Family Sponsorship

Family Sponsorship

Family reunification is one of the pillars of Canada’s immigration system. Family sponsorship program allows certain family members of Canadian citizens or permanent residents to immigrate to Canada. The family class category includes a spouse, common-law and conjugal partner, dependent children, adopted children, parents, and grandparents. Certain other relatives can also be sponsored in exceptional cases.

Sponsor Your Relatives

In certain circumstances, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident may qualify to sponsor any relative, related by blood or adoption, of any age, if sponsor does not have any of the following relatives in Canada, who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents or registered Indians under the Indian Act:

    • Spouse
    • Common-law-partner
    • Conjugal partner
    • Son or daughter
    • Parent
    • Grandparent
    • Orphaned brother or sister
    • Orphaned nephew or niece
    • Orphaned grandchild

Additionally, sponsor should not have any members of family class, who could be sponsored, outside Canada. 

In order to sponsor, you must be:

    • Be at least 18 years old;
    • Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act;
    • Live in Canada (If outside Canada, you must plan to return to Canada when your relatives immigrate;
    • Meet the Minimum Necessary Income required for the size of their family unit and provide Notice of Assessment (NOA) issued by Canada Revenue Agency as proof;
    • Sign a sponsorship agreement that acknowledges your promise to provide for the basic needs of relative for a period of 10 years.

If you are a resident of Quebec, you must meet Quebec’s Immigration Sponsorship Requirements. You must also sign an undertaking with the province of Quebec.

If you are a resident of Quebec, you must meet Quebec’s Immigration Sponsorship Requirements. You must also sign an undertaking with the province of Quebec. 

Length of Undertaking

The length of undertaking is the time period you’re financially responsible for the person you sponsor. It starts on the day the person you sponsor becomes a permanent resident. 

Person you sponsor

Length of undertaking for all provinces except Quebec

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner

3 years

Dependent child (biological or adopted) or child to be adopted in Canada under 22 years of age

10 years, or until age 25, whichever comes first

Dependent child 22 years of age or older

3 years

Parent or grandparent

20 years

Other relative

10 years

Feel free to contact us to know whether you are eligible to sponsor your relatives.

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