Syed Khan – January 10, 2022
Canadian work permits
There are mainly two types of Canadian work permits:
1. Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)
2. International Mobility Program (IMP)
The TFWP requires the Canadian employer to obtain a Labor Market Impact Assessment from their prospective employer but an LMIA is not needed for the IMP. This program includes streams like Significant Benefit and Charitable and Religious workers.
Family-class sponsorship
This program allows citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their spouse, common-law partner, children, or parents and grandparents. Under the Parents and Grandparents Program, Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their parents and or grandparents to become permanent residents of Canada.
“The Government of Canada knows how important it is for families to be together”
“For the 2021 program intake, IRCC is using the Interest to Sponsor form submissions received in 2020 and randomly inviting more potential sponsors to apply, in order to receive up to 30,000 complete applications.”
Steps to apply for the PGP are as follows:
- This program operates under a lottery system where interested citizens or permanent residents can submit an Interest to Sponsor form.
- Candidates are then placed in the pool which the IRCC draws randomly from.
- Candidates, if selected to sponsor, are then issued an ITA. After an ITA is issued, the candidates have 60 days to submit their applications in the Permanent Residence online application portal.
Requirements for sponsors to apply under the PGP:
- Candidates must be at least 18 years old.
- They must be residing in Canada
- They should be a citizen or Permanent Residents of Canada. If they are indigenous, they must be registered as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act.
- They should be financially stable and meet minimum income requirements for the previous three years.
- They can also include a co-signer in the application, allowing the combined income to be considered.
- Candidates must also agree to financially support the parent or grandparent for 20 years from the date they are approved for permanent residence.
- Must agree to reimburse the government for any social assistance paid out to the parent or grandparent during that time.
The following are eligible for sponsorship under the PGP:
- Citizens and permanent residents’ parents and grandparents, biological or related by adoption.
- The spouses or common-law partners of parents and grandparents are also eligible in case of divorce or separation.
- A sponsor’s brothers and sisters, or half brothers and sisters, are eligible only if they qualify as dependent children.
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