Canada will reopen Parents and Grandparents Program from January 28

Canada will reopen Parents and Grandparents Program from January 28. IRCC will resume first-in, first-served approach to processing expressions of interest

Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program will reopen to interested sponsors beginning on January 28, the federal government announced today.  

The program, known as PGP, allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents over the age of 18 to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents for Canadian permanent residence.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says up to 20,000 new PGP applications will be processed in 2019.

Anyone hoping to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents through the PGP will have to first complete an online Interest to Sponsor form, which will be made available at noon Eastern Standard Time on January 28.

IRCC will process Interest to Sponsor forms in the order they are received and invitation to apply to the PGP will be issued until the program’s cap of 20,000 complete applications is met.

This first-in, first-served approach to accepting applications replaces the controversial randomized lottery process that IRCC introduced last year and later scrapped.

Many had criticized the randomized approach as unfair to those who had been waiting for years to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents.

Those invited to apply will have 60 days to submit a completed application, including all supporting documents.


                 

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Canada to welcome over 1 million new immigrants in next 3 years

Canada’s Parliament has announced plans to add more than one million new permanent residents in the next three years, which is nearly 1 per cent of the country’s population each year. Yes this is true that Canada to welcome over 1 million new immigrants in next 3 years. Let's have data below in support of above statement. 

Canada welcomed more than 286,000 permanent residents in 2017 and 350,000 in 2018.

Canada’s friendly stance towards new residents comes as many other Western nations, including the US, are adopting more restrictive immigration policies.

To keep growing Canada needs a critical mass of population. Birth rate is not enough to generate that mass. Though PR can be granted to all education levels, it is “easier” to obtain if you have higher education and expertise in certain fields.


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What is Canada's Express Entry Program?..... Let's understand......

Express Entry is a system used by the Canadian government to manage applications for Canadian permanent residence through certain economic immigration programs.^[1]The Express Entry system is used to manage applications for skilled and qualified workers. Express Entry is designed to facilitate the immigration of skilled workers to Canada "who are most likely to succeed economically.The system boasts efficient processing times, with 80% of applications processed in 6 months or less.

Those who are eligible for one of the programs managed by Express Entry submit an entry and the Canadian government issues and successful candidates can submit an application for permanent residence

Steps involved in the process of Express Entry 

Step 1: Find out if you’re eligible

Step 2: Get your documents ready

Step 3: Submit your profile

Step 4: Receive an invitation and apply for permanent residence

Express Entry quick facts (as on 11th January, 2019)

• Launch date: January 1, 2015
• First draw from the pool: January 31, 2015
• Most recent draw from the pool: January 10, 2019
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC): 199 (May 26, 2017)
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
• Largest number of invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 3,923 (April 12, 2017)
• Fewest invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 143 (May 26, 2017. Note: This draw invited candidates with a provincial nomination only.)
• Largest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 273 (from May 22, 2015, to June 12, 2015, draws)
• Smallest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 0 (on three occasions)
• Longest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 35 days (from April 17, 2015, to May 22, 2015, draws)
• Shortest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 5 days (from May 26 to May 31, 2017)
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2015: 31,063
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2016: 33,782
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2017: 86,023
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2018: 89,800
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2019 (to date): 3,900
• Total number of ITAs issued since system was launched: 244,598