The Sponsor must be able to demonstrate the financial ability to provide for the essential needs of the Family Class Immigrant and dependents. The financial ability requirements are not required when sponsoring a spouse and/or an unmarried child(ren) under 19 years old.

The Sponsor needs to enter into an agreement with the Government of Canada, whereby he or she agrees to provide for the essential needs of the Family Class Immigrant and dependents for a prescribed period. Failure to meet any of the commitments in this agreement could result in legal action being taken against the Sponsor.

Spousal Sponsorship

If you’re eligible, you can sponsor your spouse, partner, or dependent children to become permanent residents of Canada.

If you do, you must be able to:

• support them financially
• make sure they don’t need social assistance from the government

You can sponsor the following persons and their dependent children (21 or younger) for Canadian Permanent Residence

• Spouse (husband, wife)
• Common-law Partner (person you are living with but not married to)
• Conjugal Partner (if your partner does not qualify under the Spouse or Common-Law category but you are in a committed relationship equal to that of a marriage for at least 1 year. There must be circumstances why you cannot live together, such as immigration barriers, divorce from previous partner is illegal, etc. But reasons like: job location, studying abroad, inability to obtain visa to Canada are NOT good reasons to be considered under this category.)

You are spouse if you are married to the sponsor. What you need as valid documents to show proof of marriage?

If you were married in Canada:

• You must have a marriage certificate issued by the province or territory where the marriage took place.

If you were married outside Canada:

• The marriage must be valid under the law of the country where it took place and under Canadian law.
• A marriage performed in an embassy or consulate must comply with the law of the country where it took place, not the country of nationality of the embassy or consulate.

Canada recognizes same-sex marriages and partners and are eligible to apply under these 3 categories.

Eligibility to sponsor

• You must be a Canadian Citizen, or Permanent Resident (living in Canada)
• You must be 18 years of age or older
• You cannot be in prison, bankrupt, under a removal order (if a permanent resident) or charged with a serious offence
•  You, yourself, cannot have been sponsored to Canada as a spouse within the last 5 years.

Requirements for Sponsorship under the 3 categories:

• Your relationship is genuine and was not entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring Permanent Residence

• If your spouse or common-law partner is applying in the Spouse or Common-law Partner “In Canada class”, he or she must cohabit (live) with you in Canada

Requirements AFTER sponsorship

•  The sponsor is financially responsible for the person sponsored for three years after the sponsored person becomes a permanent resident.
• Individuals who come to Canada as spouses are barred from sponsoring a spouse for five years after receiving Canadian permanent residence.

Parents And Grandparents Sponsorship

You can sponsor your parents and grandparents, related by blood or adoption.

If your parents/grandparents are divorced, you’ll need to submit separate applications if you sponsor divorced parents and grandparents. If your divorced parents or grandparents have a current spouse, common-law partner or a conjugal partner, these people become dependants on the application and can immigrate to Canada with your parents and grandparents, if approved.

In the application, you can also include your brothers and sisters, or half brothers and sisters, or step-brothers and step-sisters only if they qualify as dependent children.

You must meet the income requirements for all the people you want to sponsor and their dependants.

Contact Calculus Immigration Inc for help with your sponsorship application