A Canadian citizen or permanent resident may sponsor a foreign national they are married to, their common-law partner, or their conjugal spouse for the purposes of the family class sponsorship programme. Under these programmes and Canadian legislation generally, same-sex spouses and partners are likewise acknowledged and eligible. Read More

Having your parents or grandparents apply for the parent and grandparent Super Visa is another way to bring them to Canada without using the sponsorship programme. The Super Visa can last for up to 10 years and permits parents and grandparents to visit Canada for two years at a time, despite the fact that it does not provide its holders permanent status (rather than the six months that most visas allow for). For additional information, go to our Parent and Grandparent Super Visa website or get in touch with our Canadian immigration company .