2019 Parent and Grandparent sponsorship

Are you interested in sponsoring your parents or grandparents and reuniting your family in Canada? Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the Parent and Grandparent sponsorship program will open in late January 2019.

The Parent and Grandparent sponsorship program allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents 18 years old and over to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents for Canadian permanent residence.

IRCC expects to process up to 20,000 Parent and Grandparent applications in 2019. Invitations to apply will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible sponsors who submit an Interest to Sponsor form and meet program requirements. This approach replaces last year's polemical randomized lottery process.