Eligibility to SPONSOR

1. You should be 18 years old and above.
2. You should be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act.
3. You are not in receipt of any social assistance from the government for reasons other than disability.
4. You have enough money to support and provide for the family member/s you are sponsoring.

To be able to sponsor all of them, you need to prove that you meet the Minimum Necessary Income Requirement.

Do the FAMILY MEMBERS qualify to be sponsored?

         You can sponsor your own parents and grandparents, related by blood or adoption.

          If they are separated or divorced, you can sponsor your parents’ and your grandparents’ spouses, or conjugal or common-law partners. If you have brothers and sisters, or half brothers and sisters, they can be sponsored if they fit into the definition of dependent children.

Everybody needs to undergo a medical examination and police checks (if applicable). Each one should be ADMISSIBLE.

The Process

1. Check if you are eligible to sponsor.
2. Check if the parent/s or grandparent/s qualifies/qualify to be sponsored.
3. Submit the Interest to Sponsor form.
4. Find out if you are invited to apply.
5. Apply to be a sponsor.
6. Parent/s or grandparent/s being sponsored must apply for permanent residence.
7. Both applications should be submitted at the same time.

Eligibility to SPONSOR

1. You should be 18 years old and above.
2. You should be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act.
3. You are not in receipt of any social assistance from the government for reasons other than disability.
4. You are financially capable to support and provide for their basic needs.
5. You have to make sure they don’t need social assistance from the government.

For the INCOME, you need to prove that you meet the Minimum Necessary Income Requirement.

Who can be SPONSORED?

1.   Orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece or grandchild

You can sponsor an orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece or grandchild only if they meet all of these conditions:

• They’re related to you by blood or adoption
• Both their mother and father passed away
• They’re under 18 years of age
• They’re single (not married or in a common-law or conjugal relationship)

You can’t sponsor your brother, sister, nephew, niece or grandchild if:

• One of their parents is still alive
• No one knows where their parents are
• Their parents abandoned them
• Someone else other than their parents is taking care of them while one or both their parents are alive
• Their parent is in jail or otherwise detained

2.   Other Relative

You may sponsor one relative, related by blood or adoption, of any age, if you meet all of these conditions:

• You (the person who wants to sponsor your relative) don't have a living relative you could sponsor instead, such as a:
  • spouse
  • common-law partner
  • conjugal partner
  • son or daughter
  • parent
  • grandparent
  • orphaned brother or sister
  • orphaned nephew or niece
  • orphaned grandchild
• You (the potential sponsor) don’t have any relatives (aunt or uncle or any of the relatives listed above), who is a:
  • Canadian citizen
  • permanent resident
  • registered Indian under the Indian Act

If the relative you want to sponsor has a spouse, partner, or dependent children who will come with them to Canada, you must include them on the same sponsorship application.

The relative plus family members need to undergo a medical examination and police checks (if applicable). They should all be ADMISSIBLE

 The Process

1. Check if you are eligible to sponsor.
2. Check if the relative qualifies to be sponsored.
3. Apply to be a sponsor.
4. The relative plus family member/s (if applicable) being sponsored must apply for permanent residence.
5. Both applications should be submitted at the same time.