when will parent sponsorship open for 2023

For Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship (PGP) in 2023 , the “opening” was not a brand‑new form; instead, IRCC used the old 2020 interest‑to‑sponsor pool and then sent invitations in October 2023.

Quick Scoop

• IRCC confirmed it would accept up to 15,000 complete applications under the Parents and Grandparents Program in 2023.

• Rather than opening a new “interest to sponsor” form in 2023, IRCC chose people only from the 2020 interest‑to‑sponsor submissions.

• Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for 2023 started going out on October 10, 2023 , over about two weeks (roughly October 10–23, 2023).

• The goal was to send 24,200 invitations to potential sponsors, aiming to receive those 15,000 full applications.

So, in practical terms, the parent sponsorship for 2023 “opened” when those invitations started:

For 2023, PGP effectively opened on October 10, 2023 , via invitations to people who submitted an interest form back in 2020.

If you did not submit an interest‑to‑sponsor form in 2020, there was unfortunately no way to newly enter the pool for the 2023 intake; you had to wait for a future round when IRCC decides whether to reopen forms again.

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