Sponsor Your Parents And Grandparents

Check your eligibility

You can sponsor your biological or adopted parents and grandparents if you meet the following requirements:

• You’re invited to apply.
• You’re at least 18 years old.
• You live in Canada: Your primary residential address must be in Canada when you submit your application and until a decision is made.
• You’re a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada under the Indian Act.
• You have enough money to support the people you want to sponsor: You must provide proof of income to demonstrate financial capability. You may combine incomes with a spouse or common-law partner to meet the financial requirements.
• You meet all other requirements under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
• Commitment to support: You must sign a sponsorship agreement called an undertaking to agree to support the people you’re sponsoring financially.

Who Can’t Sponsor Their Parents and Grandparents

You may not be eligible to sponsor your parents and grandparents if:

• You are in jail, prison, or a penitentiary.
• You didn’t pay back: An immigration loan, A performance bond or Court-ordered family support payments (such as alimony or child support).
• You didn’t provide the financial support you agreed to when you sponsored someone else in the past.
• You declared bankruptcy and are not yet discharged.
• You receive social assistance for a reason other than a disability.
• You were convicted of a violent criminal offence, any offence against a relative, or any sexual offence inside or outside Canada.
• You can’t legally stay in Canada and must leave because you received a Removal Order.

Income required for the 3 tax years before you apply (if you’re applying for the 2024 intake)

Who you can Sponsor

If they’re eligible, you can sponsor:

• Your own parents and grandparents, related by blood or adoption.

• The dependent children of your parents and grandparents (e.g., your siblings, half-siblings, or stepsiblings) and their dependent children.
• If your parents or grandparents are divorced, their current spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner.
  • You will need to submit separate applications for your divorced parents.
  • If your parents or grandparents are separated but not divorced, you will need to submit one application for them because they are still legally married.

When They Apply for Permanent Residence, Your Parents and Grandparents (and their dependents) Must Provide:

• All required forms and documents with their application.
• Any additional information requested during processing, including:
  • Medical exams.
  • Police certificates.

Who You Can’t Sponsor:

• Your spouse or common-law partner’s parents and grandparents (your in-laws). However, if your spouse or partner receives their own invitation to apply, you can co-sign on your in-laws’ application.
• You cannot transfer your invitation to another person, including your spouse or partner, for them to sponsor their own parents and grandparents.
• Someone who is inadmissible to Canada (someone who isn’t allowed to come to Canada).

Note: If you submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020, keep your confirmation number. It was emailed to you and can be used to check if you were invited to apply for the 2024 intake.

Check application processing times

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html