Family Sponsorship

A Canadian citizen or permanent resident can sponsor a family member to live in Canada as a permanent resident. A family member who becomes a permanent resident can live, work and study in Canada and will be eligible for benefits such as health care.

The sponsorship undertaking requires that a sponsor be responsible for

financial support
meet basic needs for themselves and their family member
make sure their family member doesn’t need social assistance.

Family members who can be sponsored to Canada are:

spouses or partners
dependent children
parents
grand-parents
other relatives.

Ready to sponsor your family member?

Who you can sponsor

Sponsoring your spouse or partner

Any Canadian over 18 years can sponsor their spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner.

Sponsoring your child

Sponsoring your spouse or partner

A dependent child under 22 years of age can be sponsored by a Canadian parent to live with them in Canada.

Sponsoring your parents and grand-parents

You can sponsor your parents and grand-parents to live permanently in Canada.

Sponsoring other family members

Sponsoring your parents and grand-parents

Adopted children, orphaned brother, sister, aunt and uncle under 18 years, and any relative of any age can be sponsored in very specific situations