Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

[floating_on]

You will need to contact IRCC and ask to withdraw their application. They will need to show that they have strong ties to their home country and no longer plan on moving to Canada.

Thank you very much! That’s very helpful.

 

[wxhzk]

It's glad to see that some people get PPR from CPC-M today. It seems that they're working now.

 

[laxsun]

Hi
I hear what you are saying re covid related delays, sure. The world is experiencing covid related delays. It is frustrating and annoying for everyone.

But, for what my opinion is worth, I think it is inaccurate to say that sponsoring parents and grandparents 'usually has no benefit to Canada'. These sponsored parents and grandparents offer practical and emotional support, family stability, and can be a backbone to their families - the very families that are working in Canada, paying taxes in Canada, contributing to the economy in Canada, and getting Canada towards recovery in a pandemic world.

To leave these Canadian workers without their families at a time when they need them the most in order to perform and contribute to the economy as best they can, is short sighted and narrow focused, in my opinion.

Anyways, not interested getting in to some heavy back and forth here as I don't have time, but these are just my thoughts to challenge this idea that parents / grandparents contribute nothing to Canada.

Please start another thread if you want to discuss more on this @canuck78 @steaky @K0c4nbi3t
I request everyone to post only tracker related contents in this thread.

 

[laxsun]

Seems like they've finally decided to process June 2019 stuck files, hoping this doesn't stop abruptly, like it did.

Anyways, @robertp @YULIA-2016 or if anyone else is updating the spreadsheet, here is some info

Line#693 : Status update "In Process" ( on 3rd May 2021)
Line#808 : Status update "Decision made" , got requested for biometrics (4th May 2021)

Good luck everyone and stay safe

Tracker updated. Do you know In Process date for line #808? You may find that in ecas.

 

[floating_on]

Received second medical exam request on April 18th. However, my parents were in another city to deal with some important stuff, and they won’t be able to do the medical exam before 18th this month. What would be considered a valid reason to postpone the medical exam? Thanks!

 

[Hello1234can]

@robertp @YULIA-2016 @laxsun Please update line # 390.

received the COPR in the email. the process is now complete for me

Wishing all the remaining applicants a speedy process

how much time it took from submitting passport to DM, COPR update in mycici etc.

 

[Cabeda]

Hi everyone,
Yesterday was the 2 year mark of my sponsorship application to my parents.
The fact that I live in QC seems to be an extra slowing factor on top of the pandemic (very few QC files have been concluded so far).
Since Dec 2019 just radio-silence.


I don't have anything special to share but to wish everyone good luck and patience.
It's a sad state of affair even if we can indeed consider ourselves the lucky ones (which are already in process, whatever it's suppose to means) but it's upsetting to realize that even after 2 years of processing with very few to none information, you don't seem to be worthy of any extra information or clarification
Anyway, I want to thank everyone that somehow contribute to this community with special thanks for the admins for keeping the google sheet updated (funny how a bunch of random people on an online forum can create such a powerful informational tool)

I feel that my journey is not even close to the end, so looks like we are going to be here for the long haul

Anyway, thanks everyone and enjoy the summer, maybe after the holidays we will see some extra movement? (one can only hope)

 

[ashu.thind]

how much time it took from submitting passport to DM, COPR update in mycici etc.

The passport was returned back without stamping and COPR. got a call for virtual landing and esterday received the COPR in the email

 

[Almondjuice]

Where did your parents do their medical exam? Canada?

no, they did it in China.

 

[charlesjain]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1393169127993397250

Effective May 16th 2021 panel physicians will temporarily stop providing upfront medical exams for Canadian immigration. The COVID-19 pandemic in India requires panel physicians to focus on critical medical services.

 

[aj215]

Tracker updated. Do you know In Process date for line #808? You may find that in ecas.

The In Process date for #808 is 21st October 2020

 

[farshid55]

Please update my status
Line 814 ,
In process since May. 12, 2021

 

[Hello1234can]

The passport was returned back without stamping and COPR. got a call for virtual landing and esterday received the COPR in the email

can you tell the timeline? how many days after passport return?

 

[steaky]

You can spend more time researching but by doing a quick search I was able to find this article. Your mother may have wanted or needed to work but many parents may not be willing to work in Canada, may face barriers like language, may be older or have health issues, may expect for their children to support them financially, may not be willing to work because they are a woman and working out of the home would not be culturally acceptable, etc. The majority of parents being sponsored will never work or pay taxes in Canada. The increasing years of financial responsibility makes sense. At first the government considered that parents/grandparents only needed an adjustment period and sometime during the first 10 years they would have stopped applying for welfare like many refugees. After the financial responsibility was increased to 10 years a large number of parents still were applying for welfare so the years of financial support was raised to 20 years (except Quebec).

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/don-t-bring-parents-here-for-welfare-kenney-says-1.1351002

Not trying to criticize anyone but it is good for people to understand the history of the PGP program and obstacles that have lead to changes in the program.

They might not willing to work in Canada, but with the internet, they can speculate in stocks or keep stocks to earn dividend income and pay taxes.

 

[steaky]

Attached proof. It is good for people to understand the history of the application and the challenges of the program. If someone is so focused on sponsoring a parent or grandparent they may not appreciate the challenges of the program, how the majority of people with status in Canada prioritize the program and the additional drain on the healthcare system. Many people are also not aware of the serious financial implications on sponsoring someone. I have attached a paper about the huge financial liability that comes with sponsoring parents or grandparents if they end up in longterm care. These numbers are from approximately 10 years ago so the costs for a space in longterm care will have increased. As the paper points out many fail to consider the potential cost of sponsoring a parent or grandparent. With current LICO rates people will not be able to afford the costs they are responsible for unless they or their parents have a large amount of savings that has been saved for care/expenses as they age. I think the Canadian government does a disservice to those applying to sponsor parent by not explaining their financial responsibilities and keeping LICO at such a low level. If the government doesn't inform people I can highlight areas of potential concern.

http://www.acelaw.ca/appimages/file/Sponsored Immigrants.pdf

Even without PGP, they might still end up huge financial liabilty especially if their parents are in Canada as temporary residents.