Parents/Grand Parents Sponsorship

[scylla]

Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate your feedback. The interest to apply existed prior to 2018. There was the highly controversial first-come, first-served system in 2017. Kindly see below. https://www.cicnews.com/2017/01/new-interest-sponsor-form-parent-grandparent-program-goes-live-018772.html/amp

Sorry, you are right. I was off by a year. It started in 2017.

But your survey is still wrong.

Before 2017, there was no EOI. It was FIFO for around two of years before that. There was no EOI pre-2017. People submitted their full applications on a first come first serve basis. Before that, there were a couple of years where applications were on hold. And before that, anyone could apply who met LICO but IRCC only processed so many per year leading to a 12+ year processing backlog.

You use the term expression of interest in the question and include dates for 2011 and 2016. There was no EOI during these years.

 

[scylla]

Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate your feedback. The interest to apply existed prior to 2018. There was the highly controversial first-come, first-served system in 2017. Kindly see below. https://www.cicnews.com/2017/01/new-interest-sponsor-form-parent-grandparent-program-goes-live-018772.html/amp

I looked up the history for you.

Until 2011, everyone who met LICO could apply (no caps) leading to the 12+ year wait times for processing. (I remember those very well and how upset people were on this forum.)

The pause for new applications started in Nov 2011.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/bulletins-2011/350-november-4-2011.html

The program reopened in 2014 as full application FIFO (no EOI).

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/bulletins-2013/561-december-31-2013-modified.html

It ran as FIFO into 2016 (still no EOI), leading to the courier sh*t show / hunger games that many of us here will remember very fondly.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/notice-reopening-parent-grandparent-program-2016-01-03.html

EOI started in 2017.

So there was no EOI from 2011-2016, contrary to what is says on your survey.

You are welcome.

 

[PBBB]

Can i apply to sponsor my parents even if they are currently working in Canada but cannot apply for residency themselves because of age and don't get enough points

Thank you in advance

 

[scylla]

Can i apply to sponsor my parents even if they are currently working in Canada but cannot apply for residency themselves because of age and don't get enough points

Thank you in advance

Sure, you can.

You'll have to wait for the program to re-open of course and see if you're selected.

 

[PBBB]

Sure, you can.

You'll have to wait for the program to re-open of course and see if you're selected.

But don't they need to be outside of Canada for me to sponsor them? Or not working here already?

 

[scylla]

But don't they need to be outside of Canada for me to sponsor them? Or not working here already?

No, they don't need to be outside of Canada.

 

[PBBB]

Oh really? I didn't know that! Thanks for letting me know!

Also, when will the program reopen for this year do you have any idea?

 

[scylla]

Oh really? I didn't know that! Thanks for letting me know!

Also, when will the program reopen for this year do you have any idea?

No, I don't.