Significant increase in Parents and Grandparent’s immigration to Canada to start 2023

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 13:00:59 +0000

The permanent residents that have arrived in Canada under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) has increased by almost 60% in January, compared to January of 2022. The PGP welcomed 2,065 new permanent residents in the January of 2023, compared to 1,300 in January of 2022. In 2023, Canada hopes to bring 28,500 permanent residents […]

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IRCC: PGP 2022 immigration lottery has been completed

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 21:09:44 +0000

The lottery for the 2022 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is now complete. Canada’s PGP looks to help Canadian sponsors reunite with their loved ones, enabling these parents and grandparents to obtain Canadian permanent resident status and enjoy associated benefits such as access to universal healthcare and having an eventual pathway to citizenship in this […]

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Canada to invite 23,100 interested potential sponsors for Parents and Grandparents Program 2022

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:17:05 +0000

Canada has just announced the application intake process for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2022. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue invitations to apply over the next two weeks to 23,100 interested potential sponsors. IRCC has said this figure is enough to achieve its goal of accepting up to 15,000 complete applications […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog decreases slightly to 2.6 million

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:00:12 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is reporting a decrease in its August 31 inventory. A spokesperson from IRCC sent CIC News inventory data suggesting the backlog has been reduced by 95,204 persons in a matter of six weeks. The inventory across all lines of business has progressed as follows since last July: August 31, […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog grows to 2.7 million people

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:13:07 +0000

Canada continues to struggle with its immigration applications as its inventory now stands at some 2.7 million people. This represents a growth of nearly 300,000 people over the past six weeks. The backlog has nearly doubled over the past year and nearly tripled since the start of the pandemic. Discover if You Are Eligible for […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog jumps to 2.4 million persons

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:26:37 +0000

IRCC’s backlog has grown to 2.4 million persons. The backlog has grown by 257,499 persons over the past month, largely due to a significant increase in temporary residence applications. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The citizenship inventory stands at 394,664 applications as of June 1, 2022. The permanent residence inventory stands at […]

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IRCC: No details yet on Parents and Grandparents Program 2022

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:00:34 +0000

In a March 14, 2022 email to CIC News, IRCC said it has yet to be determined when the application process for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2022 will open. Under the new Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is aiming to welcome 25,000 immigrants under the […]

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