Canada's Parents and Grandparents program intake to grow by 30%

Abstract: Canada plans to increase its intake of annual immigration through the Parents and Grandparents Program in the next three years. Highlights:

• Canada aims to increase its intake of PGP immigrants by 30% for the next three years.
• It plans to do so by increasing the intake in the Parents and Grandparents Program by 30%.

Canada plans to increase its intake of international immigrants. The 2022-2024 immigration levels plan targets 23,500 additional Canada PR or permanent residents through the PGP or Parents and Grandparents Program in the coming three years. There has been an increase of 36% in the figures since the last PGP. In 2021, there had been a target of 23,500 through the said program. *Check your eligibility for Canada through Canada Immigration Points Calculator. Intake through PGP The PGP plans to add more than 60,000 new international immigrants through the PGP. The detailed information for the intake in the 2022-2024 plans is given below:

Year	Intake through PGP
2022	25,000
2023	28,500
2024	32,000

The PGP is a popular program formulated by the IRCC. For this process, the sponsors have to submit the form of 'Interest to Sponsor' within one month. The sponsors are selected in the draw from the pool. They are issued ITAs to bring their parents or grandparents to Canada. Process of PGP The IRCC conducts the PGP through a lottery system. The process of PGP is given as follows:

• The citizens and permanent residents of Canada have to submit a form for Interest to Sponsor to be considered in the pool.
• IRCC conducts unscheduled draws and issues ITAs to the selected applicants of the PGP program.
• The applicants and their parents and grandparents have to submit an application within 60 days.

Who can apply for the PGP? These are the people who can apply for the PGP.

• The citizens and permanent residents of Canada can sponsor their parents and grandparents.
• The parents and grandparents of common-law partners or spouses are also eligible.
• The sponsor's sisters and brothers, or half-sisters and half-brothers are eligible only if they are counted as dependent children.
• More than one person or a couple can sponsor if the requirements of financial conditions are met.

Read more… How your Canadian spouse can sponsor you for immigration? Eligibility for the PGP The sponsor of the PGP should meet the following requirements:

• Above 18 years
• Living in Canada
• Should be a citizen, PR, or a person registered as an Indian in the Canadian Indian Act of Canada.
• Have the minimum income requirements in the last three years. The applicant can include the co-signer's income in their application to be eligible.
• Have sufficient funds to support the people they want to sponsor.
• Legally agree to support parents or grandparents for the next twenty years from the exact date they are granted the Canada PR.
• Repay the Canadian government for the social assistance they might have availed of for their parents or grandparents

*Do you want to work in Canada? Y-Axis is here to guide you through the process. Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents Those who do not qualify for the PGP can opt for a Parents and Grandparents Super Visa. The super visa facilitates multiple visits for ten years. It allows parents or grandparents to visit Canada for a continuous period of two years. Do you want to migrate to Canada? Contact Y-Axis, the no. 1 overseas immigration consultant. If you found this news article helpful, you may want to read Canada invites 924 candidates in 6th PNP draw – Express Entry