Super Visa for Parents in Canada: Longer Stays for Your Family
A Super Visa lets parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents visit Canada for up to five years at a time. The visa can be valid for up to 10 years, with multiple entries. Your parents need approved medical insurance and a medical exam, and you must meet a minimum income.
Straight answers on income, insurance and ties
We check your household income against the requirement before you buy insurance or pay any fees. Our RCIC, licensed by CICC, also looks at your parents’ ties to their home country, because officers still need to see if they’ll return. Fees are agreed in writing, and we never promise a decision only IRCC can make.
Six months is rarely enough time with parents who live overseas, especially when there are grandchildren. The Canadian Super Visa for parents allows much longer visits, but income proof and insurance rules trip up many applications. This service is for citizens and PRs inviting parents or grandparents. We help you check the income test, choose insurance that meets the rules and prepare a strong, complete application
What’s Included in Your Super Visa Application
How We Handle Your Parents’ Super Visa?
Coverage amount, length and insurer checked before you pay
Property, family and pension documents organized for the officer
Household size counted correctly, including the parents you’re inviting
What’s Included in Your Super Visa Application
| Features | Visitor Visa | Super Visa | Parents and Grandparents Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Short visits | Long visits | Permanent residence |
| Stay per entry | Usually up to 6 months | Up to 5 years, with extensions from inside Canada | Permanent |
| Host income test | No | Yes, minimum income based on LICO | Yes, higher income requirement over 3 years |
| Medical insurance | Not required | Required: at least $100,000, valid 1 year | Provincial coverage once PR is granted |
| When you can apply | Any time | Any time | Limited intake by invitation |
Frequently Asked Questions
A Super Visa is a long-stay visitor visa for parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents. It allows multiple entries over up to 10 years and much longer stays than a regular visitor visa. It isn’t permanent residence, so your parents remain visitors and must leave when their stay ends
Up to five years per entry, as of October 2026. If they’re already in Canada, they can apply to extend their stay, usually by up to two years at a time. The visa itself can be valid for up to 10 years, so they can come and go during that period.
You must meet the minimum necessary income, based on Statistics Canada’s Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) for your household size. Count everyone: you, your spouse, your children, anyone you’ve sponsored before, and the parents you’re inviting. The amounts change each year, so check IRCC’s current table.
As of October 2026, insurance must cover at least $100,000 in emergency health care, hospital care and repatriation, and be valid for at least one year from each entry. It must come from a Canadian insurance company or an approved foreign insurer, paid in full or by instalments with a deposit.
A visitor visa suits short trips and has no income test. A Super Visa suits parents who want to stay for months or years at a time, but it needs host income proof, insurance and a medical exam. For long stays, the Super Visa usually saves repeated extension applications.
No. Super Visa holders can’t work in Canada, and they aren’t covered by provincial health plans such as OHIP. That’s why private medical insurance is required for their stay. They can visit family, travel within Canada and spend time with their grandchildren.
Yes. Common reasons are income below the requirement, insurance that doesn’t meet the rules, and doubts that the parents will return home. There’s no appeal for most refusals, but you can reapply once the issue is fixed. Reapplying with the same documents rarely works.
As of October 2026, the IRCC fee is $100 per person plus $85 for biometrics. The biggest cost is usually medical insurance, which varies with age and health. The medical exam is paid separately to the panel physician. Our professional fee is agreed in writing.
Bringing your parents to Canada?
More time with your parents starts with the right paperwork. Book a 30-minute call and we’ll check your income and insurance first.