Family Class – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com A Blog all about Canadian Immigration Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:48:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 https://www.akcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/favicon.jpg Family Class – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com 32 32 Canada to Extend 35,700 Invitations to Apply under Parent/Grandparent Program https://www.akcanada.com/canada-to-extend-35700-invitations-to-apply-under-parent-grandparent-program/ Tue, 21 May 2024 21:35:11 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=2970 Starting today, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will randomly invite potential sponsors who submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020 to apply for the 2024 intake. IRCC intends to send 35,700 invitations over the course of approximately 2 weeks. Their stated goal is to accept up to 20,500 complete […]

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]]> Permanent Residence Fees Increasing on April 30, 2024 https://www.akcanada.com/permanent-residence-fees-increasing-on-april-30-2024/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:10:44 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=2908 On April 30, 2024, fees for all permanent residence applications are increasing as part of a routine update. According to the Government of Canada, these fees increase every 2 years to enable the government to manage growing program and service delivery costs and to keep up with inflation. Table of current and new permanent residence […]

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]]> Faster Spousal Temporary Resident (Visitor) Visa Processing Times; New Open Work Permit for Spousal and Family Class Applicants https://www.akcanada.com/faster-spousal-temporary-resident-visitor-visa-processing-times/ Fri, 26 May 2023 23:38:54 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1472 Today, Friday, May 26, 2023, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced new measures to strengthen family reunification, which include: faster temporary resident visa (TRV) processing times for spousal applicants new and dedicated processing tools for spousal TRV applicants a new open work permit for spousal and family class applicants open […]

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]]> Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program to Reopen on October 13, 2020 https://www.akcanada.com/parentgrandparent-sponsorship-program-to-reopen-on-october-13-2020/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:39:07 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1413 Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced details for the opening of the 2020 Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program (PGP). Over a 3-week period, from 12 noon Eastern Daylight Time on October 13, 2020, to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time on November 3, 2020, Canadian citizens and permanent […]

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]]> Canada to Speed Up Spousal Sponsorship Application Processing https://www.akcanada.com/canada-to-speed-up-spousal-sponsorship-application-processing/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 22:56:23 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1410 On September 24, 2020, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), announced that the Government of Canada would be taking action to speed up the processing of Spousal Sponsorship Applications. IRCC has increased the number of decision makers on Spousal Sponsorship Applications in Canada by 66%, to process these applications […]

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]]> Update on 2020 Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program https://www.akcanada.com/update-on-2020-parents-and-grandparents-sponsorship-program/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:52:35 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1356 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced, today, Friday, March 27, 2020, that the launch of the annual call for expressions of interest to apply to sponsor parents and grandparents will be delayed.  It was anticipated that the program would reopen in the upcoming weeks; however, because IRCC is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, it […]

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]]> Government Announcement Regarding 2020 Parent and Grandparent Sponsorships https://www.akcanada.com/government-announcement-regarding-2020-parent-and-grandparent-sponsorships/ Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:42:01 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1340 On December 30, 2019, the Government of Canada announced the postponement of the 2020 Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program until further notice to allow the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sufficient time to complete the development of a new intake process for the program.  IRCC wants to develop an intake process which will ensure […]

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]]> Parents/Grandparents Sponsorship Program to Reopen in New Year https://www.akcanada.com/parentsgrandparents-sponsorship-program-to-reopen-in-new-year/ Fri, 22 Dec 2017 18:01:25 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1296 In 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced a new process for application intake for sponsoring parents and grandparents. Now, potential sponsors must first notify IRCC that they are interested in sponsoring their parents and grandparents by submitting an “Interest to Sponsor” form. Using a random selection process, IRCC will then invite potential sponsors to apply to […]

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]]> Canada Immigration – Changes to Parent/Grandparent Sponsorships https://www.akcanada.com/changes-to-parentgrandparent-sponsorships/ Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:02:41 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1275 Today, Wednesday, December 14, 2016, The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced changes to Parent and Grandparent Sponsorships that, in his opinion, “will improve access to the application process, given that the number of applications accepted for intake is limited”. Between January 3 and February 2, 2017, Canadian citizens […]

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]]> Ministerial Announcement Regarding Parent/Grandparent Sponsorships Deferred to December 14, 2016 https://www.akcanada.com/ministerial-announcement-regarding-parentgrandparent-sponsorships-deferred-to-december-14-2016/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:34:59 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1272 The Ministerial announcement regarding Parent and Grandparent sponsorships, which was anticipated today, Thursday, December 8, 2016 has been deferred to Wednesday, December 14, 2016. As soon as it is made, the contents will be made available on this website.

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