Family Sponsorship

This popular immigration stream allows Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents to sponsor their parents and grandparents for Permanent Residency.

The Family Class sponsorship program includes a stream for parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Successful parents and grandparents under this program will receive Canadian Permanent Residency and be able to apply for Canadian Citizenship three years thereafter. To be eligible for Family Class sponsorship, the sponsor in Canada must meet the following requirements:

Be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident
Be 18 years of age or older
Exceed the MINIMUM NECESSARY INCOME LEVEL for this program. If married or in a common-law relationship, the income of both can be included
The sponsor must sign an undertaking to repay any provincial social assistance benefits paid to the sponsor and accompanying family member(s), if any, for a period of 20 years if necessary; and if the sponsor resides in Quebec, an additional ‘undertaking’ must be signed