Reuniting with your loved ones through Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program

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Reuniting with your loved ones through Canadas
Parents and Grandparents Program

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Every year, Canada uses the Parents and
Grandparents program to allow Canadians to
sponsor loved ones living abroad. This year, it
could be your turn.

• Canada places an immense priority on reuniting
  family members through immigration. That is why
  the family class is consistently Canadas
  second-largest group of immigrants. In the first
  half (Jan-July) of 2022, 51,745 immigrants came
  to this country through family-class programs.
• From dependent children and spouses to parents
  and grandparents, Canada takes great pride in
  providing Canadian citizens and permanent
  residents with programs to help bring their loved
  ones to this country.

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• One of these programs is called the Parents and
  Grandparents Program (PGP).
• A program that uniquely only lasts several weeks
  every year, the PGP provides Canadian citizens
  and permanent residents with a way to help their
  parents and grandparents receive permanent
  residence in this country. Eventually, parents
  and grandparents who become permanent residents
  through this program may also be eligible for
  Canadian citizenship.
• Under this program, Canadians can sponsor either
  one or both of their parents or grandparents, but
  they are still required to list their other
  living parent/grandparent on the application
  to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
  Canada (IRCC).

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Past years of the PGP

• The PGP changes the number of applications it
  takes every year. For context prior to providing
  an explanation of the program, IRCC accepted a
  maximum of 10,000 applications in 2020 but that
  number rose to 30,000 in 2021.
• This number could change once again when the IRCC
  opens PGP applications for the 2022 year.

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2021 PGP eligibility criteria (Canada excluding
Quebec)

• Although this criteria may change for the 2022
  program year, the 2021 eligibility criteria for
  this program were as follows
• A sponsor must be invited to apply
• A sponsor must be either a Canadian citizen,
  permanent resident, or a registered Indian under
  the Canadian Indian Act
• A sponsor cannot be a temporary resident on a
  visa or permit nor have an in progress
  permanent resident application

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• Sponsors must be at least 18 years of age
• Sponsors must be residing in Canada (potential
  applicants will need to provide proof of status
  during the Interest to Sponsor phase) during
  the application process and after the application
  decision
• The person or persons being sponsored must not,
  as determined by the Canadian government, have a
  medical condition that either poses a danger to
  public health and safety or places excessive
  demand on health/social services
• The sponsor must not be receiving social
  assistance from IRCC (Employment Insurance and
  the Canada Emergency Response Benefit do not
  qualify as social assistance)

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• A sponsor must meet all other requirements under
  the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and
  the Immigration and Refugee Protection
  Regulations
• Exceed the minimum necessary income (MNI) level
  for this program and provide proof of income to
  IRCC (details below)
• Sign an undertaking (details below)
• Details regarding the MNI requirement for the
  Parents and Grandparents program are as follows

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• The MNI is a measure of the level of income in a
  household, used to determine whether an applicant
  can support themselves, their family unit, and
  those they wish to sponsor (details on the
  definition of a family unit and the PGP-specific
  MNI for Canadians outside of Quebec can be
  found here
• If married or in a common-law relationship, the
  income of both the sponsor and spouse can be
  included
• The sponsor on a PGP application (outside Quebec)
  must exceed the MNI for the three consecutive
  taxation years prior to the submission date of
  their application to be eligible for this program

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• Details regarding the undertaking process for the
  Parents and Grandparents program are as follows.
  By signing an undertaking, the Canadian applicant
  (outside of Quebec) is making a 20-year
  commitment to
• Financially support, including for essential
  needs, the sponsored person(s) (starting when
  they become permanent residents)
• Repay any social assistance benefits paid to the
  sponsored family members (if applicable)

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PGP ineligibility (Canada excluding Quebec)

• There are several reasons a potential PGP sponsor
  may be deemed ineligible for this program. Some
  of those reasons include if the potential
  sponsor
• Is in jail, prison, or penitentiary
• Did not give the financial support they agreed to
  when signing a sponsorship agreement to sponsor a
  relative in the past
• Has declared bankruptcy and are not discharged

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• Has received social assistance for a reason other
  than a disability
• Was convicted of a violent criminal offence, any
  offence against a relative, or any sexual offence
  inside or outside Canada
• Cannot legally stay in Canada and must leave the
  country because they received a Removal Order
• Did not pay back An immigration loan, a
  performance bond and/or a court-ordered family
  support payments such as alimony or child support

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2021 PGP application steps (Canada excluding
Quebec)

• The following were the four application steps for
  this program in 2021. Please note that this
  process may change for the 2022 program year.
• Step 1 Ensure you have met the eligibility
  criteria
• If a sponsor wishes to do so, they may have their
  common-law partner or spouse co-sign the PGP
  application to help meet the minimum necessary
  income criteria for eligibility. The co-signer
  must also prove income for the three taxation
  years prior to the application submission.
  Additionally, a PGP co-signer will be subject to
  the same eligibility requirements as the primary
  sponsor as well as the terms associated with the
  signed undertaking.

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• Step 2 Have completed an Interest to Sponsor
  form on IRCCs website
• Step 3 If a sponsor has submitted a past
  Interest to Sponsor, they must ensure they
  update the information entered in those forms
• Step 4 Wait for the IRCC to hold their annual
  PGP lottery, after which sponsors will have 60
  days to submit completed sponsorship applications
  to IRCC if selected
• IRCC lottery note IRCC has found their lottery
  system to be the fairest and most transparent
  selection process for the PGP. It removes
  duplicate applications and ensures true
  randomization.

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2021 PGP in Quebec

• There are crucial differences in the PGP process
  for Quebec when compared to the rest of Canada.
• Below are differences in eligibility criteria and
  application steps from 2021. Please note that
  these criteria and steps may change again for the
  2022 program year.

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2021 Eligibility Criteria

• The Quebec government has its own set of
  immigration sponsorship requirements that a
  Canadian sponsor living in that province must
  meet beyond the criteria established by IRCC.
  Details can be found on the Quebec government
  website.
• Quebec also uses a different standard for MNI,
  although it is still based on the size of a
  sponsors family unit (MNI and family unit
  details for Quebec can be found here. The
  Government of Quebec will also assess the
  sponsors income.

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2021 Application Steps

• Step 1 Ensure you have met the eligibility
  criteria
• Step 2 Have completed an Interest to Sponsor
  form on IRCCs website
• Step 3 If a sponsor has submitted a past
  Interest to Sponsor, they must ensure they
  update the information entered in those forms
• Step 4 Wait for the IRCC to hold their annual
  PGP lottery, after which sponsors will have 60
  days to submit completed sponsorship applications
  to IRCC if selected
• Step 5 Obtain a Quebec Selection Certificate
  (CSQ in French) by applying to the Quebec
  government. Once it is obtained, submit it to IRCC

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PGP application processing

• The IRCC notes that the average processing time
  for a PGP application is between 20 and 24
  months.
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