BREAKING: Parents and Grandparents Program will accept no new applications in 2025

Jan 3, 2025 | Newfoundland, Press Room

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The Canadian federal government will not accept any new applications for sponsoring parents and grandparents for permanent residence in 2025.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that throughout 2025, the department will only process family sponsorship applications made under the Parents and Grandparents Program that were submitted in 2024.

The department intends to process a maximum of 15,000 sponsorship applications over the course of 2025.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents who wish to have their parents and grandparents join them for an extended period in Canada can still sponsor their relatives for a super visa, which can allow their relatives to visit them in Canada for up to five years at a time.

Source: cicnews.com