Family Immigration, officially known as Family Sponsorship, is the most common way to apply for immigration to Canada, you as a sponsor can apply to bring your relatives, including your spouse, partner, children, parents, grandparents, and others to immigrate to Canada.
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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
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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
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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
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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.