Family sponsorship in the Immigration Regulations in Canada
Date: 2007-07-21
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Sponsoring parents or grandparents
As you are undertaking to sponsor your relatives, you will need to show proof that your income meets the guidelines. Your spouse can co-sign if he/she agrees to. If your parents or grandparents are wealthy, and you are not, they may need to legally "arrange" an income for you.
Sponsoring children or adopted children
In some circumstances your own children, or your spouse's children, may not have come to Canada with you, and it is nearly always possible to sponsor them, provided they are under age 22. If older, you may still sponsor them if they are financially dependent on you and studying or if they are physically or mentally handicapped. The same general considerations apply to adopted children, although there are safeguards built in to the Act to try and ensure the adoption is genuine and in the best interests of the child. If proposed changes to the laws regarding Citizenship are enacted, a different mechanism will apply, and these adopted children will be considered Canadian citizens.
Sponsoring other relatives
You may sponsor any of the following: brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces or grandchildren if they are orphans, are under the age of 18, and are not married or living in a common-law relationship.
Finally, if none of the above applies, and you are all alone in Canada, you are allowed to sponsor a sole remaining family member living outside Canada.
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