Sponsor your spouse, partner or child

If eligible, you are able to sponsor your spouse, partner, or child, and must be able to:

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

Sponsor your relatives

If eligible, you are able to sponsor your relatives, and must be able to:

• support your relative financially when they arrive
• be able to meet basic needs for yourself and your relatives, such as food, shelter, and clothing
• make sure your relative doesn’t need social assistance

Sponsor your parents and grandparents

Sponsoring your parents or your grandparents follows a very similar process but has slightly different criteria. As a sponsor, you must support your parents or grandparents financially and other necessities, if you are qualified and invited to apply – there are 2 applications that are submitted and reviewed for the parents and grandparents program:

• the sponsorship application and
• the permanent residence application

Other immigration options

There are other immigration options under the family sponsorship category, such as:

• Sponsor your adopted child
• Immigration options for sponsored spouses or partners
• Visit your children or grandchildren
• Help for spouses or partners who are experiencing abuse

Reach out to us to discuss options based on your current situation.