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Family sponsorship in Canada goes beyond spouse sponsorship and can include children under the age of twenty-two, parent sponsorship, and other family members in specific circumstances.
It is a top-rated class but has become very much in demand as many new Canadians want to support their parents to join them in Canada. The number of sponsorships each year is capped at 10,000, and there is a minimum income requirement (Known as Low-income cut-offs, LICO) for sponsors, which are based on the past three tax years (Except Quebec province)
Child Sponsorship is possible where a parent is in Canada and has custody of a child residing abroad but is limited to those dependent children under the age of twenty-two.
Although family sponsorships in Canada do not generally include adult children, brothers or sisters, an exception exists for those Canadian citizens or permanent residents without any immediate family members living in Canada who also have no minor dependent children, spouses, or parents that can be sponsored.
Your relatives can live, study and work in Canada if they become permanent residents of Canada. You can sponsor certain relatives to come to Canada if you’re at least 18 years old and:
You must sign an agreement (Known as an undertaking) with the federal government and provide proof that you can:
Your agreement makes you legally responsible for supporting your spouse or relative for a set period. Typically, arrangements stay in effect for 3 – 20 years, even if there are changes to your situation, such as:
Suppose your sponsored spouse or relative receives social assistance from the government during your agreement. In that case, it’s considered a sponsorship debt, and you must pay back the amount they received.
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Canada does recognize same-sex couples to be eligible for spousal sponsorship. The Canada spousal Sponsorship Visa is a subsection of the Family Class immigration division, which allows a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to sponsor a spouse or common-law partner for Canadian permanent residence. Both the Canadian citizen or permanent resident (also called the ‘sponsor’) and the foreign national (the sponsored person) must be approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for the sponsored person to receive a visa. To obtain a permit through this immigration program, the sponsor and sponsored person must prove that their relationship qualifies under one of three categories: Spouse, Common-law Partner and Conjugal Partner. Inland sponsorship is when the couple is together in Canada, and the foreign spouse/common-law partner has temporary status in Canada as a worker, student, or visitor. An Outland application is generally pursued when the sponsored partner lives outside Canada.
If you’re eligible, you can sponsor your spouse, partner, or dependent children to become permanent residents of Canada. If you do, you must be able to:
In most cases, there isn’t an income requirement to sponsor your spouse, partner, or dependent child. You only need to show that you have enough money to meet the income requirements if:
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Children qualify as dependants if they meet both requirements:
Children 22 years old or older qualify as dependants if they meet both requirements.
Your dependent child must meet these requirements apart from age until IRCC finishes processing your application.
You can sponsor your child if they qualify as a dependent child. If you’re a Canadian citizen, your child may also be Canadian, even if they weren’t born in Canada. You can’t sponsor your child for permanent residence if they’re Canadian citizens already.
If you’re sponsoring just your child, without sponsoring your spouse or partner, you’ll name your child as the principal applicant in the application. You’ll have to show that the other parent or legal guardian agrees to your child immigrating to Canada.
If the child you want to sponsor has a child of their own (your grandchild), you’ll include your grandchild as a dependant in the application.
If you want to sponsor your adopted child or an orphaned family member, follow the instructions to sponsor your adopted child or orphaned family member instead.
If you’re sponsoring your spouse or partner and a child (either their child or a child you’ve had together), you’ll name your spouse or partner as the principal applicant and the child as the dependant in the application.
If the child you want to sponsor has a child of their own, you’ll include the grandchild as a dependant in the application.
To show they meet the eligibility requirements, your spouse, partner, dependent child, and their dependent children (if applicable) must provide the following:
You can’t sponsor someone inadmissible to Canada. This means they’re not allowed to come to Canada.
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Suppose you would like to sponsor your Parents or Grandparents for Canadian permanent residence. In that case, the first step is to complete and submit an interest to support form on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will accept the claim to sponsor forms between noon EDT on October 13 and noon EST on November 3 of any fiscal year.
The IRCC will select 10,000 sponsors who can submit a complete application each year. Sponsors will be chosen at random, like in a lottery. No preference will be given to those who offer their interest to the sponsor form on the first day. Once you submit your interest to the sponsor form, you will receive a confirmation number which you will need to keep a copy of.
If you are selected to be a sponsor, you will be given 60 days to submit your complete application.
Once you know that you meet the minimum requirements to qualify as a sponsor, you need to decide who you will sponsor. You can support the following individuals under this program:
You may sponsor more than one person or couple if you meet the income requirements for all the people you want to support. This means you could invest two sets of parents and two sets of grandparents if you could show that you earned enough money in each of the three tax years preceding the date of application.
Suppose you are selected to be a sponsor. In that case, you will be required to show that you have earned enough income in the three tax years preceding the date of your application up until the day your parents/grandparents become permanent residents of Canada. This income will be verified and based on your income and your spouse or common-law partners if they want to be co-signer on the sponsorship application. As part of the sponsorship application, you will be required to confirm your income in one of the following ways:
Below is an example of the income required for a sponsor applying in 2021. For the “total number of persons you would be responsible for,” this needs to include the following:
Income required for the 3 tax years right before the day you apply (sponsors applying in 2022) | |||
Total number of people you’ll be responsible for | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
2 people | $32,898 | $32,270 | $41,007 |
3 people | $40,444 | $39,672 | $50,414 |
4 people | $49,106 | $48,167 | $61,209 |
5 people | $55,694 | $54,630 | $69,423 |
6 people | $62,814 | $61,613 | $78,296 |
7 people | $69,934 | $68,598 | $87,172 |
If more than 7 people, for each additional person, add: | $7,120 | $6,985 | $8,876 |
Since many sponsors may have been affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, the income requirement for the 2020 and 2021 tax years has been reduced to the minimum necessary income instead of the minimum necessary income plus 30%.
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You must go through two processes when you adopt a child from another country: the adoption process and the immigration process. The immigration process has two parts:
After your child arrives in Canada as a permanent resident, you can apply for citizenship on the child’s behalf. However, the adoption must be finalized before the child can be granted citizenship.
To sponsor a child from another country for adoption, you must:
If you live in Quebec, you must also meet Quebec’s immigration sponsorship requirements.
For your child to be eligible for permanent resident status, you must be:
Most intercountry adoptions will take place in the child’s home country. Each country has different laws and procedures covering adoption by foreigners. For instance, some countries allow adoptions outside the child’s home country, while others only permit adoption inside the country. Not all countries allow adoptions.
If you adopt a child related to you, different rules from the provinces and the country of origin may apply.
The immigration process allows two types of adoption of children under 18. Depending on the law of the child’s home country, the intercountry adoption must either:
You may sponsor a child to come to Canada if:
Adopted children must complete a medical exam before being issued a permanent resident visa. Your province or territory or a licensed adoption agency will tell you how and when it will take place. You must also sign a statement that you have obtained information regarding any medical conditions the child may have.
Intercountry adoption is complex. Your provincial or territorial government office can tell you about adoption requirements. Other requirements may apply depending on the country you are adopting and your home province or territory.
Adoptions are the responsibility of the provinces and territories in Canada. You should contact your provincial or territorial adoption authority for eligibility information to adopt and the accompanying requirements that must be met. Still, first, you should read all of the information in this section to know what to expect.
Once the adoption process is in progress and you have received a Letter of No Objection from the province or territory, you can apply to sponsor your child. After that, you can apply for a permanent resident visa for your child to come to Canada.
You may apply for citizenship for the child after they have arrived in Canada and has permanent resident status. However, the adoption must be finalized before citizenship can be granted.
At ARNIKA VISA, we help you to find the most tailored strategy to achieve your immigration goals. From filing the immigration forms to guiding you through supporting documents, we take care of it all. We can assist you entirely or partially based on our different packages. We can advise you professionally regarding the required personalized supporting documents to increase the chance of your approval and, finally, submit your application to IRCC on your behalf as an authorized representative. Suppose you want to discover how the RCIC can help you. In that case, the first step is to complete the Assessment Form (To detail your personal, educational, and employment information) available on the site.
You may sponsor one relative (An orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece, or grandchild) of any age only if they meet all of these conditions:
You can’t sponsor your brother, sister, nephew, niece, or grandchild if:
You (the person who wants to sponsor your relative) don’t have a living relative you could sponsor instead, such as a:
You (the potential sponsor) don’t have any relatives (aunt or uncle or any of the relatives listed above) who are a:
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.
At ARNIKA VISA, we help you to find the most tailored strategy to achieve your immigration goals. From filing the immigration forms to guiding you through supporting documents, we take care of it all. We can assist you entirely or partially based on our different packages. We can advise you professionally regarding the required personalized supporting documents to increase the chance of your approval and, finally, submit your application to IRCC on your behalf as an authorized representative. Suppose you want to discover how the RCIC can help you. In that case, the first step is to complete the Assessment Form (To detail your personal, educational, and employment information) available on the site.