How to Apply for the Family Sponsorship

Family 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
Under Family sponsorship, you may sponsor :
•  your spouse
•  Common-law partner
•  Conjugal partner
•  Dependent child
•  Adopted children
•  Parents
•  Grandparents

Requirements for a Sponsor

In addition to being a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, the sponsor must also fulfill a few other requirements in order to be eligible.
The sponsor must:
1.  Prove that they will be able to financially support their family member and any dependent, if necessary
2.  Enter into an agreement with the Government of Canada or Quebec, as well as the sponsored relative, where the sponsor    will agree to support the family member for a certain amount of time. The sponsored relative must make an effort to      support themselves, as well.
3.  Either reside in Canada prove their intention to live in Canada when the sponsored relative arrives in Canada
4.  Be at least 18 years old
5.  Not be incarcerated or charged with a serious offence
6.  Not be bankrupt
7.  Not be under a removal order if a Permanent Resident