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New Canadian Immigration Sponsorship Process for Parents and Grandparents
Expected Improvement with a New Application Process for Parents and Grandparents The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada declared that the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program is due for some application adjustments as of January 2017. Canadian citizens who plan to sponsor one or both of their parents, or grandparents, for Canadian permanent residence status, […]
Good News for Parents or Grandparents Looking to Move to Canada
Is your family here with you in Canada? When establishing a life in a new country, having your parents and grandparents with you can go a long way to making that country feel like home, as well as potentially improving the living conditions of those who raised you. If you and your family are […]
2014 Parental and Grandparent Sponsorships Has Reached Cap
Hi, this is Michael Niren and I am an immigration lawyer and founder of visaplace.com. Just an update on the parental sponsorship procedures no longer accepted for 2014, as well as, a grandparent applications. Parental and Grandparent Sponsorship Update Five thousand applications have been reached, meaning that there is a cap and it has been […]
Bringing Your Parents and Grandparents to Canada
Are you a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident who wishes to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada? You are not alone. Many people from all over Canada wish to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada and were extremely disappointed when the program was suspended in order to give […]
How do I bring my Parents or Grandparents to Canada?
Did you know that Canada provides Canadian citizens and permanent residents with the opportunity to apply to sponsor their relatives from abroad to come to Canada? Once sponsored to Canada, these relatives – which include spouses, parents or grandparents – are permanent residents themselves. The Parent and Grandparent sponsorship program was suspended a while ago […]
Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents Program Re-Opens
July 2022 Update: As of July 4, 2022, the length of stay for Super Visa holders in Canada will be expanded to five years per entrance. Learn more here. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has announced that they will re-open the Parent and Grandparent program on January 2, 2014 and in addition, at least half of the […]
New Changes To Sponsoring Parents and Grandparents to Canada
Permanent residents and Canadian citizens from all over Canada are able to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada as well, although this program was suspended in 2011 because the backlog of applications had become too high for applications to be processed in a reasonable amount of time. The government has cleared out […]
4 Changes to the Parent and Grandparents Sponsorship Program
Update: This article refers to the year of 2013/2014. If you are interested in learning more about the current Parents and Grandparents program, please visit our page on the Parent and Grandparent program in 2020. As you may know, the Canadian Government put the sponsorship of parents and grandparents on hold, allowing them to apply […]
How to bring my Parents or Grandparents to Canada
We are dedicated to helping families come together. Citizens and permanent residents are now able to bring over their parents or grandparents on a Super Visa. As of December 1 2011, you may be eligible to apply for the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa. The Super Visa could be valid for up to 10 years […]
Super Visa for Parents to be in Canada for New Baby
July 2022 Update: As of July 4, 2022, the length of stay for Super Visa holders in Canada will be expanded to five years per entrance. Learn more here. Q. I want to apply for a Super visa. My parents live overseas and I want them to come to Canada to be here for the birth […]
Is The Super Visa Program For Parents And Grandparents A Success?
July 2022 Update: As of July 4, 2022, the length of stay for Super Visa holders in Canada will be expanded to five years per entrance. Learn more here. In 2011, as a part of Canada’s effort to clear a massive immigration application backlog, the Government of Canada announced they would not be accepting any new […]
Canada Denying Lots of Super Visa Applications
July 2022 Update: As of July 4, 2022, the length of stay for Super Visa holders in Canada will be expanded to five years per entrance. Learn more here. In the spring of 2012, the Canadian Government put the family sponsorship of parents and grandparents on pause, but at the same time introduced the Super Visa […]
Super Visas for Parents Now Launched
July 2022 Update: As of July 4, 2022, the length of stay for Super Visa holders in Canada will be expanded to five years per entrance. Learn more here. Super Visa Applications for Parents and Grandparents Today is the day that Canadian immigration gets “Super”. Super Visas for Parents and Grandparents are now effective. Super Visas […]
Toronto School Board allegedly rejecting children of non immigration-status parents
Only 14 per cent of schools accept children of non immigration-status parents Social Planning Toronto, an organization dedicated to improving quality of life through social planning in the city, recently went undercover to see if Toronto-area Catholic schools will accept children of non-status immigrant parents. Researchers pretended to be family members of non-status children living in […]
