Family Sponsorship

Sponsor requirements:

• 18 years or older
• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or registered Indian
• Must sign an undertaking promising to provide for the basic requirements of the sponsored person
• Sign an agreement with the sponsored person(s)
• Must meet the Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO) – not required to sponsor a dependant child who has no dependant children, an adopted person under 18 years of age or a spouse or common-law partner with no dependant children or with dependant child who has no dependant children
• In case of Parent/Grand Parent sponsorship program, must meet LICO + 30% for 3 pervious taxation years. Only proof from revenue Canada is accepted.

Sponsor restrictions:

• Receiving social assistance for a reason other than disability
• In dept of an immigration loan or child support payment obligations
• Bankruptcy
• Subject to a removal order
• Convicted of a violent crime an offence of a sexual nature or results in bodily farm to a relative or an attempt or threat to commit it
• Detained in any penitentiary, jail reformatory or prison
• Did not include the relative to sponsor on own PR application
• Previously sponsored a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner who became a PR less than 3 years ago
• Was previously sponsored as a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner and became PR less than 5 years ago

Sponsored requirements:

Sister – brother- half sister – half brother

• Under 18 years old
• Orphan
• Not married or in common law

Nephew – niece:

• Under 18 years old
• Orphan
• Note married or in common law

Child to adopt in Canada:

• Under 18 years old
• Not married or in common law
• Psychological condition report
• Excessive medical demand does not cause inadmissibility
• Cannot later sponsor biological relatives

Grandchildren:

• Under 18 years old
• Orphan
• Not married or common law

Dependent children:

• Under 22 years old unless mentally or physically dependant
• Not married or in common law

Spouse:

• Marriage must be legal and valid in Canada and country where marriage took place

Common Law partner:

• Have been living together in a marriage like relationship for at least 12 ongoing months

Conjugal partner:

• Has same level of commitment and permanence as marriage but situation beyond their control kept them from living together

Parent – Grandparent:

• Must be in good health

 

Low Income Cut Off (LICO) Chart

Size of family unit	Minimum income required
1	$24 919
2	$31 061
3	$38 185
4	$46 362
5	$52 583
6	$59 304
7	$66 027
More than 7, for each person add	$6 723

Length of undertaking

Sponsored person	Length (from the day becoming PR)
Spouse, common law, conjugal partner	3 years
Dependant child under 22 years when becomes PR	10 years or the day the child becomes 22, whichever comes first
Dependant child over 22 years when becomes PR	3 Years
Parent – Grandparent and accompanying dependants	20 years
Any other relative	10 years

Lonely family member sponsorship:

If the sponsor does not have any living relative mentioned in the above categories, who can be sponsored, and does not have any relatives who is a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident, The Canadian citizen or PR can then sponsor any relative regardless or age or relationship