Are you a Canadian citizen or permanent resident? You may be able to sponsor your spouse, common law or conjugal partner, dependent child, parent, grandparents, and other relatives to immigrate to Canada as a permanent resident. We can help.
Contact Us ▸When you agree to become a sponsor, you sign an agreement called a Sponsorship Agreement with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This agreement says you will financially support the sponsored person for a certain period of time after they arrive in Canada. You must ensure the individual has their basic needs met, including things like housing, food, and clothing, or the money to pay for them.
If the person you sponsored as a permanent resident gets social assistance during the time you agreed to be financially responsible for them, you must pay that money back to the government. Sponsors remain obligated to this Agreement for the term of the contract, even if a change of circumstances occurs, like a marital breakdown or a change in financial circumstances.
Canada recognizes three categories of relationships as valid for spousal sponsorship:
Children qualify as dependents if they meet both of these requirements:
Children over the age of 22 may still qualify as dependents if they meet both of these requirements:
You can sponsor your own parents or grandparents who are related by blood or adoption. In case of divorce or separation, you can also sponsor your parents’ and your grandparents’ spouses, or conjugal or common-law partners.
You cannot sponsor:
Our trusted immigration lawyers can help you build a strong immigration application.
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