From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Canadian government is enhancing its efforts to reunite families by expanding the number of applications it will accept for sponsoring parents and grandparents. In 2019, up to 20,000 applications will be accepted, quadrupling the 5,000 cap set in 2014.<\/p>\n This decision reflects the ongoing high demand in the Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program and the significant reduction in application backlogs from 167,000 in 2011 to just under 26,000 by mid-2018.<\/p>\n In 2018, the cap was increased to 17,000 applications. To accommodate this, IRCC held a second round of invitations<\/a> for potential sponsors who expressed interest earlier in the year, with a deadline of October 5, 2018, to submit complete applications.<\/p>\n Changes to the application intake system have been announced to facilitate more accessible access to the program and improve the overall experience for applicants. By modifying the intake process, the government gains more flexibility in managing applications, ensuring the maximum number is received.<\/p>\n Starting in 2019, the Interest to Sponsor form will be available online at the beginning of the year, allowing eligible sponsors to express their intent. The selection process will prioritize the order of received forms rather than random selection, continuing until the 20,000 application cap is reached.<\/p>\n These changes aim to make the process more efficient and responsive to applicants’ needs. Further details about these enhancements will be released in the fall.<\/p>\n “Over the last few years, we have made substantial improvements to the parents and grandparents sponsorship process and eliminated the backlog of applications. Now, by accepting even more applications this year and next as well as enhancing the intake system, the Government of Canada is demonstrating its commitment to helping families live, work and thrive together, in Canada.”<\/p>\n \u2013 The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Contacts for media only<\/strong><\/p>\n Mathieu Genest<\/strong> Media Relations<\/strong> To help reunite even more parents and grandparents with their families in Canada, today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that the Government of Canada will accept up to 20,000 applications for the sponsorship of parents and grandparents, in 2019. This is 4 times the number of applications accepted when the program reopened in 2014, when the cap was set at 5,000 applications. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Increase in Sponsorship Applications for Family Reunification<\/h2>\n
Streamlined Application Process for 2019<\/h2>\n
Minister’s Statement<\/h3>\n
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Contact Information<\/h2>\n
Minister\u2019s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-954-1064<\/p>\n
Communications Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
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