family sponsorship

Minister Fraser clarifies how IRCC uses AI in application processing

At a recent press conference in Vancouver, Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser told reporters that “by increasing our use of technology, advanced analytics and streamlining our processing we’ve done a couple of very important things in recent months.”

By Edana Robitaille

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announces measures to strengthen family reunification

Today, May 26th 2023, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, made an announcement about improvements to strengthen family class immigration in Canada. The new measures include: Faster temporary resident visa (TRV) processing times for spousal applicants New and dedicated processing tools for spousal TRV applicants A new open work permit for spousal and […]

By Julia Hornstein

Significant increase in Parents and Grandparent’s immigration to Canada to start 2023

The permanent residents that have arrived in Canada under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) has increased by almost 60% in January, compared to January of 2022. The PGP welcomed 2,065 new permanent residents in the January of 2023, compared to 1,300 in January of 2022.

By Julia Hornstein

Family law in Canada: What happens when a sponsorship relationship breaks down?

Family law problems in the immigration law context usually occur because a relationship or marriage breaks down after the spouse or partner has been sponsored to come to Canada. When this happens, there may be concerns about maintaining immigration status, sponsorship undertakings and spousal financial support.

By Julia Hornstein

Understanding Inland Spousal and Common-Law Partner Sponsorship

Family is one of the primary pillars of Canadian society. Accordingly, Canada has several family sponsorship programs that the country’s citizens and permanent residents (PR) can apply under to reunite with their loved ones.

By Vimal Sivakumar

The details of obtaining a Spousal Open Work Permit

As part of the wider family class sponsorship programs, foreign nationals who have applied for permanent residence (PR) through the Spousal/Common-law Sponsorship Program, are now eligible to receive a Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP), while they wait for a decision from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

By Asheesh Moosapeta

IRCC: PGP 2022 immigration lottery has been completed

The lottery for the 2022 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is now complete.

By Vimal Sivakumar

Parents and Grandparents Program vs. Super Visa—What is the difference?

The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) allows parents and grandparents of Canadian permanent residents and citizens to immigrate to Canada, and experience the benefits of permanent residence (PR) and even citizenship; though it is less available than the Super Visa, due to its lottery system selection process, and once-a-year availability.

By Asheesh Moosapeta

How to sponsor your child for Canadian immigration

Through family class sponsorship, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident can sponsor a dependent child living abroad to come join them in Canada and become a permanent resident. The purpose of sponsoring a dependent child is to enable family members who reside in different countries to be reunited in Canada.

By Julia Hornstein