Super Visa

The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is a another Immigration program allowing both Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their own parents and grandparents for Canadian permanent residence. Every year, thousands of parents come to Canada to meet their family members and PGP provides the opportunity to parents and grandparents for permanent residency and department change the selection criterion for these application every other year. So, interested persons should be up to date with CIC website.

For example, in 2020, Sponsor had to submit the interest to sponsor form in 2020 and were invited to apply to the 2021 intake.

PGP is a 3-step process

• Step-1: Eligible sponsor must submit an interest to sponsor form.
• Step-2: IRCC will send invitations to randomly selected applicants.
• Step-3: Submit the application within the deadline.

Sponsor is Ineligible

You will also not be able to sponsor your parents or grandparents if you:

• are in jail, prison, or penitentiary
• didn’t pay back an immigration loan, a performance bond or support payments such as alimony or child support
• didn’t give the financial support you agreed to when you signed a sponsorship agreement to sponsor someone else in the past
• declared bankruptcy and are not discharged
• receive social assistance for a reason other than a disability
• were convicted of a violent criminal offence, an offence against a relative or any sexual offence inside or outside Canada
• can’t legally stay in Canada and must leave the country because you received a Removal Order

Sponsor Requirements

In order to sponsor your parents or grandparents under the PGP, you must:

• be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act
• have received an Invitation to apply;
• be at least 18 years of age;
• live in Canada;
• have sufficient income to meet the needs of your parents and grandparents to be sponsored; and
• meet all other requirements under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.

Income Requirements

All sponsors must make enough money to support their parents and grandparents in Canada. If invited to apply, the sponsor must show that they have met the income requirement for the last 3 tax years. If your spouse or common-law partner is acting as a co-signer on the application, you can use their income from the last 3 tax years towards meeting the minimum income cut off. For 2021 submissions, IRCC will assess the income from tax years 2020, 2019 and 2018. Because of COVID 19, IRCC have reduced the minimum income requirements for the 2020 tax year and also sponsors can include the following benefits in their total income for the 2020 tax tear:

• Regular employment insurance benefits;
• Any Canada Emergency Response benefits;
• Other temporary COVID-19 related benefits