Family sponsorship

IRCC halts new Parents and Grandparents Program applications July 2026 but will approve 15,000 for permanent residence. See how this affects your family sponsorship plans.

Learn how IRCC detects marriage fraud in spousal sponsorship applications. Red flags, legal consequences, and genuine relationship requirements explained.

IRCC’s January 16, 2026 update adds more detail on how officers assess family class and spousal/common-law partner in Canada (SCLPC) permanent residence files, especially around interviews and documents.

IRCC Parents and Grandparents Program 2026 Update: New Intake Paused Official Announcement: No New Intake for 2026 Under the newly effective Ministerial Instructions 89 (MI89), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada …

IRCC tightens and clarifies PGP sponsor assessments The internal instructions confirm that officers must now assess PGP sponsor income and family size year‑by‑year over the three required tax years, adding …