Filipiniana News – February 2014 RHYME & REASON More Citizenship and Immigration Changes! For those who are still keeping tabs on the myriad changes in Canada's immigration law and policy, please see below a summary of further changes that were introduced by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in just the first two weeks of February 2014. PGP Sponsorship Applications Closed for 2014 On 3 February 2014, CIC announced that the annual quota of 5,000 complete applications under the parent and grandparent sponsorship (PGP) category had been filled. Therefore, no new PGP applications will be accepted by CIC in 2014 and prospective applicants will have to wait until the quota is reopened in 2015. Despite the annual limit of 5,000 applications, CIC expects to admit up to 20,000 parents and grandparents this year most of whom will come from the huge backlog of applications accumulated in the previous years. This is expected to substantially reduce the pro