Family Sponsorship
Help Your Loved Ones Start Their Next Chapter in Canada
Let our team of immigration experts walk you through your options and what it takes to get your loved ones approved to start their new life in Canada.
How Does Sponsorship Work in Canada?
The Government of Canada offers sponsorship programs to both permanent residents and Canadian citizens looking to bring their family to Canada. Sponsorship is one of many options if you plan to:
Bring loved ones to stay in Canada permanently.
Apply for citizenship sometime in the future.
Build a life together with your family in Canada.
Sponsor Eligibility
- Canadian citizenship or permanent resident
- Be at least 18 years old
- Live in Canada or plan to live in Canada while sponsoring family
- Demonstrate you can financially support sponsored family for three years
- Have no criminal record or convictions for a violent crime
- No past record of failed sponsorships
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Sponsee
Eligibility
- Be a spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner over the age of 18
- Be an unmarried dependent child under the age of 22 who relies on their parents for financial support
- For married individuals: Have a marriage that’s legally-recognized in both Canada and the country where the marriage was performed
- For common-law relationships: Live or lived with your common-law partner for at least 12 consecutive months
- For conjugal relationships: Live outside of Canada while in a relationship with the sponsor for at least one year and demonstrate a significant degree of attachment
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Find Out If You’re Eligible to Sponsor Your Loved One
Foothills Immigration can help you explore your unique situation and best pathway to obtaining sponsorship for your loved one with a free 10-minute consult.
Explore Your Sponsorship Options
Canadian citizens or permanent residents will need to apply to one of the immigration programs to sponsor family to live in Canada.
Spousal Sponsorship
Geared towards spouses and both common-law and conjugal partners.
Child Sponsorship
Designed to bring dependent children under 22 to live with a parent in Canada.
Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship
Sponsor parents or grandparents looking to move to Canada.
Get Help Building a Successful Sponsorship Application
Need help making sense of the sponsorship process and application? Let Foothills Immigration take care of the entire sponsorship process for you, so you can prepare your loved ones for their next chapter in Canada.
- Review your eligibility, sponsorship options, and any other unique circumstances for your application
- Build your application based on what the government actually wants.
- Apply for any supplementary work permits and available government programs (if required)
- Provide ongoing updates, set up your IRCC generated application tracker, and receive rapid and detailed support for any additional requests by IRCC
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Start the Process of Bringing Your Loved Ones to Stay in Canada
Book a free 10-minute consultation with a 13-year expert of Canadian Immigration Law and explore your options for sponsoring your loved ones to stay in Canada.
Leann Sousa (formally Iamartino) is a member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants.
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