Immigration to Canada through Canadian Family Class Sponsorship
To be eligible for Family Class Sponsorship, individuals who wish to immigrate to Canada must have a close relative willing to sponsor them and that relative must either be a Canadian citizen or a Canadian Permanent Resident.To qualify under Canada Family Class Sponsorship:
1. The relationship between the Sponsor and the Sponsored Person (the Family Class immigrant) must be one of the following:
- Spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner; or
- Parent or grandparent - From November 5, 2011 until November 5, 2013, no new applications for parent or grandparent sponsorships will be accepted; or
- Dependent child; or
- Brother, sister, nephew, niece, or grandchild who is orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship; or
- Intended adopted child under 18 years of age; or
- Other relative, if the Sponsor has no relative listed above and no relatives who are Canadian citizens or Canadian Permanent Residents (limited to one relative only).
- Is a Canadian citizen or a Canadian Permanent Resident; and
- Meets the family class sponsorship requirements.
The Sponsor and Sponsored Person(s) must follow the appropriate Canada Family Class Immigration application process.
Provincial Nomination Program (PNP) Family Class Sponsorship:
Many of the Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP) have Family Class Sponsorship categories, which differ slightly from the federal category. If the Canadian province where your family member lives has such a program, you may wish to consider this option as well.
Processing Times
Family Sponsorship processing times vary from one Canadian Immigration Visa office to another:
- Spouses and partners processing times,
- Dependant children processing times,
- Parents and grandparents processing times,
- Other family members processing times.
Processing Fees
- Federal Family Sponsorship Processing Fees vary from one Canadian Immigration Visa office to another.
- Family Sponsorship Processing Fees for sponsoring a person to the Province of Quebec are $250 for one Sponsored Person and $100 for each additional person.
For more information about Canada Family Sponsorship, see our Family Sponsorship FAQ.
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