The parent sponsorship program for 2023 in Canada opened with invitations to apply starting on October 10, 2023. IRCC sent out 24,200 invitations over a two-week period with a goal of accepting 15,000 complete applications for sponsorship under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). Prospective sponsors had to submit a complete application electronically within the specified deadlines after receiving invitations.

So for the 2023 intake, the sponsorship opened on October 10, 2023.