The launch of the 2019 PGP Program will include a new and improved intake process. Interested sponsors who receive an invitation from IRCC will have 60 days from the date of their invitation to submit a complete sponsorship application. January 11, 2019 – Ottawa, ON – Today, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, announced the Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program interest to sponsor form will be available to potential sponsors starting at noon EST on January 28, 2019. We’ll post details on the opening of the program online and our social media channels once they’re available. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will delay the opening of the 2020 Parents and Grandparents program. The Financial Evaluation for Parents and Grandparents sponsorship (IMM 5768) will help you, the sponsor, assess if you (and your spouse or common-law partner, if they are co-signing) will have the ability to support the person you are planning to sponsor and their family members. ON Monday, January 28, 2019, Canadians and permanent residents will able to take the first step towards bringing their parents and grandparents to Canada when the 2019 interest to sponsor form becomes available at noon EST.. Potential sponsors are encouraged to complete and submit the form as quickly as possible, as IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) will only be … The Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program is now on first-in basis. The online form to show your interest to sponsor is open from noon EDT on October 13, 2020 to noon EST on November 3, 2020.We’ll randomly select and invite potential sponsors to apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents. If you successfully submitted the form, you should receive an email within 24 hours confirming we received it. The interest to sponsor form will be available at 12noon EST on January 28, 2019 If necessary, IRCC has said that it may conduct other invitation rounds to meet its 2019 target. The interest to sponsor form for the 2019 Parent and Grandparent Program is now closed. Document Checklist — Sponsor [IMM 5771] (PDF, 1.59 MB) Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking [IMM 1344] (PDF, 478.72 KB) Financial Evaluation for Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship [IMM 5768] (PDF, 1.54 MB) Income Sources for the Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents [IMM 5748] (PDF, 1.53 MB) Interest to sponsor form 2020 is now open. IRCC has a target of 20,000 complete applications to its Parents and Grandparents Program for 2019.