The Canadian government understands the importance of unifying families, and has thus devised the Family Sponsorship pathway. If you are at least 18 years old and a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act, you can sponsor your:
In order to sponsor a spouse, partner or dependent children, you do not need to meet the minimum necessary income (MNI) requirements. However, in order to sponsor parents, grandparents or relatives, you need to sign a 20-year undertaking while also adhering to the MNI bracket. The Family Sponsorship program allows the sponsored person to enjoy all benefits of a permanent resident, such as free education and medical. Sponsoring a spouse, parent, or grandparent is a two-step process:
Both the sponsorship and the permanent resident applications must be filed and sent together as a single package.
Impulse Immigration calculates the precise MNI requirements for your case, thus ensuring that you qualify as an eligible sponsor. We also help your relatives file the permanent residence application, after proper due diligence of the requisite application forms, paperwork, and formalities involved. Understanding the financial requirements unambiguously and accurately is extremely crucial to ensure that the eligibility and qualifying criteria are perfectly met. You can rely on us to put in the best efforts to help you meet your near and dear ones sooner rather than later.
The sponsor must fulfill the minimum necessary income or MNI according to their family size and provide Canada Revenue Agency-issued Notices of Assessment to prove they have met the requirements for the last 3 years.
While sponsoring a spouse, the candidates don’t need to demonstrate their MNI. Still, while supporting other family members in Mississauga, you must sign an undertaking regarding fulfilling their financial requirements based on the sponsorship category. Remember that you don’t have to meet MNI while sponsoring your dependent children.
The sponsor must sign an undertaking which will be valid till the term of the undertaking terminates. If the sponsored persons take government social assistance, the sponsor must repay all the payments. The sponsor is compelled to fulfill all the requirements regardless of changes in circumstances such as separation, marital breakdown, divorce or financial trouble.
All the permanent residents get the benefits of healthcare provided under the provincial healthcare system. Still, the family members don’t have any private healthcare. In that case, the permanent resident or Canadian citizen will be responsible for providing the benefits not covered by the province, including dental care, prescription medications, and eye exams.
Sean Fraser, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced some significant changes regarding the family sponsorship program on May 26, 2023. The following new measures are,
Family members of citizens or permanent residents who have already submitted family class endless residency applications may apply for Temporary Resident Visas to come to Canada. Previously, open work permits were only available for inland spousal programs, but now it is extended for those applying outside Canada. In addition, the current work permit holders can extend their permit for 18 months, whose current permit will be between August 1 and the end of 2023.
