Canada halts 2025 Parents and Grandparents Program: What Indians can do now

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A 20 per cent reduction in the 2025 permanent resident targets has played a major role in the pause.

In exceptional cases, applicants may seek permanent residency on compassionate grounds, such as health dependency, to bypass standard processing rules.

For those unable to sponsor their parents or grandparents under the PGP, the Canada Super Visa offers a practical alternative.

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Category: BusinessFinance

Markets: IndiaCanada

Topics: PGP processing time Canada Canada grandparents visa options Canada immigration Canada visitor visa fees Canada immigration changes 2025 Parents sponsorship alternatives Canada Canada parents sponsorship Indian immigrants Canada IRCC PGP update 2025 Canada PGP 2025 pause Canada Super Visa benefits

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Published On: 2025-01-06 @ 09:53:42 (1 days ago)

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