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Canada understands how important it is to keep families together.

Canada offers Canadian citizens and permanent residents the opportunity to re-unite with their next of kin by sponsoring spouse (including common-law and conjugal partners) and other family members. These sponsorship opportunities are open on both a federal and provincial level.

Criteria to Qualify as a Sponsor
Qualifications include, but are not limited to the following:

· Sponsor must be a Canadian citizen or a Permanent resident of Canada.
· If you are a Canadian citizen and you are not currently residing in Canada you can still sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child/ children (if your dependent child has no dependent children of his/ her own) only if you intend to reside in Canada once the family member becomes a permanent resident.
· If you are a Permanent resident of Canada, you must be living in Canada to be able to sponsor any family member.
· You must have the ability to financially support sponsored dependants or provide joint support with qualified co-signing partner for a set period of time.
· Must not be in jail, prison, reformatory, penitentiary.
· Must not be in default of child support payments.
· Must not have recently filed for bankruptcy.

Who can be sponsored under the Federal Family Class Sponsorship program?
· Sponsor’s spouse/common-law partner or conjugal partner (16 years of age or older).
· Dependent child of the sponsor
· Sponsor’s mother or father
· Grandparents of the sponsor
· Orphaned sibling/niece/nephew/grandchild of the sponsor
· One other relative only if the sponsor is entirely alone in Canada with no other sponsor-able relatives mentioned above
· Legally adopted child (both under and above 18 years of age) with a well established parent/child relationship
Dependent child

A. Under the age of 22 years and single (not married or in a common-law relationship) at the time of the application and still is single when he/she lands in Canada on Permanent residence visa.

OR

B. A child of any age or marital status who has been a full time student since before the age of 22 years (and still continues to be) and also has been financially dependent on his or her own parents since before the age of 22 years (and still continues to be).

OR

C. A child who has a disability and is financially dependent on his/her parents since before the age of 22 years.
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There are some exclusion’s to the above list. Contact Immigration Zone Canada or fill in the Free Assessment Form to determine if you and your family member qualify for the Canadian Family Spousal Permanent Resident Program.

It is important to note that, on a federal level, Canada accepts spousal and common-law applicants regardless of sexual orientation. This means that same sex couples who meet the basic requirements for sponsorship may apply. Contact IZC today to see if you qualify for same sex (common-law partners or conjugal partner relationship).

Province of Quebec also has a Family Class / Spousal sponsorship for residents of Quebec to bring their families together.

Family / Spousal Sponsorship through Provincial Nominee Programs
In addition to the federal sponsorship program, there are provincial nominee programs in the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan. These sponsorship programs are very similar to the federal family class sponsorship program but each province has its own unique set of requirements. Contact Immigration Zone Canada today to find out if you qualify for spousal  sponsorship (including same sex couples immigration to Canada), family sponsorship on either a federal or provincial level.
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