Spouse & Parent Sponsorship

We help with all types of sponsorships including spousal, common-law, adopted children, parental and grandparent sponsorships.

You can sponsor your:

  • spouse

  • common-law partner

  • parents

  • children

Who can be a sponsor:

  • at least 18 years old

  • a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada

Your relatives will become permanent residents. The process, requirements and processing times will vary depending on who you wish to sponsor.

    • You must demonstrate the genuineness of your relationship

    • If you are not married, you must prove that you have been living together for at least 1 year

    • Time: 1 year

    • If you apply while in Canada, your non-Canadian spouse can obtain a work permit while the permanent residence application is being processed

  • As the Sponsor, you must provide Notices of Assessments for the past 3 years showing the below minimum amounts. The amount depends on the total number of people in your current house (ex: spouse + 2 kids) and the number of people you are sponsoring (ex: mother + father).

Numbers as of 2024

  • 2021: $32,989
    2022: $43,082
    2023: $44,530

  • 2021: $40,444
    2022: $52,965
    2023: $54,743

  • 2021: $49,106
    2022: $64,306
    2023: $66,466

  • 2021: $55,694
    2022: $72,935
    2023: $75,384

  • 2021: $62,814
    2022: $82,259
    2023: $85,020

  • 2021: $69,934
    2022: $91,582
    2023: $94,658

  • You can combine your and your spouse’s Notices of Assessments.

  • You must monitor the immigration website for updates on the upcoming selections.

  • This is so far a lottery system, done once per year, meaning that you cannot have any certainty that you will be selected.

  • An alternative to the parental sponsorship application can be a Super Visa, which will give authorization for your parents to stay in Canada for 2 years at a time (compared to a regular visitor visa where you need to leave Canada every 6 months). However, the Super Visa remains a temporary status, without access to Canadian public health system.