Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will resume intake of new applications to sponsor parents and grandparents starting January 2, 2015, as per its recent announcement. A maximum of 5,000 new applications will be accepted in 2015.

Parents and grandparents who wish to visit their family in Canada can also apply for the parent and grandparent super visa.

Precise instructions on how to complete the application, including a checklist, application forms, guidelines and information on how to prepare a PGP application, are currently available on CIC's website.