Westend61 via Getty Images Saskatoon resident Penny Li hoped to sponsor her parents through the 2019 Parent and Grandparent sponsorship program. But when Li hit "submit," a notification informed her that the 27,000 quota had been filled and the program was closed. She was not able to submit the sponsorship form for her grandmother in Russia and her mother in Costa Rica. Problems with the PGP program are not new. So far, the government is staying tight-lipped about any possible changes to next year's PGP program.

Source: Huffington Post February 17, 2019 21:45 UTC