Canada to invite 23,100 interested potential sponsors for Parents and Grandparents Program 2022


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Canada has announced the application process for the 2022 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will send out invitations to apply to 23,100 interested potential sponsors over the next two weeks. IRCC said the figure was sufficient to meet its target of accepting up to 15,000 applications for full sponsorship under PGP 2022. Invitations will begin later this week.


IRCC will be calling for those who have expressed an interest in sponsoring a parent or grandparent in the fall of 2020. There are also about 155,000 potential sponsors in the pool, according to IRCC. At the time, potential sponsors had three weeks to indicate their interest by filling out a form on the IRCC website. IRCC then conducted a draw and received approximately 10,000 PGP 2020 applications. Last year, IRCC drew about 30,000 PGP 2021 applications from the same pool.


Eligibility for the PGP Parents and grandparents are eligible to sponsor if: I filled out the sponsor form on the IRCC website at 12 noon. Meter. October 13, 2020 at 12:00 PM ET. ET November 3, 2020 you are at least 18 years old you live in Canada You are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or Indian national registered in Canada under the Canadian Aboriginal Act. Have enough money to support the person you want to sponsor (provided you meet the minimum income requirement).


Minimum required income (MNI) is a key eligibility factor for PGP. The required proof of income can only be provided after expressing interest in sponsorship through the online form. However, applicants who are selected and invited to apply and do not meet the minimum income requirements will be rejected. Canada-wide sponsors (all provinces and territories except Quebec) who are invited to apply and their cosigners (if applicable) must promptly provide the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) with notices of assessment for all three fiscal years. . The day before the application date.


Interested sponsors should determine family size to ensure they meet the required minimum income requirements. This includes all individuals who are financially responsible when receiving sponsorships. interested sponsors; your spouse or common-law partner; your dependent children; dependent children of your spouse or partner;


if the guarantor of interest has previously sponsored another person who remains financially responsible; Parents and grandparents who wish to sponsor and their dependents (spouse or partner and dependent children); Dependents who did not come to Canada with their parents or grandparents; the spouse or partner of your parents or grandparents (even if they are not in Canada); Your spouse is separated from your parents or grandparents.