Parents & Grandparents Sponsorship
Canadian Citizens and/or Permanent Residents may sponsor their parents and grandparents to Canada as a Permanent Resident through this program.
Eligibility Requirements
· Be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
· Be 18 years of age or older.
· Meet the minimum income requirements. Income of married couples can be included to calculate the income requirements.
· The sponsor and the sponsored person must sign a sponsorship agreement that commits the sponsor to provide financial support for the sponsored persons, if necessary. This agreement also states that the person becoming a permanent resident will make every effort to support himself or herself. Dependent children under age 22 do not have to sign this agreement. Quebec residents must sign an “undertaking” with the province of Quebec – a contract binding the sponsorship; and
· The sponsor must promise to provide financial support for the sponsored relative for a period of 20 years. This time begins on the date the sponsored relative becomes a permanent resident.
Who is not eligible to sponsor a parent(s) or grandparent(s)
You may not be eligible to sponsor your parents and grandparents if you:
· Are in prison.
· Defaulted on an immigration loan (late or missed payments).
· Have declared bankruptcy and have not been released from it yet..
· Received government financial assistance for reasons other than a disability.
· Did not pay a court-ordered support order, such as alimony or child support.
· Did not provide the financial support you agreed to when you signed a sponsorship agreement to sponsor another relative in the past.
· Were convicted of a violent criminal offence, any offence against a relative or any sexual offence.