Ministerial Instructions for Parent and Grandparent Program (PGP) 2024

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CountryCanada

Operative dateApril 12, 2024

CategoryFamily

Policy toolSponsorship

Affected groupApplications for a permanent resident visa of sponsors’ parents or grandparents made under the family class, referred to in paragraphs 117(1)(c) and (d) of the immigration and refugee protection regulations (the regulations), respectively, as well as to sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications

Policy effect

The Minister issued official instructions detailing the administrative intake caps and conditions for the Family Class Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) for 2024, authorizing the processing of 2023 applications into the current year.

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These Instructions authorize sponsorship applications received in 2023 and made in relation to applications for a permanent resident visa, which are made by sponsors’ parents or grandparents under the family class, to be accepted for processing in the 2024 calendar year, which begins on January 1, 2024, and ends on December 31, 2024. … These Instructions take effect upon signature. Dated on April 12, 2024 …

Canada GazetteOpen official source

Retrieved from https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2024/2024-05-04/html/notice-avis-eng.html

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Ministerial Instructions for Parent and Grandparent Program (PGP) 2024

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2024