The Canadian government provided an update on the Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program in 2025.

Key Points:

  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) intends to accept up to 10,000 complete applications for sponsorship under the PGP Program this year.
  • A number of interest to sponsor forms remain in the pool from years past, and IRCC plans to send invitations to apply to randomly selected potential sponsors from that pool instead of accepting new forms.
  • More details about the intake process are expected to be made available in the coming months.

Additional Information: Authorities confirmed that overall reductions to immigration targets in the 2025–27 Immigration Levels Plan will require IRCC to recalibrate the number of new applications, and this will impact families who have not had an opportunity to submit an interest to sponsor form. IRCC is trying to balance the number of PGP Program applications received with the number of PGP Program spaces available within the prescribed Immigration Levels Plan.

As BAL reported, the government recently made the super visa more accessible by implementing a change to the health insurance requirement, and this option remains available for parents and grandparents who would like to visit Canada.

This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.

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