Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) knows it
is important to help families who come from other countries to reunite in Canada. If you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent
resident of Canada, you can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, dependent child (including adopted
child) or other eligible relative (such as a parent or grandparent) to become a permanent resident.CIC refers to the immigrants
who are eligible to use this family sponsoring process as the Family Class.
If you become a permanent resident, you
can live, study and work in Canada. For more information about being a permanent resident in Canada, see the Related Links
section at the bottom of this page.When you arrive in Canada as a permanent resident, you must make every reasonable effort
to provide for your own essential needs and those of your family.
If you sponsor a relative to come to Canada as a permanent
resident, you are responsible for supporting your relative financially when he or she arrives. As a sponsor, you must make
sure your spouse or relative does not need to seek financial assistance from the government.The process to sponsor your family
begins when you, as a citizen or permanent resident in Canada, apply to be a sponsor.There are two different processes for
sponsoring your family. One process is used for sponsoring your spouse, conjugal or common-law partner and/or dependent children.
Another process is used to sponsor other eligible relatives.
Learn about:
Family
Class: Spouses, partners and dependent children (includes common-law and conjugal partners)
A
Canadian citizen or permanent resident may sponsor her or his spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner, or dependent
children to come to Canada as permanent residents. See the Who can apply section below to find out if your relationship
qualifies.
You can then find out if your spouse, partner or child meets the requirements for you to sponsor them.
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about:
