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Canada will reopen Parents and Grandparents Program January 28

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:50:01 +0000

Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program will reopen to interested sponsors beginning on January 28, the federal government announced today.   The program, known as the PGP, allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents over the age of 18 to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents for Canadian permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says up to 20,000 […]

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Canada’s parents and grandparents sponsorship program will reopen in late January

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 18:26:48 +0000

Canada’s parents and grandparents sponsorship program will reopen to expressions of interest in late January 2019,  the Government of Canada has announced.   Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) provided the update in a tweet and said details of the next opening will be released “in the coming weeks.” The Parents and Grandparents Program, known as the […]

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Canada will now accept 17,000 applications under Parents and Grandparents Program in 2018

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The Government of Canada is increasing the number of applications that it will accept for processing this year under its parents and grandparents sponsorship program, from 10,000 to 17,000. The update was issued Thursday via Ministerial Instruction from Canada’s Immigration Minister, Ahmed Hussen. The news follows an announcement by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]

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New invitations to apply to sponsor parents and grandparents going out this week

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The Government of Canada says it will begin issuing additional invitations today to potential sponsors of parents and grandparents who submitted an Interest to Sponsor form earlier this year. The new invitations follow a first round of invitations that went out in March. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says it is aiming to receive […]

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