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How do I sponsor parents, grandparents, adopted children and other relatives living outside of Canada?
Sponsor Eligibility
You may be eligible to sponsor parents, grandparents, adopted children and other relatives living outside of Canada if:
the person you want to sponsor is a member of the family class. If he or she is not, you will be found not to be a sponsor;
you are 18 years of age or older
you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
you reside in Canada
you sign an undertaking promising to provide for the basic requirements of the person being sponsored and, if applicable, his or her family members
you and the sponsored person sign an agreement that confirms that each of you understands your mutual obligations and responsibilities
you have an income that is at least equal to the minimum necessary income, the amount of which is published yearly by the Canadian government (known as Low Income Cut-off, or LICO). The LICO income is based on your Gross Annual Income. You will have to provide Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) with documents that show your financial resources for the past 12 months and prove you are financially able to sponsor members of the family class. You may get the help of a cosigner.
Low Income Cut-off (LICO) Effective until December 31, 2007
Size of Family Unit
Minimum necessary income
1 person (the sponsor)
$20,778
2 persons
$25,867
3 persons
$31,801
4 persons
$38,610
5 persons
$43,791
6 persons
$49,389
7 persons
$54,987
For each additional person, add:
$5,598
If you are using this kit after December 31, 2007, please contact a Call Centre for revised LICO figures (this table is taken directly from the Application to sponsor parents, grandparents, adopted children and other relatives living outside of Canada. Click on the link, download and read the application guide for more detailed information).
You must agree to sign an "Undertaking to Assist a Member of the Family Class" with the Government of Canada. The signed document is a promise to provide for the essential needs of the sponsored family members, in some cases for a period of 10 years following landing in Canada. The purpose of this agreement is to ensure that the sponsored family members do not become dependent on financial assistance from the government. Find out more here.
You can sponsor relatives or family members from abroad if they are:
your mother or father
your grandmother or grandfather
a child whom you adopted outside Canada and you were a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada at the time the adoption took place, or a child whom you intend to adopt in Canada
your brother or sister, nephew or niece, grandson or granddaughter, if he or she is an orphan, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
any other person with whom you have family relationship if you do not have a spouse, son, daughter, mother, father, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, niece or nephew who is a Canadian citizen, registered Indian or permanent resident or whom you may sponsor. If you believe you are in this situation, contact the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Call Centre.
You may be able to sponsor, along with your parents, a dependent child of your parents.
Who is a dependent child?
Dependent children may be your own children or those of the person you are sponsoring. According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada, they must
be under the age of 22 and not a spouse or common-law partner; or,
have depended substantially on the financial support of a parent and have been continuously enrolled and in attendance as full-time students in a post secondary institution accredited by the relevant government authority since before the age of 22 (or since becoming a spouse or a common-law partner, if they married or entered into a common-law relationship before the age of 22) (this is very important. In this case, they must have began his studies before they turned 22 and must currently be studying, and must also be financially dependent on the parents. There can be no gaps in studies during this time (i.e. worked for a year); or,
have depended substantially on the financial support of a parents since before the age of 22 and unable to provide for themselves due to a medical condition.
Children included in the application must meet the definition of “dependent children” both on the day the Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Mississauga, Ontario, receives a complete application and, without taking into account whether they have attained 22 years of age, on the day a visa is issued to them.
Useful Resources
Application to sponsor parents, grandparents, adopted children and other relatives living outside of Canada - use this application form and guide if you are sponsoring parents, grandparents, adopted children and other relatives living outside of Canada
Sponsorship Process
You can download a sponsorship application kit from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada web site or get one by calling a CIC Call Centre. A processing fee must be paid when the the application is submitted. This fee is non-refundable.
Applications for Sponsorship and Immigration to Canada from Abroad
Before your relative or family member can immigrate to Canada, you must sponsor that person. Your relative or family member must then apply for immigration.
Use this application form and guide if you are sponsoring a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal-partner or dependent child to come to Canada.
After reading the instructions completely, fill out the sponsorship forms and send them, with supporting documents and fees, to the address specified in the application guide. The Central Processing Centre will send you an application to forward to your relative or family member abroad. Your relative or family member will fill out the forms and send them to the Visa Office specified on the application.
Click here to learn more and print the information guides and applications you need for sponsorship and immigration.
If this process is successful an immigrant visa will be approved. A Right of Permanent Residence Fee must be paid for every person 19 years of age or older for the visa to be issued. The sponsored person must come to Canada before the visa expires.
If a family class application is refused, you have the right to appeal. All immigration appeals are handled by the Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).
Useful Resources
For help with the sponsorship process contact a local immigrant-serving organization. These organizations provide free services to immigrants in communities across Ontario.
For more information:
Application to sponsor parents, grandparents, adopted children and other relatives living outside of Canada - Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) information and forms for sponsoring a close family member for immigration to Canada.
Family Class Immigration Overview - general information about sponsoring family members to come to Canada.
CLEO - Immigration and Refugee Law - clear language publications on legal topics relating to immigrants and refugees.
Immigration Appeal Division - an IRB publication detailing the immigration appeal division and its procedures and regulations. Included is detailed information on the sponsorship appeal process.
Sponsorship Appeals - a comprehensive Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) paper on significant areas in sponsorship appeals within the jurisdiction of the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD).
This page last updated:Tuesday, December 11, 2007