Tips for 2016 (Future) PGP Applicants

[eurmione]

Same status for my mother's application. Did not receive any AOR though. I used a certified cheque so have no way of tracking whether it was charged or not. This sure is a sign of relief though!!

Same. CC charged. ECas updated. No AOR

 

[Californiacicle]

Good news for those of you who didn't make the 5,000 cap!

http://m.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/6366305-cap-on-parent-visa-program-raised-to-10k

 

[Saima_Tech]

This is not official cic website. Although it does mention at the cic website the closure of current cap for 2016 and 2017 will have 10000 cap.

Fingers crossed for people who are waiting to hear from cic (5001 to 10000 applicants). Good luck!

 

[myYahoo]

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/liberals-formally-double-size-of-immigration-program-for-parents-grandparents-1.2795133

 

[randebutler]

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/liberals-formally-double-size-of-immigration-program-for-parents-grandparents-1.2795133

Yesssssssss!!!! ;D ;D ;D

 

[thecoolguysam]

Information about raising the cap from 5,000 to 10,000 is a good news.
Cheers everyone!! 8)

 

[Quoi]

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/liberals-formally-double-size-of-immigration-program-for-parents-grandparents-1.2795133

Thank you!! made my day!!!
Back to checking CC 24 times a day!!

 

[thinktriplets]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2016-02-26.asp

Notice – Parent and grandparent application intake increases to 10,000

Ottawa, February 26, 2016 — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has formally increased the number of applications it will take in through its Parent and Grandparent (PGP) Program. Beginning this year, the number of new and complete PGP applications accepted for intake is 10,000, doubling the previous cap of 5,000 applications.

This cap increase reflects the popularity of the PGP Program and the government’s commitment to family reunification as a core immigration priority. Bringing families together supports the integration of immigrants into Canada and contributes to Canada’s social, cultural and economic development.

We received sufficient applications to meet the PGP cap this year. If you submitted an application for this year’s intake period before the 10,000 cap was reached and it was completed according to the application kit requirements, your application will be placed in the inventory. If you submitted an incomplete application or submitted your application after the cap was reached, the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario will return it to you. For returned applications, the fee will be reimbursed.

The PGP Program will re-open for intake next year, starting on January 3, 2017, with a cap of 10,000 new and complete applications. Information will be provided on IRCC’s website prior to the re-opening.

 

[Mrs Hassan]

Hi..I need advice pls.. My credit card not charge yet however i have a new credit card as the previous one was lost. Pls advise me on how to go about informing cic..will appreciate any feedback.
Thanks

 

[dchoudh]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2016-02-26.asp

Notice – Parent and grandparent application intake increases to 10,000

Ottawa, February 26, 2016 — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has formally increased the number of applications it will take in through its Parent and Grandparent (PGP) Program. Beginning this year, the number of new and complete PGP applications accepted for intake is 10,000, doubling the previous cap of 5,000 applications.

This cap increase reflects the popularity of the PGP Program and the government’s commitment to family reunification as a core immigration priority. Bringing families together supports the integration of immigrants into Canada and contributes to Canada’s social, cultural and economic development.

We received sufficient applications to meet the PGP cap this year. If you submitted an application for this year’s intake period before the 10,000 cap was reached and it was completed according to the application kit requirements, your application will be placed in the inventory. If you submitted an incomplete application or submitted your application after the cap was reached, the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario will return it to you. For returned applications, the fee will be reimbursed.

The PGP Program will re-open for intake next year, starting on January 3, 2017, with a cap of 10,000 new and complete applications. Information will be provided on IRCC’s website prior to the re-opening.

Very Good News!!!...Wish you all the best and hope that all of our pending applications gets selected

 

[dadaum]

GOOD Luck to all of remaining of us.

 

[dchoudh]

Thank you!! made my day!!!
Back to checking CC 24 times a day!!

Lol...but so true...btw...keep updating the forum if any of our pending application's CC starts getting charged again...

 

[Felixo]

Print

OTTAWA — The Liberals have raised the cap on the number of applications the government will accept for the coveted parent and grandparent visa program.

The immigration minister issued formal instructions Friday that this year and in each year going forward, 10,000 applications will be accepted, up from 5,000 in each of the previous two years.

Raising the cap on applications was a promise the Liberals made during the election campaign.

The move signals that the broader Liberal plan on how many immigrants Canada will accept in 2016 is likely nearing release, as Immigration Minister John McCallum had previously said the two were connected.

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Immigration Minister John McCallum speaks at a press conference in Ottawa. (Photo: Fred Chartrand/CP)

The parent and grandparent visa program is one of the most popular immigration streams but in 2011, the previous Conservative government shut it down, citing problems with the program and a need to work through a massive backlog in applications.

When they reopened the program in 2014, they made a number of changes, including increasing how much money someone is required to have before sponsoring a parent or grandparent, and how long that support must be guaranteed.

But the most criticized step was a cap on new applications at 5,000. The Liberals had promised to increase it during last year's campaign.

They had signalled the move was coming in January, when rather than cutting off intake of new applications at 5,000, they accepted over 14,000.

Still working files from 2011

The first 10,000 complete files will be processed on top of those already in the system.

According to information on the Immigration Department's website, they are still working through files received before Nov. 4, 2011.

"These instructions contribute to a strategy to facilitate family reunification and fulfil the Government of Canada's commitment to double new application intake to a maximum of 10 000 applications annually," say the ministerial instructions for the new cap, published online Friday afternoon.

While the instructions change the cap, they don't change any other elements of the program, including the applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

This has created a lucrative business for couriers who are charging hundreds of dollars to guarantee an application is first in the queue.

After a public outcry earlier this year, McCallum had said he would look into if any changes could be made in future years, but noted the increased cap would ease some of the crunch.

Program admitted 18,000 in 2014

In 2014, the last year for which full figures are available, just over 18,000 people were admitted into Canada under the program.

How many people will actually come to Canada this year under the program will be contained in what's known as the immigration levels plan, a document the government is required to publish each year by Nov. 1.

Since the House of Commons was not sitting then because of the election, the Liberals now have until March 9 to publish the information.

Also on HuffPost:

 

[Luda345]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2016-02-26.asp

Notice – Parent and grandparent application intake increases to 10,000

Ottawa, February 26, 2016 — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has formally increased the number of applications it will take in through its Parent and Grandparent (PGP) Program. Beginning this year, the number of new and complete PGP applications accepted for intake is 10,000, doubling the previous cap of 5,000 applications.

This cap increase reflects the popularity of the PGP Program and the government’s commitment to family reunification as a core immigration priority. Bringing families together supports the integration of immigrants into Canada and contributes to Canada’s social, cultural and economic development.

We received sufficient applications to meet the PGP cap this year. If you submitted an application for this year’s intake period before the 10,000 cap was reached and it was completed according to the application kit requirements, your application will be placed in the inventory. If you submitted an incomplete application or submitted your application after the cap was reached, the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario will return it to you. For returned applications, the fee will be reimbursed.

The PGP Program will re-open for intake next year, starting on January 3, 2017, with a cap of 10,000 new and complete applications. Information will be provided on IRCC’s website prior to the re-opening.

Great news!!!

 

[dchoudh]

Great news!!!

Yes, Great News Indeed!!!...someone pasted the same in page 226 too