SOURCE-BACKED ANSWER

How much does Sponsor parents or grandparents cost and how long does it take?

Government fees and processing times can change and may differ by stream, country and family size. Confirm the live fee and processing-time controls on www.canada.ca immediately before paying or planning a deadline.

Practical order

1. 1

   Read the current IRCC intake notice and record whether interest forms or applications are accepted; the 2025 intake is currently closed and was by invitation only.

2. 2

   Prepare sponsor status, residence, household, prior undertakings, family relationship and the parent/grandparent and dependant facts used by the current sponsor rules.

3. 3

   If an actual invitation permits an application, prepare the sponsor and co-signer’s current required tax/income records for the family-size and period controls shown by IRCC.

4. 4

   If IRCC issues an invitation, compare its sponsor identity, interest-form details and account deadline before opening the application guide and personalized checklist.

5. 5

   The sponsor and applicants complete their current forms, civil/family, income, police, medical and checklist records; the principal applicant submits and pays IRCC directly.

6. 6

   Answer IRCC biometrics, medical, police or document requests and, for Québec destination, complete the separate provincial undertaking only when instructed.