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Understanding Canada’s Family Sponsorship Program: A Path to Reunite with Loved Ones

Aderayo Olabisi Adepoju

23 September 2024 | Last updated 23 September 2024

{"ops":[{"insert":"\n\nCanada offers a comprehensive Family Sponsorship Program, allowing Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor family members to live permanently in Canada. This program is part of Canada's broader family reunification initiative, which prioritizes bringing families together.\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Who Can You Sponsor?"},{"insert":"\n\n1. Spouse or Common-Law Partner:\n   You can sponsor a spouse or common-law partner of any gender. A common-law partner must have lived with you for at least 12 consecutive months in a conjugal relationship. Both must be at least 18 years old \n   \n2. Conjugal Partner:\n    A conjugal partner is someone outside Canada with whom you’ve been in a relationship for at least a year but cannot live with due to legal or immigration barriers. \n\n3. Dependent Children:\n   \n Children under 22 years of age, unmarried, and without common-law partners qualify as dependents. Exceptions are made for children older than 22 who are financially dependent due to a physical or mental condition\n\n4. Parents and Grandparents:\n   The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) allows you to sponsor your parents or grandparents. However, this category has limited availability and operates on an invitation-based system.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Eligibility Criteria for Sponsors"},{"insert":"\n\nTo sponsor a family member, you must:\n- Be at least 18 years old.\n- Be a Canadian citizen or a Permanent resident\n\n- Reside in Canada (Canadian citizens living abroad can sponsor, but must return to Canada once the person being sponsored becomes a permanent resident).\n\n- Demonstrate financial capacity to support the sponsored person and meet their basic needs\n\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Income Requirements"},{"insert":"\n\nFor most types of sponsorship, there are no specific income thresholds. However, income criteria apply if you’re sponsoring a spouse or dependent children with dependents of their own. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"How to Apply"},{"insert":"\n\nSponsorship requires two main applications: one to sponsor, and the other for the family member seeking permanent residence. The process includes submitting forms, providing proof of relationships (such as joint leases or shared bank accounts for common-law partnerships), and paying the necessary fees. \n\n\n\nCanada's Family Sponsorship Program is a compassionate way for families to reunite. It offers several options based on the type of relationship you have with the person you're sponsoring. Each category has specific requirements, making it essential to understand the eligibility and application steps before applying.\n\nThis path to family reunification not only strengthens family bonds but also enriches Canadian society by welcoming diverse individuals into the country. \n\nOur next post will delve into sponsoring Parents and grand parents so If this is what you have been seeking, don’t worry we got you covered. You can also use our predictive calculator to get free recommendation on what would work for you for your immigration journey and get free actionale plan. \n\nClick here to use "},{"attributes":{"color":"#1155cc","link":"www.shirah.co/calculator "},"insert":"Shirah’s predictive calculator "},{"insert":"\n\n\n\n\n"}]}

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