Canada super visa for parents and grandparents

The host must be your biological or adopted child or grandchild, a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or registered Indian, at least 18, living in Canada, meet the minimum necessary income, and sign a letter of invitation. You must apply from outside Canada, be admissible, buy private health insurance valid for at least 1 year from entry, take an immigration medical exam with an approved panel physician and show you are a genuine visitor.

The policy must be issued by a Canadian insurer or a foreign insurer authorized by OSFI and doing insurance business in Canada, be valid for at least 1 year from entry and for each entry, be paid in full or by instalments with a deposit (quotes are not accepted), cover health care, hospitalization and repatriation, and provide at least CAD 100,000 emergency coverage. Foreign insurers that are not authorized in this way are not accepted.

Family size counts you and any other super visa applicants, the host, the host’s spouse or partner, their dependent children, previously approved super visa holders still covered by an invitation and people the host still sponsors. Minimum incomes (updated 29 July 2025): 1 person CAD 30,526; 2 CAD 38,002; 3 CAD 46,720; 4 CAD 56,724; 5 CAD 64,336; 6 CAD 72,560; 7 CAD 80,784. The host’s spouse or common-law partner may co-sign and combine income; siblings cannot.

For applications made on or after 22 June 2023, you can stay for 5 years at a time, even if the border officer does not stamp your passport. Before your status expires you must either leave or apply to extend; super visa holders can apply in Canada for 2-year extensions.

IRCC sends a letter explaining the reasons, most often doubts about your ties to your home country, the purpose of travel or your funds. There is no appeal for visitor visas; you can apply again with a new fee and stronger evidence, or seek judicial review at the Federal Court in limited cases.