Parents or Grandparents

As a measure towards its commitment to Family Reunification, The Canadian Government allows Canadians 2 specific means to help them bring their Parents or Grandparents to Canada and to live with them. The Super Visa Program for up to 5 years (previously 2 years) of temporary stay in Canada or The Parents or Grandparents (PGP)Sponsorship program where a Permanent Residence status gets issued for staying in Canada. Since 2017, under this program, each year Canada invites applications from interested applicants but approves only the previously announced number of applications through a lottery system. The year 2019 was an exception where IRCC used the first-come, first-served system for approving around 20,000 applications. In 2020, the lottery system was brought back again allowing applicants to submit applications over a 3 week period in the month of October.

Who Can Be Sponsored under PGP

* Both Biological or Adoptive Parents/Grandparents

* Spouses or Partners of Parents/Grandparents

* Children or Dependents of Parents/Grandparents

* Dependent Children of Spouses or Partners of Parents/Grandparents

Minimum Requirements to be Eligible for Sponsorship

* Must not be Medically inadmissible based on a Medical exam done by a Panel Physician.

* Must not have any adverse criminal records that make the applicant inadmissible to Canada (Proven through Police Certificates).

* Must provide all other necessary forms and documents to support an application including identifications, passports, banking information, income information, family tree, etc.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for sponsoring PGP

* Must be a legal adult i.e. he/she must be at least 18 years of age.

* Must be a Canadian Citizen, a Permanent Resident, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act.

* Must be living in Canada.

* Must meet the Minimum Necessary Income(MNI) required for supporting their family including the individuals being sponsored.

* Must prove the MNI requirement through Notice of Assessment for the preceding 3 years.

* Must agree to provide financial support to the sponsored family member for up to 20 years after they become Permanent Residents.

* Must agree to repay any Social Assistance that the sponsored family member receives during the 20 years period.

* Must have a good enough financial standing and a willingness to provide for all basic needs of the family member being sponsored.

* Must prove that he/she is not receiving social assistance for reasons other than disability.

* Must not be someone who did not provide the required financial support to any individual whom he/she sponsored in the past.

* Must not be someone who did not pay back an immigration loan, a performance bond, or a court-ordered alimony or child support.

* Must not have declared bankruptcy or be discharged.

* Must have a clean criminal record (Meaning that he/she must not be convicted of attempting, threatening to commit, or committing a violent criminal offense, an offense against a relative, or any sexual offense inside or outside Canada. The Sponsor must also not be in a Jail, Prison or a Penitentiary.)

Minimum Necessary Income for the preceding 3 years (As per Sponsor’s requirements for 2021)
Total Family Members (Including the Sponsors, Applicants and Dependents)	2020	2019	2018
2 people	$32,270	$41,007	$40,379
3 people	$39,672	$50,414	$49,641
4 people	$48,167	$61,209	$60,271
5 people	$54,630	$69,423	$68,358
6 people	$61,613	$78,296	$77,095
7 people	$68,598	$87,172	$85,835
For each additional member after the 1st Seven members, we add:	$6,985	$8,876	$8,740
	(Amounts in Canadian Dollars)

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