Canada Family Sponsorship Program 2020

Family support is one of the most important requirements in a person’s life, and if you wish to call your family including spouse/common-law partner, dependent children, parents, grandparents and other family members to Canada to accompany you there, then you and the sponsored person need to meet the following requirements.

Spouse/common-law partner:

According to the Canadian government, a person can be called as your spouse or common-law partner, if you both are living together for more than a year. There is no need to create a separate immigration application for spouse/common-law partner.

Children:

After the recent updates, children below 22 years of age without a spouse/common-law partner considered as dependent children which can be sponsored to Canada through family sponsorship Program. However, children with a physical or mental disability can move to Canada with more than 22 years can be included in the general application of immigration along with the primary applicant

Parents/Grandparents:

Unlike spouse and children, parents or grandparents are not allowed to include in the general application along with the primary applicant. They can be sponsored to immigrate to Canada only when the primary applicant has successfully settled there as well become financially stable to support expenses of his/her family members there.

However, there are some cases when an individual is unable to sponsor parents and grandparents to Canada

• If an individual is in jail or penalized
• If an individual didn’t pay back or missed the loan, bond or court-ordered family support in the past.
• If an individual is declared bankrupt
• If an individual has ever received any financial aid/benefit from the government of Canada
• If an individual has ever charged with any sexual offense or offense against any relative