Family Sponsorship Update — June 18, 2026
Thursday, June 18, 2026
The 2025 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) intake is closed — 17,860 invitations were sent to 2020 interest-to-sponsor applicants, with a goal of 10,000 complete applications. The last day to apply was October 9, 2025.
As of February 17, 2026, PGP processing times were trending downward, though no specific updated timeframe was provided in the articles.
New Ministerial Instructions for the PGP came into effect January 1, 2026, to allow continued processing of existing applications — details on the next intake have not yet been announced.
What You Should Do
- If you submitted a 2025 PGP sponsorship application before October 9, 2025, check your application status through your IRCC online account at ircc.canada.ca to confirm it is being processed.
- If you were not invited to apply to sponsor your parents or grandparents, explore the Super Visa as an alternative — it allows parents and grandparents to stay in Canada for up to 5 years per entry. Find details at canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/sponsor-parents-grandparents.html.
- Monitor the IRCC website (canada.ca) and IRCC social media channels for announcements about the next PGP intake — no date has been confirmed as of June 2026.
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The 2025 PGP intake closed October 9, 2025 after sending 17,860 invitations to 2020 interest-to-sponsor applicants. New Ministerial Instructions took effect January 1, 2026 to continue processing existing applications, but no new intake date has been announced.
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