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Canada's Parents and Grandparents Program is predicted to grow by 6.5% compared to 2023

Canada's Parents and Grandparents Program is predicted to grow by 6.5% compared to 2023 The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) saw a 32% drop in arrivals in November following a strong October, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Arrivals fell from 2,530 in October to 1,720 in November, coinciding with a 12.4% drop in overall monthly immigration.  Despite this, the PGP welcomed 26,600 new permanent residents in the first 11 months of the year, potentially reaching 29,018 by year-end, a 6.4% increase from the previous year. Ontario received the majority of PGP arrivals, with 12,660 parents and grandparents settling there. During that time, the following provinces and territories attracted the following number of new permanent residents under the PGP: 50 - Newfoundland and Labrador 10 - Prince Edward Island 175 - Nova Scotia 45 - New Brunswick 2,200 - Quebec has  1,020 - Manitoba  680 - Saskatchewan  4,820 - Alberta  4,080 - British Columbia  25 - Yukon  15

Canada started inviting candidates under the Parents and Grandparents Program

  Canada started inviting candidates under the Parents and Grandparents Program On October 10, 2023, the Canadian Government started inviting candidates through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). From October 10 to October 23, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will send invitations to apply to 24,200 potential sponsors selected randomly from the pool of submissions from 2020.  IRCC aims to receive 15,000 complete applications . Candidates who submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020 but have yet to receive an invitation to apply for the PGP in 2021 or 2022 should continue checking their emails for the invitation from IRCC. The Government has also updated the income requirements that all applicants must follow to be considered eligible. If you have got an invitation to PGP 2023, get a free legal consultation .  What are the updated income requirements for the Parents and Grandparents Program?  You, the sponsor (and your co-signer, if you have one), must