Family Sponsorship

If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada and at least 18 years old, you can sponsor your:
• Spouse (husband/wife)
• Common-law or conjugal partner
• Dependent children (this includes an adopted child), or
• Other eligible relatives
to immigrate to Canada.

If you sponsor a family member to immigrate to Canada, you must provide proof that you can:
• meet basic needs – such as food, clothing, and shelter – for yourself and your family,
• support your relative financially, and
• make sure your spouse or relative does not need to ask for financial help from the government

Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Sponsorship

If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada and at least 18 years old, you may be able to sponsor your parents and grandparents to become a permanent resident under the Family Class (FC).

If you sponsor your parents or grandparents to come to Canada as a permanent resident, you must make every reasonable effort to provide for your own essential needs and those of your parents or grandparents. You are responsible for supporting your parent or grandparent financially when he or she arrives. As a sponsor, you must make sure your parent or grandparent does not need to seek social assistance from the government.

Parent and Grandparent Super Visa

From time to time, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) puts a temporary pause on the PGP program due to high application volume. So, for those who wish to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada, the Super Visa is a quick and easy way to do that.

With the parent and grandparent super visa, eligible parents and grandparents can visit their family in Canada for up to 2 years without the need to renew their status. The Super Visa is a multi-entry visa that provides multiple entries for a period of up to 10 years.

The key difference between the parent and grandparent super visa and the 10-year visitor multiple entry visa is that the Super Visa allows an individual to stay for up to 2 years on initial entry into Canada, while a 10-year multiple entry visitor visa would only allow multiple entry periods lasting up to 6 months.

There are also specific requirements that must be met in order to be able to get a Super Visa.

Contact us for more information on the Family Sponsorship Program (including the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa), and to start your application process.