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Sponsor Your Family Member
The Canadian Sponsorship Application process and reunification are one of Canada's highest priorities for Canadian immigration.
Canadian Family Sponsorship
Spouses, Common Law and Conjugal Partner
Canadian Family Sponsorship
Family reunification and the sponsorship application process is one of the most frequent types of Canadian immigration to Canada. Keeping families together is a commitment that our nation takes seriously.
Moving to Canada offers a variety of immigration programs that allows Canadians and Permanent Residents to sponsor their family members to Canada.
Not only can married spouses sponsor each other for immigration to Canada, but common-law partners, same-sex partners and conjugal partners are now considered members of the family class.
Suppose you are a Canadian citizen (or a permanent resident living in Canada), married, or have been living with a foreign national for at least 12 months. In that case, you may be eligible to sponsor the foreign national for permanent residence in Canada.
Who Eligible to Sponsor
Spouses, Common Law and Conjugal Partner
Canadian Family Sponsorship
Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada are eligible for the sponsorship application process:
- Spouses, common-law, or conjugal partners 18 years old or older;
- Your Parents and Grandparents;
- Dependent children, including adopted children;
- Your brother, sisters, nephews, nieces, or grandchildren who are orphans and must be under the age of 18 and not married or in a common-law relationship; or
- another relative if the sponsor has no one living in Canada and no one can be sponsored as above.
For more in-depth information regarding Canadian immigration and family class sponsorship, please visit the Immigration Refugee Protection Regulations.
Spouses, Common Law and Conjugal Partner
Spouses, Common Law and Conjugal Partner
Spouses, Common Law and Conjugal Partner
Every Canadian spousal sponsorship is unique in that it can be straightforward or very complex.
Inadequate applications, poorly prepared or lacking in the documentation that corroborate the marriage or relationship may compel a Canadian immigration officer to interview the candidate, leading to further intense scrutiny.
Failure to fully understand the application process and the interview process may lead to a refusal of your Canadian sponsorhip application for moving to Canada.
Our goal is to improve the quality of your application, ensuring you have the best-documented evidence, proof and essential background information to avoid delay or refusals of your application so that you and your loved one can start your future together as a family.
Child or Other Dependent Sponsorship
Child or Other Dependent Sponsorship
Child or Other Dependent Sponsorship
Family is the single most important influence in a child's life. From their first moments, children depend on parents and family to protect them and provide for their needs.
The definition of family has evolved, but its importance remains the same for Canadian immigration. Persons deemed 'dependent children' may be sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident parent.
According to the Canadian government, a dependent child is either the biological or adopted child of the parent, is under the age of 22 years, and is neither in a common-law relationship nor married.
A Canadian citizen must be at least 18 years old to sponsor and can be either in or outside Canada. If you are a permanent resident, you must be in Canada and at least 18 years old to support.
And like all family sponsorships and moving to Canada, an undertaking which is an unconditional promise of support, will be required.
Same-Sex Marriage
Child or Other Dependent Sponsorship
Child or Other Dependent Sponsorship
Canadian immigration benefits are not limited to same-sex marriages or traditional relationships.
On July 20, 2005, Canada became the first country outside Europe and the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide after the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act.
There is no residency requirement for marriage in Canada, so same-sex partners from the U.S.A. and elsewhere can marry in Canada. Each province has its procedures for issuing marriage licenses.
Same-sex adoption has also been legal under varying rules in all provinces and territories.
We represent applicants in same-sex relationships, and the sponsorship application process for a spouse or common law partner and foreign same-sex couples applying for permanent residence.
Please get in touch with us contact us if you are interested in immigrating to Canada for work, or studying with your same-sex partner.
When is the Canada's PGP Sponsorship Open for 2023
Canadian citizens and residents often have loved ones living elsewhere that they wish to bring to Canada. This includes Parent and Grandparent (PGP) sponsorship. The GPG is now closed for 2024.
IRCC’s eligibility criteria for PGP sponsors are as follows:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident or a registered Indian under the Canadian Indian Act;
- Be at least 18 years old;
- Be residing in Canada;
- Meet the minimum necessary income level for the PGP (married and common-law partners can combine income if they want to co-sign the application) and provide proof of payment to IRCC by submitting Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Notices of Assessments;
- Sign a legal undertaking that they commit to financially supporting the sponsored individuals for 20 years and to repay any social assistance claimed by the individuals within this period.
Details and opening dates for the 2025 parents and grandparents program will be posted on this site when details are confirmed continually as notified.
Be sure to sign up for email notifications for when the IRCC announces the PGP 2025.