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Family Sponsorship
Family reunification is one of the pillars of Canada’s immigration system. .Canada offers several immigration programs that give permanent residents and citizens the chance to bring their family members to the country. Canada aims to welcome over 400,000 new immigrants per year, of which, over 100,000 immigrants per year fall under the family class.
There are two main aspects to sponsorship:
- It allows your family member to immigrate to Canada and get permanent residence (PR).
- It requires you, as an individual, to make a commitment to provide for basic needs and to support that person financially.
Who can be a sponsor?
To sponsor a family member, you are required to meet several requirements such as being:
- a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
- 18 years of age or older
- able to support the sponsored person for several years
Whom can you sponsor?
- Spouses and common-law partners
- Dependent children
- Parents and grandparents
There are exceptions to this rule, however, and it may be possible to sponsor a non-immediate family member (for example, a sister, niece, or uncle) if:
- you do not have any other immediate family members you could sponsor, or
- you have legally adopted them and they meet the definition of a dependent child.