Canadian Sponsorship of Family and Spousal

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Canadian Immigration
Immigration
Family and Spousal Sponsorship
RUSS WENINGER Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public
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Canadian Immigration
Immigration Family and Spousal Sponsorship
Sponsor Canadian citizen or permanent resident,
be at least 18 years of age, reside in Canada,
and have sufficient income to support their
relatives once they arrive in Canada. A sponsor
must enter into a written agreement with the
Canadian government to support their relatives
for a period of three years for spouses,
common-law partners, or conjugal partners, and
ten years for other types of relatives.
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Canadian Immigration
Immigration Family and Spousal Sponsorship
Spouse A spouse is a husband or wife. To be
considered the sponsors spouse, the sponsor and
the applicant must be legally married. If the
marriage did not occur in Canada, provided that
the marriage is legal in the country where it
occurred, then it will be accepted by the
Canadian immigration authorities (assuming
immigration authorities regard the marriage as
genuine)
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Canadian Immigration
Immigration Family and Spousal Sponsorship
Conjugal Partner A conjugal partner is a person
who has been in a marriage-like relationship with
the sponsor for at least one year although they
have not lived together because of extenuating
circumstances.
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Canadian Immigration
Immigration Family and Spousal Sponsorship
Common-law Partner A common-law partner is a
person with whom the sponsor has lived together
with for at least one year in a conjugal
relationship. A conjugal relationship is a
marriage-like relationship.
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Canadian Immigration
Immigration Family and Spousal Sponsorship
Children A sponsors dependent children include
children who are under the age of 22 and
unmarried. Children over the age of 22 and
children who are married can be sponsored if,
since reaching the age of 22 or the date they
were married, they have remained full-time
students and have been financially dependent on
the sponsor.
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Canadian Immigration
Immigration Family and Spousal Sponsorship
Parents Mother or father. It should be noted
that when parents are sponsored they may also
bring their dependent children with them, which
will be the sponsors brothers and sisters. In
this way a sponsor can bring their siblings, who
are under the age of 22, or who are over 22 and
are full-time students, to Canada as permanent
residents
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Canadian Immigration
Immigration Family and Spousal Sponsorship
Orphans An orphan is someone whose parents are
both deceased. An orphaned sibling (brother or
sister), nephew or niece, or grandchild may be
sponsored if he or she is under the age of 18 and
unmarried. Adopted Children A person who is
under the age of 18 who the sponsor intends to
adopt in Canada may be sponsored.
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Canadian Immigration
Immigration Family and Spousal Sponsorship
Other Relative Where a sponsor does not have any
spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner,
child, parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt,
nephew, or niece living in Canada, and no
relative living abroad who may be sponsored under
the regular categories, then they may sponsor any
other relative regardless of their age. It should
be noted that this category is only very rarely
applicable
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