Canada Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship
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See if you're a match →Canada's Parents and Grandparents Program can let Canadian citizens and permanent residents sponsor parents or grandparents for permanent residence, but the program is invitation-based and the latest intake is closed.
- Type
- Invitation-based family sponsorship
- Sponsor
- Adult Canadian child or grandchild
- Core requirements
- Invitation, sponsor income, relationship records, and admissibility
- What to know
- 2025 intake is closed
- Duration
- Permanent residence from approval.
- Renewal / path
- Can support Canadian citizenship after physical-presence rules are met.
Summary
Canada's Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) lets eligible Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and registered Indians sponsor parents or grandparents for permanent residence when intake is open and the sponsor is invited.
The program is heavily intake-controlled. IRCC says the 2025 intake is closed and the last day to apply was October 9, 2025.
Eligibility
When intake is available, a sponsor usually needs:
- Qualifying Canadian status.
- To be at least 18.
- To live in Canada.
- To meet minimum income requirements for the required tax years.
- To sign an undertaking to financially support the sponsored parent or grandparent.
- To be invited to apply under the current intake process.
The parent or grandparent must also pass federal admissibility checks.
Duration, Renewal, and Long-Term Path
Approval grants Canadian permanent residence to the sponsored parent or grandparent. Permanent residents can later apply for citizenship if they meet the ordinary requirements.
What This Route Allows
PGP can provide permanent family reunification for parents and grandparents, but only when the intake and invitation process allows the family to apply.
What This Route Is Not
This is not continuously open. If the sponsor was not invited or the intake is closed, the Super Visa may be the more realistic Canada family option.
Next Steps
- Check the current PGP intake status.
- Confirm whether the sponsor has an invitation to apply.
- Confirm the sponsor meets income and status requirements.
- Gather tax, identity, family relationship, and admissibility records.
- If not invited, review Super Visa eligibility instead.