Canada PGP invited 13,180 candidates, which is two times more compared to the 2021

Highlights of Canada invited 13,180 candidates under PGP

• The number of new PRs coming to Canada through PGP is been growing massively year by year
• In the first 8-months, Canada welcomed 13,180 applicants as new PRs under PGP, which is twice the number compared to 2021
• Based on the current trend of PGP immigration, Canada is to invite 28,237 Parents and Grandparents as new PRs by end of 2022
• Canada operates a lottery system for the PGP program with PRs and citizens to lodge the form of 'Interest to Sponsor' before getting in the pool
• IRCC issues ITAs randomly in the pool and now the sponsors & their Parents and Grandparents have to apply in 60 days
• The application processing time for sponsorship for Parents and Grandparents is 37 months

Canada welcomes twice the number of applicants 13,180 under PGP compared to 2021

The number of new PRs to Canada through Parents and Grandparents (PGP) is seeing huge growth year by year. According to IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) data, Canada welcomed 18,825 new PRs through PGP which was up by 13,180 in just 8 months people compare to last year. The performance of PGP is stronger than in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Considering the current trend of PGP immigration, Canada plans to welcome 28,237 PGPs as new PRs by the end of 2022.

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Forecast of PGP, 2022 is 132.8% high over 2021

The projected PGP candidates this year are 132.8 % higher than last year and 24.2% higher than in 2019. Based on the current rate of immigration, Canada’s PGP has already crossed its immigration target for 2022 and also for the next year.

Monthly arrivals through PGP

The monthly entries under PGP was fluctuating in the months of 2022. The table below shows the number of PGPs entered in Canada.

Month	PGP Invitations in 2022
January	1,300
February	1,680
March	2,270
April	2,403
May	3,095
June	3,420
July	2,920
August	1,815

  The PGP target range was set from 19,000 to 31,000 new PRs for 2022 and the current rate of immigration is still under the same range. Canada welcomed 406,025 new PRs in 2022 which includes 11,740 people through PGP.

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The table below shows the number of new PRs invited to Canada under PGP:

Year	New PRs welcomed under PGP
2015	15,490
2016	17,040
2017	20,495
2018	18,030
2019	22,010
2020	11,555

 

Immigration during the pandemic and post-pandemic

Most businesses were shut down due to COVID-19, immigration decreased by 45.9% and the number of sponsorships also came down under PGP. Post-pandemic, Canada has increased its immigration targets based on the Immigration levels plan 2022-24.

By the end of August months, the country has already permitted a total of 309,240 new PRs which means an average of 38,655 per month, and is expecting a total of 463,860 new PRs by end of 2022. The immigration targets for 2023 and 2024 are 447,055 and 451,000 new PRs respectively. Hence there is a high scope of sponsoring more PGPs to rejoin their family in the next years.

How does PGP work?

The PGP program allows Canadian PRs and citizens from outside Quebec to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents to become the PRs of Canada.

Steps of the PGP program process

IRCC operates a lottery system for the PGP program with the country’s citizens and PRs to submit an ‘Interest to Sponsor form’ before being in the pool. IRCC performs draws randomly from the pool and provides ITAs (Invitations to Apply). The applicants or the sponsors and their parents and/or Grandparents need to submit the completed application for PR in 60 days.

Eligibility criteria for sponsors

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Living in Canada
• Must be a Canadian citizen or PR (Permanent Resident) or a person registered as an Indian in Canada under the Canadian Indian Act and,
• Must provide enough funds as proof to support the Parents and Grandparents, whom they want to sponsor by qualifying with the minimum income requirement for at least 3 previous years.
• The sponsor can include a co-signer in the PR application to allow combined income to be considered.

PGP applications estimated processing times

The sponsors also need to To agree to be financial support to the parents and grandparents for 20 years from the date they have received permanent residence & Pay back the government for any social assistance got paid out to the parent and grandparent during the time.

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PGP sponsorship in Quebec

Sponsors who are living in Quebec need to meet the immigration sponsorship requirement of Quebec after getting approval from IRCC. MIFI (Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration) evaluates the sponsor’s income and needs a signed agreement. The sponsors can get their parents and grandparents under PGP either related by blood to adoption. Brothers and sisters of sponsors are eligible only if they qualify as dependent children. The current sponsorship application processing time for parents and Grandparents is 37 months. It includes the time required to provide biometrics also.

New PGP Invitations accepted in October

Canada has already processed 23,100 invitations to apply to the potential sponsors under PGP recently. There were around 182,113 potential sponsors in the pool, reveals IRCC. Immigration authorities have received 1500 completed applications from the invitations which were sent between the dates October 12 and 20. The applicants who received invitations must file a completed application in 60 days.

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