{"id":131555,"date":"2023-12-12T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/parents-and-grandparents-program-rebound-continued-in-october\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:01:33","slug":"parents-and-grandparents-program-rebound-continued-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/parents-and-grandparents-program-rebound-continued-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents And Grandparents Program Rebound Continued In October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/parent-and-grandparent-sponsorship-re-opens\">Parents\u00a0and\u00a0Grandparents\u00a0Program<\/a>\u00a0(PGP) welcomed more new permanent residents to Canada in October, jumping in popularity by 27.2 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>The program continued to rebound from its lowest level in eight months in August, the\u00a0latest\u00a0data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals.<\/p>\n<p>Canada welcomed 2,525 new permanent residents under the\u00a0PGP\u00a0in October, up from 1,975 in September and the low of 1,515 seen in August.<\/p>\n<p>After dropping from 3,760 new permanent residents under the\u00a0PGP\u00a0in May to 3,630 in June, the monthly number of new\u00a0PGP\u00a0arrivals fell to only 2,385 in July \u2013 and then to its lowest number of\u00a0PGP\u00a0arrivals in August since December last year.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the current trend in the\u00a0PGP\u00a0arrivals, the number of new permanent residents coming to Canada under that immigration program could hit 29,910 by the end of this year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/popularity-for-the-rural-and-northern-immigration-pilot-soars-before-expiration\/\">Popularity for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Soars Before Expiration<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/unemployment-nudges-up-again-as-canadian-population-growth-outstrips-increase-in-jobs\/\">Unemployment Nudges Up Again As Canadian Population Growth Outstrips Increase In Jobs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-immigrants-missing-out-on-benefits-by-not-filing-income-tax-returns-in-first-year\/\">Canada Immigrants Missing Out On Benefits By Not Filing Income Tax Returns In First Year\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That would be 9.7 per cent more than the 27,270 new permanent residents under the\u00a0PGP\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n<p>In the first 10 months of this year, the PGP has welcomed three per cent more new permanent residents, or 24,925, than the 24,205 during the comparable period last year.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s most populous province, Ontario, saw the greatest number of arrivals under the\u00a0PGP\u00a0in the first 10 months of this year with 11,805 parents and grandparents settling there.<\/p>\n<p>The other provinces and territories attracted the following number of\u00a0new\u00a0permanent\u00a0residents under the\u00a0PGP\u00a0during that period:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Newfoundland and Labrador \u2013 50<\/li>\n<li>Prince Edward Island \u2013 10<\/li>\n<li>Nova Scotia \u2013 175<\/li>\n<li>New\u00a0Brunswick \u2013 45<\/li>\n<li>Quebec \u2013 2,200<\/li>\n<li>Manitoba \u2013 1,020<\/li>\n<li>Saskatchewan \u2013 680<\/li>\n<li>Alberta \u2013 4,820<\/li>\n<li>British Columbia \u2013 4,080<\/li>\n<li>Yukon \u2013 25<\/li>\n<li>Northwest Territories \u2013 15<\/li>\n<li>Nunavut &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PGP Growth Expected To Continue As Immigration Targets Rise<\/h3>\n<p>With growing total immigration to Canada, it seems likely\u00a0PGP\u00a0immigration will also rise in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>Under its\u00a0<i>2023-2025\u00a0Immigration\u00a0Levels\u00a0Plan<\/i>, Ottawa had set its\u00a0immigration\u00a0target for 2023 at 465,000 new permanent residents.<\/p>\n<p>Under the\u00a0<i>2024-2026\u00a0Immigration\u00a0Levels\u00a0Plan<\/i>, Canada is also planning to welcome 485,000 new permanent residents in 2024, 500,000 in 2025 and then hold the line on\u00a0immigration\u00a0in 2026 with another 500,000 newcomers.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a total of\u00a01.485\u00a0million\u00a0immigrants\u00a0to Canada over those three years.<\/p>\n<p>Under the\u00a0PGP, applicants pay $1,050 to sponsor a\u00a0parent\u00a0or\u00a0grandparent\u00a0and the process takes up to 23 months, with the people being sponsored required to provide biometrics after they apply. That processing time includes the time to provide those biometrics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Watch Video:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mFz1Zs9QJQs?si=y3Kpx61mcgznz7uP\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Once a Canadian citizen or permanent resident has submitted an interest in sponsoring these relatives, he or she is sent an Invitation to Apply (ITA) and must then submit two applications to the\u00a0PGP:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the sponsorship application, and;<\/li>\n<li>the permanent residence application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If those applications get the green light, the sponsor signs an agreement called an undertaking which starts on the day the sponsoree becomes a permanent resident of Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Among the several requirements which need to be met to determine eligibility to sponsor a\u00a0parent\u00a0or\u00a0grandparent, are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a receipt of an Invitation to Apply;<\/li>\n<li>being at least 18 years old;<\/li>\n<li>Canadian residency;<\/li>\n<li>being a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act;<\/li>\n<li>sufficient funds to support the\u00a0parent\u00a0or\u00a0grandparent;<\/li>\n<li>proof of income, although a spouse or common-law partner can co-sign to combine their income with that of the sponsor, and;<\/li>\n<li>meeting all other requirements under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sponsors Ink Deal With Government To Financially Support Parents And Grandparents<\/h3>\n<p>All sponsors living outside of the province of Quebec, which has its own immigration system, must promise to financially support the sponsorees for a period of time.<\/p>\n<p>This undertaking commits the sponsor to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>providing financial support for sponsored family members for 20 years, starting when they become permanent residents;<\/li>\n<li>repaying any provincial social assistance (money from the government) sponsored family members get during that time, and;<\/li>\n<li>agreeing to certain responsibilities during the undertaking period in a sponsorship agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That sponsorship agreement means that the sponsor will provide the basic needs of the sponsoree, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>food;<\/li>\n<li>clothing;<\/li>\n<li>utilities;<\/li>\n<li>personal requirements;<\/li>\n<li>shelter;<\/li>\n<li>fuel;<\/li>\n<li>household supplies, and;<\/li>\n<li>healthcare not covered by public health insurance, such as eye and dental care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sponsors Remain Financial Responsible For Relatives Even In Tough Times<\/h3>\n<p>The sponsorship agreement is not one to be entered into lightly as it obliges the sponsor to meet those requirements even in the case of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>separation or divorce;<\/li>\n<li>family rifts;<\/li>\n<li>unemployment;<\/li>\n<li>change in finances, and even;<\/li>\n<li>death of the main applicant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sponsors who live in Quebec must meet that province\u2019s immigration sponsorship requirements after the IRCC approves of the sponsor. The length of the undertaking is 10 years for Quebec.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the need for sponsors to accept responsibility for their\u00a0parents\u00a0and\u00a0grandparents\u00a0through sponsorship agreements under the\u00a0PGP, past criminality and serious financial troubles can render a Canadian citizen or permanent resident ineligible for this program.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants may not be eligible to sponsor their\u00a0parents\u00a0or\u00a0grandparents\u00a0if the sponsors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>are in a jail, prison or penitentiary;<\/li>\n<li>didn\u2019t pay back an immigration loan or performance bond;<\/li>\n<li>failed to make court-ordered family support payments such as alimony or child support;<\/li>\n<li>didn\u2019t give the financial support specified under a sponsorship agreement to sponsor someone else in the past;<\/li>\n<li>declared bankruptcy and are not discharged;<\/li>\n<li>receive social assistance for a reason other than a disability;<\/li>\n<li>were convicted of a violent criminal offence, any offence against a relative or any sexual offence inside or outside Canada, or;<\/li>\n<li>can\u2019t legally stay in Canada and must leave the country because they received a removal order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The applicant cannot sponsor his or her spouse\u2019s\u00a0parents\u00a0or\u00a0grandparents, aka their in-laws, but can be a co-signer on that spouse\u2019s application to bring to Canada his or her\u00a0parents\u00a0and\u00a0grandparents.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0PGP\u00a0program also does not allow a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to sponsor someone who is otherwise inadmissible to come to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0PGP\u00a0is restricted to the applicant\u2019s own\u00a0parents\u00a0and\u00a0grandparents, related by blood or adoption.<\/p>\n<h3>IRCC Urges Applicants To Keep Their Information Current To Avoid Delays<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIn case of divorce, you\u2019ll need to submit separate applications if you sponsor divorced\u00a0parents\u00a0and\u00a0grandparents,\u201d notes the IRCC on its website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your divorced\u00a0parents\u00a0or\u00a0grandparents\u00a0have a current spouse, common-law partner or a conjugal partner, these people become dependants on the application and can immigrate to Canada with your\u00a0parents\u00a0and\u00a0grandparents, if approved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0PGP\u00a0application can include the sponsor\u2019s own brothers and sisters, or half-brothers and sisters, or step-brothers and step-sisters \u2013 but only if they qualify as dependent children of the sponsor\u2019s\u00a0parents.<\/p>\n<p>Delays in processing can quickly occur when the IRCC is faced with information which is no longer accurate and so Canadian immigration officials encourage applicants to keep their contact information and application details up to date.<\/p>\n<p>Important information which must be updated includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>changes in relationship status;<\/li>\n<li>birth or adoption of a child;<\/li>\n<li>death of an applicant or dependant;<\/li>\n<li>contact information such as e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and mailing addresses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The applicant is responsible for going into the application and updating it with this information him or herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t mail us changes to your contact or application information,\u201d notes the IRCC. \u201cIf you do, we won\u2019t acknowledge your request and we won\u2019t update your application.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canadian immigration officials notify applicants under the\u00a0PGP\u00a0as soon as they begin to process the application, sending them both an application number and an acknowledgement of receipt of the application.<\/p>\n<p>The IRCC then assesses both the applicant\u2019s eligibility as a sponsor and the person being sponsored for permanent residence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we refuse you as a sponsor, you can choose to have us keep processing the application for permanent residence for your family members,\u201d notes the IRCC.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing to have the IRCC continue processing the application at that point means the sponsor forgoes all fees which have been paid.<\/p>\n<p>By choosing to withdraw the application in the eventuality of being deemed ineligible to sponsor, the applicant can get all of his or her fees back, minus the $75 sponsorship fee.<\/p>\n<p>Once Canadian immigration officials have approved a sponsor under the\u00a0PGP, they then turn their attention to the people being sponsored to determine their eligibility under the program.<\/p>\n<p>The IRCC will typically request documents from those being sponsored, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>medical exam results;<\/li>\n<li>police certificates, and;<\/li>\n<li>biometrics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Letters requesting that biometric information are sent to the\u00a0parents\u00a0or\u00a0grandparents\u00a0and their dependent children as named in the application and they then have 30 days to provide the biometric information at the closest collection point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Parents\u00a0and\u00a0Grandparents\u00a0Program\u00a0(PGP) welcomed more new permanent residents to Canada in October, jumping in popularity by 27.2 per cent. The program continued to rebound from its lowest level in eight months in August, the\u00a0latest\u00a0data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals. Canada welcomed 2,525 new permanent residents under the\u00a0PGP\u00a0in October, up from 1,975 in September and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":131545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70638,3415,4859,29535],"tags":[67733,74848,58972,58973,72310],"class_list":["post-131555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-sponsorship-immigration-fr","category-immigration-au-canada","category-lactualite-canadienne","category-parent-grandparent-news-fr","tag-ircc-fr","tag-october-fr","tag-parents-and-grandparents-program-fr","tag-pgp-fr","tag-sponsor-fr","category-70638","category-3415","category-4859","category-29535","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}