Family Sponsorship
Canadian Citizens and permanent residents may sponsor their family members as defined in the immigration law. The family members they are eligible to sponsor are:
- Spouse, common-law or conjugal partner
- Dependent children
- Parents and Grandparents
- Adopted children
- Orphaned relatives (under the age of 18, is single, and is the sponsor’s sibling, niece/nephew or grandchild)
- Lonely Canadian (certain conditions must be met)