Company for Immigration in Canada

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. Under this programme, dependent children may also be sponsored. For additional information on the qualifications and process for Canadian sponsorship, please visit the Family Class Sponsorship websiteImportant information Because there are more requests for this category than they can handle, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has temporarily ceased accepting applications for the sponsorship of parents and grandparents. According to reports, applications for parent and grandparent sponsorship will reopen on January 2, 2014. People can think about the Parent and Grand-Parent Super Visas or other family class programmes available through provincial nominee programmes in the interim..

Your parents and grandparents can be sponsored through the federal Family Class Sponsorship Program in order for them to immigrate to Canada as well. Sponsors must adhere to the following standards:

• sponsors must be Canadian citizens or legal residents of Canada;
• sponsors must be at least 18 years old;
• Before filing a sponsorship application, sponsors must show that their combined income has been at least three years in a row at the required minimum level (this can include the income of a spouse or common-law partner, if appropriate). Sponsors are required to present documentation from the Canada Revenue Agency as evidence of their income.
• Sponsors are required to sign a contract pledging to pay back any social assistance benefits for a 20-year period that were given to sponsored grandparents and parents (together with any accompanying family members).

Super Visa for parents and grandparents

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.