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Eligible Sponsors:

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Can be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a person registered under the Canadian Indian Act.
• If a Canadian citizen living abroad, must demonstrate intent to return to Canada when the sponsored individuals become permanent residents.
• Cannot be a permanent resident living outside Canada.

Financial Responsibility:

• Must prove not receiving social assistance for reasons other than disability.
• Must provide for the basic needs of the sponsored individuals.

Undertaking and Sponsorship Agreement:

• Must commit to providing financial support for sponsored family members when they become permanent residents.
• Must repay any provincial social assistance received by sponsored family members during the undertaking period.
• Sponsor and sponsored family members agree to certain responsibilities outlined in the sponsorship agreement.

Income Requirement:

• Generally, no income requirement, except if sponsoring a dependent child with their own dependent children or a spouse/partner with dependent children.

Ineligible Sponsors:

• Less than 18 years old.
• Will not reside in Canada when the sponsored individuals become permanent residents.
• Not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or registered under the Canadian Indian Act.
• Temporary resident (e.g., visiting, studying, or working in Canada on a visa or permit).
• Permanent residence application still in process.
• Lack of financial ability to support the sponsored individuals (if applicable).

Additional Spousal Sponsorship Ineligibility Criteria:

• Sponsored by a spouse or partner less than 5 years ago.
• Still financially responsible for a previous sponsored spouse or partner.
• Already applied to sponsor the current spouse, partner, or child.
• In jail, prison, or penitentiary.
• Unfulfilled immigration loan, performance bond, or court-ordered family support payments.
• Bankruptcy not discharged.
• Receiving social assistance for reasons other than disability.
• Convicted of specific criminal offences.
• Facing a Removal Order and can’t legally stay in Canada.

Eligibility for Spouse:

• Legally married.
• Minimum 18 years old.

Eligibility for Common-Law Partner:

• Not legally married to you.
• Can be either gender.
• Minimum 18 years old.
• Lived together for 12 consecutive months in a conjugal relationship.

Eligibility for Conjugal Partner:

• Not legally married or in a common-law relationship with you.
• Can be either gender.
• Minimum 18 years old.
• In a relationship with you for at least 1 year.
• Lives outside Canada for legal and immigration reasons.

Eligibility for Dependent Children:

• Under 22 years old.
• Don’t have a spouse or common-law partner.
• If 22 years or older, unable to financially support themselves due to a mental or physical condition and have depended on parents for financial support since before the age of 22.

Additional Information for Spousal Sponsorship:

• Sponsored individuals must provide all required forms and documents with the application.
• Any additional information requested during processing, including medical exams and biometrics, must be provided.

Sponsorship Scenarios:

• If sponsoring your own child, name the child as the principal applicant.
• If sponsoring your spouse or partner and their child, name the spouse or partner as the principal applicant and the child as the dependant.

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