Canada Sends Invitation For The 2025 Parents And Grandparents Sponsorship Program
Chương trình bảo lãnh cha mẹ, ông bà (Parents and Grandparents Program – PGP) năm 2025 đã chính thức bắt đầu. Kể từ ngày 28/7/2025, Bộ Di trú Canada (IRCC) đang gửi thư mời nộp hồ sơ đến những người bảo lãnh đã đăng ký “đơn bày tỏ nguyện vọng” từ năm 2020.
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you can sponsor your parents and grandparents to immigrate permanently to Canada under this program.
Summary of important information
- Invitation sending time: From July 28, 2025 within 2 weeks.
- Estimated number of invitations: 17,860 invitations.
- Acceptable application quota: 10,000 complete applications.
- Application Deadline: October 9, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
- Processing time :
- Outside Quebec: 24 months.
- Quebec Province: 48 months (due to provincial quota limits).
Application form and 2-step process
If you receive an invitation from IRCC, you need to complete the following 2 types of documents:
- Sponsorship Application: The sponsor must demonstrate financial capacity and commitment to support the sponsored person.
- Hồ sơ xin thường trú (Permanent Residence Application): Cha mẹ hoặc ông bà là người được bảo lãnh sẽ nộp hồ sơ xin thường trú.
Both applications will be submitted simultaneously online via the Permanent Residence Portal or Representative Permanent Residence Portal.
Note: If there are multiple people being sponsored, each person needs to create their own account in the portal and submit their own application.
Application fee
Total PGP application costs may include:
- Application processing fee: from $1,205 CAD and up.
- Right of Permanent Residence Fee.
- Biometrics Fee.
- Third-party Fees: such as medical exams, financial support documents.
Financial terms and guarantees
To be eligible to sponsor your parents or grandparents, you need:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
- Have sufficient income for the last 3 tax years, calculated from the time of application submission.
- Signing a financial sponsorship commitment (undertaking):
- Term 20 years (outside Quebec).
- Term of 10 years (for Quebec residents).
Minimum income reference for 2025:
| Family size | Income requirement* |
| 2 persons | $47,549 CAD |
| 3 persons | $58,456 CAD |
| 4 persons | $70,972 CAD |
(*) Including the guarantor and all sponsored persons.
What if you don't receive an invitation?
If you do not receive an invitation to apply for a PGP in 2025, there is still another option: the Super Visa.
Super Visa for parents and grandparents
- Allows parents and grandparents to stay in Canada for up to 5 years per entry.
- Can be extended for another 2 years once in Canada.
- Super Visa không cấp thường trú, nhưng giúp đoàn tụ dài hạn trong thời gian chờ đợi PGP.
What do you need to do now?
- If you have registered your “sponsorship interest” in 2020, please check your email carefully, including spam.
- If invited, prepare a complete application and submit it before the deadline.
- If not invited, consider applying for a Super Visa.
Conclusion:
The Parents and Grandparents Program is an opportunity to bring families together in Canada. However, preparing an application requires careful consideration of finances, procedures, and processing times. Be proactive in checking your emails and preparing your sponsorship application for the 2025 invitation round.
