parents sponsorship canada

You can sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent child if:

• you’re at least 18 years old
• you live in Canada
• you’re a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act
• you have enough money to support your parents or grandparents and you are able to demonstrate by way of providing your proof of income.
• you promise to financially take care of your parents or grandparents for a specific period of time by way of an undertaking confirming that you shall provide financial support for them for 20 years, starting when they become permanent residents
• you repay any provincial social assistance (money from the government) your parents get during the time of your commitment of  20 years. Similarly, your parents or grandparents will also be required to abide by certain certain responsibilities during the undertaking period by signing a sponsorship agreement that confirms you will you’ll provide for the basic needs of parents or grandparents and your parents will make every effort to support themselves and their family members.

You can’t sponsor your parents or grandparents if: 

• you’re less than 18 years old
• you have intentions to not live in Canada when you apply to sponsor your parents and grandparents and/or when your parents and grandparents become permanent residents. Sponsors are expected to have primary residential address in Canada when they submit their application and until IRCC make a decision on their application.
• you’re not a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act
• you do not have sufficient money to support your parents or grandparent
• You may not be eligible to sponsor your parents and grandparents if you:
• You are in jail, prison, or penitentiary or you didn’t pay back an immigration loan, a performance bond, court-ordered family support payments such as alimony or child support, didn’t give the financial support you agreed to when you signed a sponsorship agreement to sponsor someone else in the past, declared bankruptcy and are not discharged Footnote. receive social assistance for a reason other than a disability, were convicted of a violent criminal offence, any offence against a relative or any sexual offence inside or outside Canada, can’t legally stay in Canada and must leave the country because you received a Removal Order.

It is imperative that you find out you fully qualify to sponsor as there may be other reasons that might make you ineligible under the Immigration Refugee Protection Act of Canada. Contact our offices today for a discussion.