Citizens and permanent residents of Canada unsuccessful in bringing their family members 

here through the Parents and Grandparents Program should consider the backup option of a Parents and Grandparents Super Visa. Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program – which offers permanent residency to qualified candidates – is highly popular and operates using a lottery system.

However, the last window for submitting an ‘Interest to Parents and Grandparents Sponsor’ form came in 2020, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently said it was still processing applications from invitations to apply issued to those candidates.