Parent and Grandparent sponsorship program to reopen on January 28, 2019

Today, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the interest to sponsor form under the Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program will be available to potential sponsors starting at noon EST on January 28, 2019.

IRCC will accept interest to sponsor submissions for a limited period of time and then invite potential sponsors to submit a complete application, in the order their submissions were received (first-come, first-served basis), until the 2019 cap of 20,000 complete applications is reached. As soon as IRCC will receive enough submissions, the interest to sponsor form will no longer be available.

Applicants receiving an invitation will have 60 days to submit a complete application, the exact deadline being specified on their invitation.