WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO SPONSOR A PARENT OR GRANDPARENT?

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You may be able to sponsor your parent or grandparent to become a permanent resident under the Family Class if you’re at least 18 years old and a:

• Canadian citizen or

• person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act, or

• permanent resident of Canada

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If you sponsor your parent or grandparent to come to Canada as a permanent resident, you must:

• support them financially when they arrive

• make sure they don’t need social assistance from the government

• provide for your own essential needs and those of your parent or grandparent

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WHO ISN'T ELIGIBLE TO SPONSOR A PARENT OR GRANDPARENT?

 

An individual may not be eligible to sponsor their parent or grandparent if they:

• are in prison

• have defaulted on an immigration loan (either late or missed payments)

• have declared bankruptcy and haven’t been released from it yet.

• have received government financial assistance for reasons other than a disability

• didn’t pay a court-ordered support order, such as alimony or child support

• didn’t provide the financial support they agreed to when they signed a sponsorship agreement to sponsor another relative in the past

• have been convicted of a violent criminal offense, any offense against a relative or any sexual offense, depending on circumstances, such as:

  • the nature of the offense

  • how long ago it occurred

  • whether a record suspension or pardon was issued

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