Disclaimer: The following is only the glimpse of the programs for acquaintance, Quebec province requirements are different. Please contact us for a thorough evaluation of your case.

Who can sponsor

Usually, spouses/ partners and dependent children, parents and grandparents and in some cases some other relative may be sponsored by:

• Canadian citizen or
• person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act or
• permanent resident of Canada

provided that the sponsors and the sponsored relatives meet each category’s qualifications and requirements;

The Canadian Sponsorship Programs fall into the following categories:

Sponsor your Spouse/ Partner or Dependent Children

You can sponsor your spouse/ partner or dependent children to become a permanent resident of Canada, if you are eligible and if you:

• support them financially;
• make sure they don’t need social assistance from the government;

Some minimum eligibility requirements to Sponsor

• you are at least 18 years old;
• you are Canadian citizen or person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act or permanent resident of Canada;
• You are financially capable to financially support the sponsored person(s) for the stipulated period of time;
• You’re not receiving social assistance for reasons other than a disability;
• You must meet specific Quebec requirements, if you live in Quebec.

Income requirement

You do not have to prove your minimum income if you are sponsoring you spouse or partner or dependent child unless:

• you’re sponsoring a dependent child that has 1 or more dependent children of their own, or
• you’re sponsoring a spouse or partner that has a dependent child, and their dependent child has 1 or more children of their own.

Who can you sponsor?

Your Spouse

MUST be:

• legally married to you;
• at least 18 years old.

Your common-law partner

• isn’t legally married to you;
• can be either sex;
• is at least 18 years old
• has been living with you for at least 12 consecutive months, meaning you’ve been living together continuously for 1 year in a conjugal relationship, without any long periods apart
  • Any time spent away from each other should have been
    • Short
    • Temporary

You need to provide proof of your common-law relationship.

Your conjugal partner

• isn’t legally married to you or in a common-law relationship with you;
• can be either sex;
• is at least 18 years old;
• has been in a relationship with you for at least 1 year;
• lives outside Canada;
• can’t live with you in their country of residence or marry you because of significant legal and immigration reasons such as:
  • their marital status (for example, they’re still married to someone else in a country where divorce isn’t possible);
  • their sexual orientation (for example, you are in a same-sex relationship, and same-sex relationships are not accepted, or same-sex marriage is illegal where they live),;
  • persecution (for example, your relationship is between different religious groups which is not accepted and they may be punished legally or socially)

You’ll need to give proof that you could not live together or get married in your conjugal partner’s country (for example, proof of refused long-term stays in each other’s country).

Dependent children

Dependent MUST be:

• under 22 years old;
• do not have spouse or common-law partner;
  • except for cases older than 22 years who are:
    • unable to financially support themselves due to mental and/or physical condition(s), and;
    • financially depend on their parents since before the age of 22 till the immigration processing is complete.

Your own dependent child, Your spouse or partner and their dependent child and their dependent children

So long as they meet the requirements of a dependent child.

They should provide:

• Medical Exam;
• Biometrics;

N.B.: you cannot sponsor an inadmissible person to Canada.

Sponsor your Adopted Child

This are two different processes to follow and qualify to sponsor your adopted child:

1. The application for Sponsorship, and;
2. The application for permanent residence for the Child.

Please contact us.

Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship (PGP)

You can apply to sponsor your parents and grandparents if;

• You must have first submitted your interest, and;
• You have been sent the invitation to apply by IRCC;
• You are at least 18 years old;
• You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act.
• You and your spouse / common-law partner, as your co-signer, if applicable, meet the minimum financial/ income requirements to be eligible to sponsor your parents and grandparents;

Sponsor your Relatives

Sponsoring a relative is applicable only in very specific situations. We recommend you to connect with us to seek professional opinion before taking any actions.

There are two different options under this category:

Sponsor your orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece or grandchild

If an orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece or grandchild meets all the following conditions, you may be eligible to sponsor them:

• they’re related to you by blood or adoption
• both their mother and father passed away
• they’re under 18 years of age
• they’re single (not married or in a common-law or conjugal relationship)

You can’t sponsor your brother, sister, nephew, niece or grandchild if:

• one of their parents is still alive
• no one knows where their parents are
• their parents abandoned them
• someone else other than their parents is taking care of them while one or both their parents are alive
• their parent is in jail or otherwise detained

Other relatives

If you meet all of the following conditions, you may be eligible to sponsor one relative (any age).

• you (the person who wants to sponsor your relative) don’thave a living relative you could sponsor instead, such as a:

• • spouse
  • common-law partner
  • conjugal partner
  • son or daughter
  • parent
  • grandparent
  • orphaned brother or sister
  • orphaned nephew or niece
  • orphaned grandchild

• you (the potential sponsor) don’t have any relatives (aunt or uncle or any of the relatives listed above), who is a:

• • Canadian citizen
  • permanent resident
  • registered Indian under the Indian Act

Don’t forget to include the sponsored person’s spouse, partner, or dependent children who will come with them to Canada in the same sponsorship application.

Who can’t sponsor a relative

You may NOT be eligible to sponsor a relative if you:

• are in prison
• have not paid your alimony or child support payments
• have declared bankruptcy and haven’t been released from it yet
• got social assistance for reasons other than being disabled
• didn’t pay back an immigration loan, made late payments or missed payments
• sponsored another relative in the past and didn’t meet the terms of the sponsorship agreement were convicted of a violent crime, any offence against a relative or any sexual offence, depending on details of the case, such as:
  • the type of offence
  • how long ago it was
  • whether a record suspension was issued (formerly called “pardons” in Canada)

Other things not on this list may stop you from being able to sponsor a relative.