07 Nov Sponsorship of Parent or Grandparent – Family Class REOPENING January 3, 2017 – Cap of 10,000 applications!
Please be advised that on January 3, 2017, the Family Class – Parental application to sponsor parents and grandparents will be re-opened. There will be a cap of 10,000 applications that will be accepted. If you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada and would like to sponsor a parent or a grandparent, you must submit a Notice of Assessment issued to you by the Canada Revenue Agency for each of the three most recent taxation years. The minimum necessary income requirement, which you must meet for each of the three years is equal to the Low Income Cut-off s (LICOs) plus 30%, taking into account the number of family members for whom you are or will be financially responsible.
Please note that this is a highly competitive application process due to the cap on the number of applications accepted.
More Information here:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/sponsor-parents.asp