The permanent residents that have arrived in Canada under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) has increased by almost 60% in January, compared to January of 2022. The PGP welcomed 2,065 new permanent residents in the January of 2023, compared to 1,300 in January of 2022.

In 2023, Canada hopes to bring 28,500 permanent residents under the PGP. In 2022, 27,255 permanent residents to Canada arrived through the PGP, which was 132% more than the 11,740 in 2021.

Canada’s Immigration Level Plans 2023-2025 has a target of welcoming 465,000 permanent residents in 2023. In January 2023, Canada welcomed 50,885 new permanent residents, which is almost 44% more than the 35,450 newcomers to Canada in January of last year.

Out of the 2023 immigration target, 106,500 permanent residents will be under the family sponsorship category. Family sponsorship includes spouses, common law partners and children, as well as parents and grandparents under the PGP. Canada has already welcomed 13,000 newcomers under both spousal/children sponsorship and the PGP.