Spousal and Family Sponsorship

The spousal and family sponsor program allows spouses and children who wish to be sponsored by their Canadian spouse, partner, or parent to become a permanent resident in Canada and potentially citizens afterward.

You can sponsor certain relatives to come to Canada if you are at least 18 years of age and a:

• Canadian citizen or

• Person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act or

• Permanent resident of Canada.

And you must be able to:

• Support them financially

• Make sure they don’t need social assistance from the government.
  

Other things you should know about:

• There are different eligibility criteria for the sponsor and the sponsored person and applications can be done from within Canada or from abroad depending on the situation.

• If they become permanent residents of Canada, your spouse, partner, or dependent child can live, work or study in Canada.