Family Sponsorship 

Program 

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Family sponsorship

Your relatives can live, study and work in Canada if they become permanent residents of Canada. You can sponsor certain relatives to come to Canada if you’re at least 18 years old and a:

• Canadian citizen or

• person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act or

• permanent resident of Canada

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You may be able to sponsor certain relatives to immigrate to Canada under the Family Class if you’re at least 18 years old and a:

• Canadian citizen or

• person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act or

• permanent resident of Canada

If you sponsor a relative to come to Canada as a permanent resident, you must:

• support your relative financially when they arrive

• be able to meet basic needs for yourself and your relative, such as:

  • food

  • shelter

  • clothing

• make sure your relative doesn’t need social assistance