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Parents and Grandparents Program — 2025 Round and 2026 Freeze
Effective: PGP 2025 invitations July 28, 2025; no new PGP intake announced for 2026
TL;DR
PGP 2025 sent 17,860 invitations to 2020 interest-form pool (target 10,000 sponsorships). No new PGP intake announced for 2026 — Super Visa is the alternative. Processing time approximately 24 months.
What changed
- PGP 2025 drew from the 2020 pool.
- No 2026 intake announced.
- Super Visa remains the alternative for in-Canada visits.
Who is affected
Canadian sponsors of parents and grandparents.
Verify on canada.ca
Always confirm policy details, dates, and exact eligibility on the Government of Canada source page before acting:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/update-2025-parents-grandparents-program.html ↗Related immigration topics
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