Family Sponsorship

If an individual falls under the below-mentioned categories, he/she becomes eligible for Spouse or Partner sponsorship:

A sponsor’s child, or a child from the common-law partner or the sponsor’s spouse, is considered as a dependent child if they are below 22 years of age and unmarried or doesn’t even have a common-law partner. Children above 22 years of age can also be considered dependents only if they are dependent on their parents concerning their financial support, and are not able to support themselves financially because of a mental or physical condition.

Any adult over 18 years of age, who is a Canadian Permanent Resident can become a Sponsor. A sponsor is required to be a Canadian resident.

An individual might not be able to sponsor if:

The Canadian government charges a nominal fee for the sponsorship program as well as processing fees to process the Family Class sponsorship applications. Moreover, Canada has “Right of Permanent Residence Fee” for all the sponsored relative (not a dependent child). The Right of Permanent Resident Fee is the only fee subjected to refund when the application gets refused or withdrawn.

Notably, the sponsor is liable to provide financial support to the family members in a case that relative is unable to fulfil their own needs. This is only to ensure that the new permanent resident won’t need any sort of assistance from the government. The tenure of this financial obligation completely depends on the sponsored person:

Note: This financial obligation will remain the same even if the sponsored person gets divorced or becomes a citizen or gets separated from the sponsor or move outside Canada.

It is mandatory for a sponsored person to undergo the medical examination and submit the reports at the time of application. If the applicant is from the countries such as Europe, Africa and the Middle East, submitting the biometrics becomes mandatory.

An applicant, as well as each member of the family more than 18 years old, must submit their police verification certificates from their home country where they have spent most of their life, also from any country where they have stayed for the period of more than 6 months.

The province of Quebec has additional criteria for all the applicants applying for family sponsorship only after fulfilling all the federal requirements. After submitting the application, an email will be sent to the prospective sponsors living in Quebec or a letter including all the instructions on submitting a special document or agreement to the government of Quebec.