this week, and as soon as beginning today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) plans to draw some 30,000 candidates from the lottery over a two-week period. IRCC…