Sponsor your spouse, partner, or children
You can become a sponsor if you are:
- A Canadian citizen, or a permanent resident
- At least 18 years old
- Living in Canada: If you are a Canadian citizen living outside Canada, you must show that you plan to live in Canada when your sponsored relative becomes a permanent resident.
- You can’t sponsor someone if you are a permanent resident living outside Canada
Who you can sponsor?
- You can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partnerif: your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner is at least 18 years old your relationship is genuine (real) and was not entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring any status or privilege under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
- 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.
- You can sponsor your dependent child as long as the child meets the definition of a dependent child. If you are sponsoring more than one dependent child, you must submit a complete set of application forms and documents for each one. Applications to sponsor dependent children are processed outside Canada.
To be eligible for permanent residence, the principal applicant and any dependents must not be inadmissible to Canada.
