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Parents & Grandparents Program(PGP) 2024

kaur989

Star Member
Sep 13, 2016
109
16
Hi Everyone,
I received Biometrics request on Friday and today I get it done for my parents.
Today I received another email which has the following information requested along with biometric.

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Dear XXXX:
This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada under the Parents and Grandparents
program.
As per Subsection 11(1) of the Immigration and Refugees Protection Act (“the Act”), in order for you to receive
permanent residence an officer must be satisfied that both you and your applicable family members are not
inadmissible
and meet the requirements of the Act.

Furthermore, Subsection 16(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states that: “A person who makes an
application must answer truthfully all questions put to them for the purpose of the examination and must produce a
visa and all relevant evidence and documents that the officer reasonably requires.

After a preliminary review of your application, the following has been deemed required:
Please provide the current residential address for yourself and your dependant family member (if applicable). You
must report any changes to your address
, telephone number(s) and email address immediately throughout the
processing of your application.
XXXX4 - XXXX:
> Fingerprints: You are required to submit Biometrics in support of this application. Permanent
residence applicants are required to enrol their biometrics in support of every application (even if the applicant has
valid biometrics enrolled under the temporary resident stream). Please follow the Biometrics instruction letter
previously sent to you.
This must be received at this office by: 2025/03/30

Case Processing Centre Mississauga Centre de Traitement des Demandes Mississauga
Website: https://ircc.canada.ca/ Site web: https://ircc.canada.ca/

If you are unable to submit the requested document(s), you must notify our office before the due date with an
explanation and proof
as to why you are unable to submit the documents.

If we do not receive a response from you within the allotted time, a decision will be made based on the
information on your file, which could result in the refusal of your application.
YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO RESPOND.

Instructions for the Parents and Grandparents application forms and process can be found on our website:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-
guides/sponsorship-parents-grandparents.html

*METHODS OF SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS*
Please only submit the requested information and documents via one of the following methods:
1. For instant updates, submit your documents via IRCC secure account (MyCIC) at:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account.html
2. Additionally, you may send the requested information/document(s) via the IRCC webform at:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc/web-form.html
IMPORTANT:
• Any document that is not in English or French must be accompanied by the English or French translation
completed by a certified translator, and a copy of the original document.
• Please send us scanned or photocopied versions of the requested documents. Please do not submit
originals, unless otherwise stated, as documents submitted will not be returned.
• We can only accept unzipped PDF, JPG or .doc files that are attached to an email, totaling less than 5 MB.

Sincerely,
CPC Mississauga – PGP APR


*********************************************************************************************************************

Can someone confirm if they have got the similar email as well after the biometric letter.


Thank you
Did you do biometrics at last day of the 30 days period?
 

THPA

Newbie
Nov 13, 2024
4
1
I got some emails about requests of medical exam, biometrics, and police certificate during weekend.
And finally I can link the application with UCI and application number after several trials by putting a wrong number at a section of "Number of family members".

Here's my question.
The letter says the applicant needs to upload Police certificate from the country which is marked on the letter, but I don't see the message in linked application. Then I cannot upload a police certificate for now. I don't know if it will take some time to be updated in the page.

Do you have any experience to have this issue?

Thanks in advance.

THPA
 

truthprev

Star Member
Apr 26, 2016
192
12
Hi
Hope you are well. What do you mean when you said 2024 applications? I thought that we could not apply since 2020 as that was the last time anyone could apply and get in the pool for lottery pickings? And this is 5th consecutive year we can't apply and get into the pool?
m well, hope you are too, thanks. applied in 2020, got invited to apply parents PR in 2024. Did that but no response yet. So, I was hoping that I will get a response like ADR/ACR/PCC etc as the new invites will be sent in 2025, praying that they would try to clear the backlog - like they start processing the 2025 applications but for some of the 2024 applicatns they have not even started to review the submitted applications. I understand that immigrant parents are a burden on Canadian economy and the whole process takes 3+ years.
 

hims0912

Star Member
Jun 15, 2017
101
12
Hi All,
I had got a Biometric request (17 Feb, 2025) and a PCC request on Feb 21, 2025 for my mother's PGP application. She did her Biometrics already on Feb 21st and i can see it got updated on the GC Key account (IRCC secure account) already as well.

IRCC indicated that by March 23rd both PCC and Biometrics are required but her PCC is taking a bit longer to get. I had applied for her PCC on Feb 21st itself but its still stuck at police verification stage and looks like i wont get it by March 23rd.

I looked around on the forums and Youtube and some people have suggested to upload proofs of PCC application submission (receipts, email followups etc.) and request IRCC for a bit more time so they don't reject the application. Is anyone in the similar situation who has requested IRCC for more time for PCC submission? I am trying to get PCC asap but its just the process itself in India takes a bit long.
 

YVR123

VIP Member
Jul 27, 2017
7,957
3,179
Hi All,
I had got a Biometric request (17 Feb, 2025) and a PCC request on Feb 21, 2025 for my mother's PGP application. She did her Biometrics already on Feb 21st and i can see it got updated on the GC Key account (IRCC secure account) already as well.

IRCC indicated that by March 23rd both PCC and Biometrics are required but her PCC is taking a bit longer to get. I had applied for her PCC on Feb 21st itself but its still stuck at police verification stage and looks like i wont get it by March 23rd.

I looked around on the forums and Youtube and some people have suggested to upload proofs of PCC application submission (receipts, email followups etc.) and request IRCC for a bit more time so they don't reject the application. Is anyone in the similar situation who has requested IRCC for more time for PCC submission? I am trying to get PCC asap but its just the process itself in India takes a bit long.
This is what people have been doing. I haven't seen anyone saying that IRCC do not accept this and refuse for PCC that's submitted later.
Just send them the receipts and a letter of explanation.
 
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DrPassion

Full Member
Sep 7, 2021
37
9
Hey guys, just got biometrics and medical exam request letters today. 30 day deadline April 11. However sponsorship approval letter has not come yet. AOR came in Dec 2024. Do others have similar experience?
 

THPA

Newbie
Nov 13, 2024
4
1
Hey guys, just got biometrics and medical exam request letters today. 30 day deadline April 11. However sponsorship approval letter has not come yet. AOR came in Dec 2024. Do others have similar experience?
I didn't get it yet. I had requests for biometrics, medical exam, and police certificate on Saturday and Monday.
 
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tdotaudio

Newbie
Oct 27, 2020
3
0
Hey everyone, hope you can help me with a simple question. We just did our medical exam a couple of weeks ago. And have not heard anything (no letters or correspondence to our e-mails). However, when checking the account updates on IRCC, the latest update is "you passed the medical exam (with the date)".

I don't want to get my hopes up only to be disappointed. My question is do they send you a letter stating that you passed the medical exam, or does it just update on the IRCC site only? I don't want to get falsly excited about a weird glitch or anything like that. Thank you in advance!
 

Canadadream2009

Star Member
Jun 15, 2020
159
40
Hey guys, just got biometrics and medical exam request letters today. 30 day deadline April 11. However sponsorship approval letter has not come yet. AOR came in Dec 2024. Do others have similar experience?
I got the biometric request today, pcc and aor together in Oct 2024, did you got biometric and medical request together or separately??
 

DaVeer

Full Member
Jul 26, 2017
23
18
Hi Guys, A quick question, my parents have super visa and they have been India since we submitted the file, and are currently waiting for background check to complete.
Can they come to Canada and deposit their Passports in Canada if they are prompted to send their passport?