The parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents are welcome to reside in Canada through the Parent(s) and Grandparent(s) Program (PGP) as family reunification is one of the main Immigration commitments made by the Canadian Government. It is well known that through these programs, thousands of families are able to reunite and live together every year. Recently, some significant changes have been announced in the application process for the PGP for the upcoming application cycle for the year 2017, which have been highlighted below. Prior to these changes, a quota was set, limiting the number of parents and grandparents applications by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
The purpose of this quota was to manage the intake and interest in this program. After the implementation of the recent changes announced to the PGP, Canadian citizens and permanent residents who want to sponsor their parent(s) and grandparent(s) will now be given a time frame of 30 days to fill out an online application form to indicate their interest as sponsors on the IRCC website. This online application form will be made available for 30 days, starting from January 3, 2017, at 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), to February 2, 2017, at 12 p.m. EST. This means that they will now be able to avoid the January rush to submit applications by courier or mail. The online form will ask for the following information from the applicant: – First name – Family name – Date of birth – Country of birth – Main home address – Postal code – Email address
The applicants will receive a confirmation number once the information is successfully submitted through the online form. They should keep this number for their records. Only one form has to be submitted as duplicate entries will be eliminated automatically. Completing the form does not mean a person has applied to sponsor under the program as the main application and documents will be submitted after the candidates are chosen by IRCC.
After this 30 day period ends, 10,000 applicants will be randomly chosen by the IRCC to complete and file an application for the PGP. An online notification informing about their selection or rejection will be sent out to all those individuals who submitted their applications via this online form. Those candidates who are not selected in the 2017 application cycle may indicate their interest to apply again in the year 2018. They will be allotted 90 days within which to submit a complete application along with all supporting documents. About the Parent(s) and Grandparent(s) Program (PGP) The Family Class Sponsorship Program includes a stream for parent(s) and grandparent(s) of Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Successful parent(s) and grandparent(s) under this program will receive Canadian permanent residence and may be able to apply for Canadian Citizenship after four years. To be eligible for Family Class sponsorship, the sponsor in Canada must meet the following requirements:
• The sponsor must be a Canadian citizen or a Permanent Resident;
• The sponsor must be 18 years of age or older;
• The sponsor must exceed the minimum necessary income level for this program (if married or in a common-law relationship, the income of both can be included);
• The sponsor must sign an undertaking to repay any provincial social assistance benefits paid to the sponsor and accompanying family member(s), if any, for a period of 20 years, if necessary; and o If the sponsor resides in Quebec, an additional “undertaking” must be signed. Sponsors will have to prove that they meet the minimum income requirements by submitting notices of assessment issued by the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) in support of their sponsorship and they must also demonstrate they have met the minimum necessary income level for three consecutive years. For more information about Immigration To Canada From Pakistan, please visit our website Lalani & Associates.
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