Family Class sponsorship
Your relatives can live, study and work in Canada if they become
permanent residents of Canada. You can sponsor certain relatives to come
to Canada if you’re at least 18 years old and a:
- Canadian citizen or
- Person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian
Act or - Permanent resident of Canada
Spousal Sponsorship
If you would like to sponsor your spouse or child, we can help. Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their spouse (including common-law or conjugal partner), or dependent child to immigrate to Canada as a permanent resident. Both the sponsor and the sponsored person must meet certain requirements to qualify.
You can be a sponsor if:
- You are 18 years of age or older;
- A Canadian citizen, permanent resident living in Canada, or person registered under the Canadian Indian Act;
- You live in Canada or are a Canadian citizen planning to return to the country;
- You are not receiving social assistance for reasons other than a disability;
- You can provide for your basic needs, those of your spouse or partner and, if applicable, those of dependent children.
- Were sponsored yourself (principal applicant) by spouse or partner (sponsor) and became a permanent resident less than five years ago.
- Must have a clean record with no criminal convictions.
- No violent/sexual convictions.
- Must not be going through bankruptcy.
- Must not be under the removal order.
As a sponsor, you must:
- Be able to support your partner financially;
- Make sure they will not require social assistance from the government.
Who Can Be Sponsored?
- Under most circumstances, only the following relations are considered members of the family class, and are able to be sponsored:
- Spouse, Common-Law, or Conjugal Partner
- Dependant Child
- Dependant Child of a Dependent Child (grandchild)
- Parent
- Grandparent
Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship
Canadian citizens and permanent residents may sponsor their parent(s) or grandparent(s).In an effort to improve the application process, IRCC has now initiated a “first-in, first served model.” The new application processing system has similar elements to the Express Entry system.
Sponsored parents and grandparents become permanent residents of Canada, with all the benefits that come with it. This includes the right to live and work in Canada without restriction on location, time, or sector, as well as access to publicly-funded health care and other services. Ultimately, sponsored parents and grandparents may become Canadian citizens.
Under the government of Canada’s multi-year immigration plan, around25,000 new permanent residents are to be admitted annually as permanent residents through the PGP.
According to current updates of IRCC If you submitted the interest to
sponsor form in 2020 and were invited to apply to the 2022 intake
Between October 12 and 20, 2022, IRCC invited potential sponsors to apply. The deadline to apply has now passed.
IRCC is no longer accepting any more applications for the 2022 process.(as at 02/11/2023)
