Parents and grandparents sponsorship intake resumed with a 5,000-application cap

Policy effect

From January 2, 2014, Canada accepted up to 5,000 new complete parents and grandparents sponsorship applications per year for processing. Applications had to reach the designated processing centre in Mississauga on or after that date, meet the current application-kit requirements, and fall within the cap according to receipt order. The first cap year ran from January 2, 2014 through January 1, 2015.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From January 2, 2014, Canada accepted up to 5,000 new complete parents and grandparents sponsorship applications per year for processing.; Applications had to reach the designated processing centre in Mississauga on or after that date, meet the current application-kit requirements, and fall within the cap according to receipt order.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… rents and Grandparents as members of the family class to be processed as of January 2, 2014 Beginning January 2, 2014, a maximum of 5 000 new complete applications for sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents as members of the family class will be accepted for processing each year, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction. These applications will be processed only if received by the Centralized Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario (hereafter CPC-Mississauga), on or after January 2, 2014. In order to be included under the cap and considered for processing, applications … must be completed according to the application kit requirements in place at the time the application is received by CPC-Mississauga. In calculating the cap, sponsorship applications for Parents and Grandparents will be considered in the order of the date they are received. Applications received on the same date will be considered for processing having regard to routine office procedures. The cap year will begin on January 2, 2014, and end on January 1, 2015, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction. Subsequent years will be calculated from January 2 to January 1 of the f … r's mother or father [paragraph 117(1)(c) of the Immigration Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)] or the mother or father of the sponsor's mother or father (paragraph 117(1)(d) of the IRPR) [hereafter Parents and Grandparents] as members of the family class that are received by the designated CIC office as per the dates set out below in Parts One and Two. Any categories for which Instructions are not specifically issued shall continue to be processed in the usual manner, as per processing priorities established by the Department. These Instructions are consistent with the IRPA objectives as … laid out in section 3 and are compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Instructions respect all previously established accords and agreements including the Quebec-Canada Accord and all existing agreements with provinces and territories. These Instructions, with the exception of Part Two which comes into force on January 2, 2014, come into force on their date of publication in the Canada Gazette. Applications for sponsorship of a Parent or Grandparent These Instructions are intended to manage the processing of applications for sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents as a …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Other Canada changes operative in 2014

• 2014-02-06Order Fixing February 6, 2014 as the Day on which Sections 170 and 171 of the Act Come into Force
• 2014-02-06Restructuring and Fee Revision of Temporary Resident Visa and Temporary Permit Applications
• 2014-05-01Federal Skilled Worker Class application intake cap and stream criteria established (MI11)
• 2014-06-01Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
• 2014-06-19Automatic removal stay restored for a bounded group of refugee claimants denied an appeal
• 2014-06-19Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1
• 2014-06-20Performing-artist work-permit exemption extended to bars and restaurants
• 2014-08-01Order Fixing August 1, 2014 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force
• 2014-08-01Reduction of Dependent Child Age Limit and Age Lock-In Framework
• 2014-08-01Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations
• 2014-10-24Streamlined Departure Orders for Cessation of Refugee Protection
• 2014-11-22Start-up Business Class education requirement removed
• 2014-11-30Caregiver Program Reform and Establishment of Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs Classes