2024 Parents & Grandparent Sponsorship (PGP 2024)

Parents and Grandparents sponsorship in 2024

Canadian citizens and permanent residents are able to sponsor their parents and grandparents to immigrate to Canada. Parents and grandparents approved under this program receive Canadian permanent residence. The parent and grandparent sponsorship program is done through a lottery system. Every year the allotted number of applicants are drawn from a lottery.

The 2023 Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship program is closed. IRCC has invited 24,200 potential sponsors to apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents; with the goal of receiving 15,000 complete applications. IRCC only considered candidates who submitted an Interest to Sponsor Form in 2020.

Requirements to sponsor you parents or grandparents

To be eligible for the Parents and Grandparents Program, sponsors must:

Have completed an Interest to Sponsor Form
Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
Be 18 years of age or older
Be residing in Canada
Exceed the minimum necessary income level for this program
Promise to financially support the sponsored for 20 years (starting when they become permanent residents)
Promise to repay any social assistance benefits paid to the sponsored family members (if applicable) for a period of 20 years
If the sponsor resides in Quebec, an additional “undertaking” must be signed with the province of Quebec
Applicants to the PGP 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 application

Required Income

How much money you need to sponsor your parents in Canada — Income required for the 3 tax years right before the day you apply (sponsors applying in 2022)

Total number of people you’ll be responsible for	2022	2021	2020
2 people	$43,082	$32,898	$32,270
3 people	$52,965	$40,444	$39,672
4 people	$64,306	$49,106	$48,167
5 people	$72,935	$55,694	$54,630
6 people	$82,259	$62,814	$61,613
7 people	$91,582	$69,934	$68,598

Frequently Asked Questions

The Parent and Grandparent sponsorship program (PGP) for 2024 has not yet been announced. The program is expected to have 34,000 potential open slots based on 2022 projections. In 2023 the draw took place in October. In preceding years, the draw took place in the first months of the year.

Parent sponsorship applications take approximately 24-36 months to process from start to finish. They are typically not processed much faster than 24 months, but can take longer, depending on the nature of your case.

Your parents can stay in Canada on a regular visitor visa or a super-visa during the processing of the application. The regular visa typically allows for a stay of six months while a Super-visa can allow a stay for one or two years. The visitor status can be extended in Canada before the expiry to provide maintained or implied status until a decision is rendered.

Some common reasons for return of a Parent and Grandparent sponsorship application as incomplete or wholesale refusal are:

Failure to provide updated forms or fees.
Errors in information submitted.
Failure to provide supporting documentation and/or evidence.
Failure to meet the financial requirements to sponsor parent.

Sponsored parents and grandparents become permanent residents of Canada, with all the benefits that come with it. This includes the right to live and work in Canada without restriction on location, time, or sector, as well as access to publicly-funded health care and other services.

Income to be eligible to sponsor parents and/or grandparents is the total income on line 15000 of your Notice of Assessment (NOA) from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Subtract any income that must be excluded:
• provincial or territorial allowances for an instruction or training program (such as taxable scholarships, bursaries, or fellowships if included on line 13000 of the NOA)
• social assistance from a province or territory
• payments from the Government of Canada under a resettlement assistance program
• regular Employment Insurance earnings (except for the 2020 and 2021 tax years)
• Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement payments

Hire an Expert Parent Sponsorship Lawyer

Let an expert Parent Sponsorship Lawyer guide you and prepare your common-law partner application:

Guide you and your spouse through the immigration process from start to finish.
Customize your application based on your circumstances.
Review all documentation and supporting evidence.
Draft forms, letters and supporting documents.
Provide expert legal submissions.
Communicate with immigration authorities.
Update you on the progress of your application.

Family Sponsorship

Sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, child or parents.

Spousal Sponsorship

Bring Your Loved One Home: Sponsor Your Spouse or common-law Partner for Permanent Residency in Canada!

Learn More

Common-Law Sponsorship

If you and your partner are not married, you may still be eligible to sponsor your partner if you are in a common-law relationship. A common-law relationship exists where partners have resided together for a minimum of one year and are in a mutually exclusive relationship.

Learn More