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You can opt-in for Family Class sponsorship program. Your relative can live, work and study if they become permanent resident of Canada.
Family Sponsorship
Family reunification is one of the pillars of Canada’s immigration system.
There are two main aspects to sponsorship:
- It allows your family member to immigrate to Canada and get permanent residence (PR).
- It requires you, as an individual, to make a commitment to provide for basic needs and to support that person financially.
Can I be a sponsor?
To sponsor a family member, you are required to meet several requirements such as being:
- A Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
- 18 years of age or older
- Able to support the sponsored person for several years
Who can I sponsor?
- Spouses and common-law partners
- Dependent children
- Parents and grandparents
- You do not have any other immediate family members you could sponsor, or
- You have legally adopted them and they meet the definition of a dependent child.
What are the income requirements to sponsor?
As a sponsor, you are required to sign a Sponsorship Agreement with your sponsored family member. This is a commitment by you to provide financial support for the basic needs (food, clothing, shelter, and health needs not covered by public health services) of the person you are sponsoring. For some types of sponsorships, you will also have to meet or exceed the Low Income Cut-off (LICO), for instance if:- You are sponsoring a spouse or partner who has a dependent child and that dependent child has one or more children of their own, or
- You are sponsoring a dependent child who has one or more dependent children of their own, or
- You are sponsoring a parent or grandparent.
What is a sponsorship undertaking?
You will be required to sign an “undertaking” making you legally responsible for the family member you are sponsoring. If that family member should need government social assistance, you will have to repay this money.
The undertaking will stay in effect for a period of time based on the family member you are sponsoring and will not be cancelled even if circumstances change (i.e., if the person you are sponsoring becomes a Canadian citizen, if you divorce or separate, if you have financial problems).
The length of the undertaking you will be required to sign will depend on the family member you are sponsoring and, in the case of children, their age:
| Sponsored person | Length of undertaking (excluding Quebec) |
|---|---|
Sponsor your Wife, Husband, or Common-law Partner
Spouse or Common Law-Partner Sponsorship
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada you may sponsor:
- Your spouse (you are legally married)
- Common-law partner (you are not legally married but have been living together for at least 12 months in a conjugal relationship).
- Conjugal partner (you are not legally married or in a common-law relationship and they are living outside Canada)
- Be 18 year’s of age, a Canadian permanent resident living in Canada or Canadian citizen,
- Demonstrate that you can provide for the basic needs for yourself and your spouse or partner,
- Prove your relationship with the sponsored person is genuine by providing supporting documentation.
- Be at least 18 years of age and not too closely related to you.
Sponsor your Dependent Children
Dependent Child Sponsorship
You can sponsor your dependent children, whether natural or adopted, to live with you as permanent residents in Canada.
Children must meet the following definition of a dependent child to be eligible for sponsorship:
- A child is considered a dependent if he or she is not married or in a common-law relationship and is under 22 years of age.
- If a child is over 22 years of age, they may be considered a dependent if they have a physical or mental condition that prevents them from being able to support themselves.
- And your child abroad must be approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to receive a visa,
- Must prove your relationship with the child you are sponsoring, either by a birth or adoption certificate.
Sponsor your Parents or Grandparents
Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship
The Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program (PGP) and the Super Visa Program are two programs that offer Canadian citizens and permanent residents the opportunity to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada.
To be eligible under the Parents and Grandparents Program, you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada,
- Be at least 18 years of age,
- Be the child or grandchild of the person(s) you are sponsoring,
- Meet the Minimum Necessary Income (MNI) required for the size of their family unit and provide Canada Revenue Agency issued notices of assessment as proof,
- Sign a sponsorship agreement that acknowledges your promise to provide for the basic needs of family member(s) for a period of 20 years,
- Sign an additional agreement if you live in Quebec.
Your spouse or common-law partner can help you meet the income requirement by co-signing the undertaking.
If a co-signer is helping you meet the MNI requirements, the co-signer must meet the
same eligibility criteria as you, the sponsor. In addition, your co-signer must:
- Not be the person being sponsored,
- Have cohabited with you in a conjugal relationship for at least one year
Other family member sponsorship
Sponsor- Relatives or Adopted child
The applicant can either sponsor a single adopted brother, nephew, niece, or grandchild who is under 18 years old. Also, you can sponsor a direct blood relative who doesn’t have a relative who is Citizen/Permanent Resident/Registered Indian.
Eligibility to Sponsor Relatives or Adopted Child
Applicant Can sponsor Relatives or Adopted child if:
- The Applicant is at least 18 years old
- The application should be a Permanent Resident, Canadian Citizen or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act
- Applicant while submitting an application, Canadian citizens living outside Canada should prove they have a plan to come to Canada while the person they want to sponsor gets permanent Residents.
- Applicant should prove they are not receiving Social Assistance (Except Disability)
- Applicant should provide the basic needs for the person who they want to sponsor
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