Tag Archives: Parent and Grandparent Super Visa

Parent and Grandparent Immigration Program to Re-Open in 2014

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced on Friday that it will lift the moratorium on new Parent and Grandparent (PGP) permanent resident applications on January 2, 2014. The program has been closed to new applications since November 2011 to give CIC time to work down the mounting backlog of parent and grandparent sponsorship applications. Commenting on the program re-opening, Citizenship […]

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Canadian Immigration Department Issues over 15,000 Super Visas Since Dec 2011

The federal government has issued over 15,000 Parent and Grandparent Super Visas since the launch of the program in December 2011. The visa replaces the prior Parent and Grandparent Family Class sponsorship stream, whereby Canadian permanent residents and citizens could sponsor their parents and grandparents for permanent residence. Instead, the Super Visa gives holders multiple re-entries into Canada for up […]

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Visitors and Students to Canada From India Booming According to Immigration Department

The number of visitor visas the Canadian government issues in India’s Punjab region has increased by 300 percent from 2005 levels according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). CIC says that approximately 17,608 visitor visas were issued in 2012 by its Chandigarh office, which serves the Punjab region. The growth in the number of Indian visitors to Canada has corresponded […]

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