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Family Sponsorship
SPOUSE, COMMON-LAW PARTNER, OR CHILD SPONSORSHIP
PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS SPONSORSHIP
Family Sponsorship
Permanent residents and citizens of Canada can sponsor members of their family to come to Canada as permanent residents, which brings many economic, social and cultural benefits to Canada. For a specific amount of time, sponsors undertake financial responsibility for the individual. Members of their family include spouses, partners, children (adopted and ‘to be’ adopted children), parents, grandparents and certain other family members (i.e., an orphaned relative under the age of 18, and another relative in specific circumstances). Over 400,000 new immigrants are expected to arrive in Canada each year, with over 100,000 of them belonging to the family class.
Sponsor Your Wife/Husband or Common-Law Partner
If you apply from within Canada, the individual you're sponsoring can apply for an open work visa, which allows them to work for any employer in Canada while their sponsorship application is being reviewed.
Spouses or partners can travel to Canada if they first apply for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV).
Eligibility as a sponsor:
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be 18 years old, a Canadian permanent resident living in Canada or a Canadian citizen,
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show that you can meet your own and your spouse's or partner's basic necessities,
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by submitting supporting evidence, demonstrate that your relationship with the sponsored individual is real.
Who you can sponsor:
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your spouse (who is legally married to you)
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your common-law partner (who is not legally married to you, but has been living with you for at least 12 consecutive months in a conjugal relationship)
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your conjugal partner (who is not legally married to you or in a common-law relationship with you, living outside Canada)
Sponsor your independent children
Your dependent children, whether natural or adopted, can be sponsored to live with you in Canada as permanent residents.
Eligibility as a sponsor:
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be 18 years old, a Canadian permanent resident living in Canada or a Canadian citizen,
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show that you can meet your own and your kids' basic necessities,
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by submitting supporting evidence, demonstrate that your relationship with the sponsored child either by birth or adoption.
Who you can sponsor:
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Children are considered dependents if they don't have a spouse or common law partner and they are under the age of 22.
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Children who are 22 years old or older and meet both of the following criteria are considered dependents: They have relied on their parents for financial help since before the age of 22 because they are unable to financially sustain themselves due to a mental or physical condition.
Sponsor your parents or grandparents
By submitting the interest to sponsor form and being invited to apply, you can sponsor your parents and grandparents to become permanent resident of Canada. Once applications are approved, you will sign an undertaking, which begins when sponsored persons become permanent residents of Canada.
Eligibility as a sponsor:
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be invited to apply
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be 18 years old, a Canadian permanent resident living in Canada or a Canadian citizen,
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meet the required Minimum Necessary Income by providing proof of income for the past three years
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sign a sponsorship agreement that acknowledges your promise to provide for the basic needs of family member(s) for a period of 20 years.
Who you can sponsor:
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your own parents and grandparents, related by blood or adoption
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can include your brothers and sisters, or half brothers and sisters only if they qualify as dependent children
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