Sponsor your Relatives
You may be able to sponsor certain relatives to immigrate to Canada under the Family Class 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
If you sponsor a relative to come to Canada as a permanent resident, you must:
- support your relative financially when they arrive
- be able to meet basic needs for yourself and your relative, such as: food, shelter, clothing
- make sure your relative doesn’t need social assistance
Sponsoring an eligible relative
You must live in Canada to sponsor eligible relatives unless you:
- are a Canadian citizen who lives abroad and
- plan to return to Canada when your relatives immigrate and
- are sponsoring your:
- spouse or
- common-law or conjugal partner or
- dependent children who have no dependent children
Your responsibilities
When you sponsor a relative to become a permanent resident of Canada, you must:
- meet set income guidelines
- agree in writing to give financial support to your relative and any other eligible relatives coming with them: beginning on the date they become a permanent resident for up to 20 years (depending on their age and how you’re related)
The person you sponsor must sign an agreement saying they will make the effort to support themselves. This includes sponsored dependent children 18 or older. Dependent children under 19 don’t have to sign this agreement.
Who isn’t eligible to sponsor a relative
You may not be able 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:
Other things not on this list may stop you from being able to sponsor a relative.
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You can only sponsor relatives like a brother, sister, aunt or uncle in very specific situations. Depending on your situation, there are 2 options for who you can sponsor
- Orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece or grandchild
- Other relative
Who you can’t sponsor
You can’t sponsor someone who is inadmissible to Canada. This means they’re not allowed to come to Canada
Still not sure what types of Sponsorship is suitable for you?
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