Sponsorship of Aunt

[Alicat1980]

Hello,

I am a PR card holder and am trying to sponsor my aunt to Canada. She is is mother's sister and is currently in Dubai. I would like to do this directly from Canada and not have her apply from Dubai.

For one thing, she is 60, and although working for a reputable company - I hear the Canadian Immigration office there is not the easiest to get through with.

I do know that it is near impossible to sponsor her being my "aunt" but perhaps there are other ways. She does have a brother and sister in Canada and lots of other family members. Is is possible at all to put forth a case. I understand there is a '5 person sponsor' rule but that only applies to refugees. Is this correct?

What are her chances of actually being able to immigrate and what would I need to do or go about to get the application under process?

I am married and with a baby, is there a way of sponsoring her as a nanny perhaps?

All replies welcome!

Thank you.

[Leon]

There are two possibilities to sponsor an aunt as a family member and neither of them will work for your situation.  One is if you have no other relatives in Canada and no other relatives alive that you can sponsor which is not the case.  Two is if you are living in AB, SK or MB and both of you qualify for PNP family stream but the cut-off age for those is 45 so she's too old for that.

To try to get her in as a worker, you would have to find her a job offer.  Hiring her as a nanny yourself could work but she would either need to have at least 1 year work experience as a nanny or take a 6 month nanny course.  If she works for you for 2 years, she can apply for PR.

Here is some info about the nanny program: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/caregiver/index.asp

If your aunt qualifies as a skilled worker, she can also apply for her immigration directly at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp

Some part of her application will always have to go through either her country of nationality or where she lives.