The parent PR sponsorship will reopen in Jan, 2014 under tighter rules and conditions. One being you must provide proof of income minimum for 3 years with CRA option C as only source of proof. There were will an annual cap of 5000 parent PRs. This is only the main basis conditions. There may be additional conditions that I am not aware of. Best to wait until CIC rollout the parent sponsorship in the new year and see what the actual rules/conditions are.
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