IRCC to invite up to 10,000 sponsors from the 2020 submissions pool
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin sending invitations to apply under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) starting July 28, 2025. Up to 10,000 complete applications will be accepted during this intake.
Invitations will be sent over approximately two weeks to individuals who submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020 and have not yet received an invitation. Applicants are encouraged to check the email they used in 2020, including spam and junk folders.
Due to the number of remaining forms from 2020, no new interest to sponsor forms will be accepted this year.
Those invited can apply online via the Permanent Residence Portal or the Representative Portal. Others may consider the super visa, which allows parents or grandparents to stay in Canada for up to five years per visit, with extensions of up to two additional years.