Eligibility

You can sponsor your own parents and grandparents if:

• you’re invited to apply

• you’re at least 18 years old

• you live in Canada

• you’re a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act

• you have enough money to support the people you want to sponsor

• to show that you have enough, you’ll have to provide your proof of income

• you may have a spouse or common-law partner co-sign to combine your incomes

• you meet all other requirements under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

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If you live outside Quebec

To become a sponsor, you must promise to financially support the people you are sponsoring for a period of time. You and your sponsored family members need to agree to certain responsibilities during the undertaking period. When you apply, you’ll have to complete and sign a form that includes the undertaking and the sponsorship agreement.

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If you live in Quebec

You must meet Quebec’s immigration sponsorship requirements after we approve you as a sponsor. The Quebec ministry in charge of immigration will assess your income.

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If we approve you as a sponsor, we’ll send you information on what to do next.

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You must also sign an undertaking with the province of Quebec. The length of the undertaking is 10 years for Quebec.

 

Processing Time

36 Months