immigration canada sponsor – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com A Blog all about Canadian Immigration Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:48:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.akcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/favicon.jpg immigration canada sponsor – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com 32 32 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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]]> Federal Government eliminates Family Reunification lottery; accepting 20,000 more Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Applications https://www.akcanada.com/federal-government-eliminates-family-reunification-lottery-accepting-20000/ Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:30:35 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1311 Today, Monday, August 20, 2018, the Government of Canada announced that it will be eliminating the lottery system for reuniting immigrant families and reverting back to a first-come, first-served system in 2019. The federal government announced it will admit up to 20,500 parents and grandparents under its reunification program in 2019, and 21,000 in 2020. […]

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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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]]> Improvements to Spousal/Partner Sponsorship Application Process https://www.akcanada.com/improvements-to-spousalpartner-sponsorship-application-process/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:13:21 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1270 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Minister, The Honourable John McCallum, made an announcement today, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, regarding improvements to the Spousal/Partner Sponsorship Application Process.  Among the improvements are: processing times for all spousal/partner applicants, inside and outside Canada, will be cut from 24 to 12 months a simplified guide (reduced from 180 […]

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]]> Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program to Reopen https://www.akcanada.com/parentgrandparent-sponsorship-program-to-reopen/ Fri, 28 Nov 2014 19:11:39 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=1087 Citizenship and Immigration Canada will resume accepting applications of Canadian citizens/permanent residents, wishing to sponsor their parents and grandparents to immigrate to Canada, on January 2, 2015. Application forms, guides and information on how to apply to the Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program became available this week. Highlights of the Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program include: 1. The sponsorship […]

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]]> Canada Immigration extends Canada – Ontario Immigration Agreement https://www.akcanada.com/canada-immigration-extends-canada-ontario-immigration-agreement/ Tue, 11 May 2010 14:24:12 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=744 Recently, Canada Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Dr Eric Hoskins the Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration signed an extension to the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement (COIA). “In extending the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement, we signal our commitment to continue to collaborate to attract, retain and integrate immigrants into communities in Ontario while exploring new ways to […]

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]]> Irish job-seekers hope for greener pastures in Canada https://www.akcanada.com/irish-job-seekers-hope-for-greener-pastures-in-canada/ https://www.akcanada.com/irish-job-seekers-hope-for-greener-pastures-in-canada/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 17:27:39 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=739 Like the many Irish migrants who arrived years before, Seamus Blake left his tiny coastal village in Ireland five weeks ago in search of greener pastures in Toronto. No potato famine or decades-long political conflict drove him here. Instead, a steady influx of young Irishmen and women like Blake, 24, is arriving here in desperate […]

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]]> https://www.akcanada.com/irish-job-seekers-hope-for-greener-pastures-in-canada/feed/ 1 Trinity Bellwoods no longer official G20 protest site https://www.akcanada.com/trinity-bellwoods-no-longer-official-g20-protest-site/ https://www.akcanada.com/trinity-bellwoods-no-longer-official-g20-protest-site/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 15:08:11 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=734 Summit officials have abandoned Trinity Bellwoods Park as the G20’s official demonstration area, but at least one group still plans to rally there in June. In an about-face Thursday, the G20’s Integrated Security Unit announced it will be moving the protest zone, explaining the change as a response to complaints from area residents and consultations […]

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