Sponsor a parent or grandparent

IRCC has a new process in place for the parent and grand parent sponsorship starting today. The sponsors must fill an online interest form and submit the same, sponsor have 30 days to fill out and submit the form – from January 3, 2017 noon – February 2, 2017 noon, Eastern Standard Time.

You have 30 days to fill out and submit the form. After that, we will randomly choose 10,000 people to be invited to apply.

You should wait to start preparing documents until you find out if you are invited to apply.

If you are invited to apply, there are two steps to the application process for your parent(s) or grandparent(s) to become permanent residents.

1. As a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, you must apply to sponsor your family member.
   • Your sponsorship application is processed by the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga (CPC-M).
   • You will be notified in writing by CPC-M about the decision on your sponsorship application.
2. Your parent(s) and/or grandparent(s) must apply for permanent residence.

The applications for both sponsorship and permanent residence should be filled out and sent at the same time.