Family Sponsorship overview
Canada annually welcomes more than 100,000 immigrants through family sponsorship.
Around 80% of these immigrants are accepted by IRCC under the Spouses, Partners, and Children Program, and the remaining 20% are admitted under the Parents and Grandparents Program.
Your family may move to Canada to live, study, and work if they become Canadian PR. You are able to sponsor specific relatives to immigrate to Canada if you are at least 18 years old and one of the following:
- a Canadian citizen,
- an individual recognised as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act,
- or an anyone who resides in Canada permanently
There are two crucial elements to sponsorship:
1) It makes it possible for your relative to visit Canada and apply for permanent residence.
2) you must promise to take care of that person's financial needs as well as their other basic needs.
