Sponsoring Parents and Grandparents

The Parents and Grandparents Program opens once a year. It lets citizens and permanent residents of Canada sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada. You must demonstrate your intent by submitting your interest online. Make sure you are eligible as a sponsor before you submit this form.

• Sponsor’s eligibility:
• Sponsors must sign an undertaking that is valid for 20 years for all persons included in the sponsorship undertaking
• Sponsors must have a total specified income for each of the three years preceding the date of the sponsorship application

The number of sponsorships in this category per year is capped.

• An alternative to sponsorship for permanent residence is temporary residence with the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa, which allows re-entry for up to ten years.