Family sponsorship in Canada step by step: spouse, partner or child

Family sponsorship

Sponsoring a spouse, partner or child for permanent residence: what you promise when you sign, and what it costs if things go wrong.

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First visit? Here's how the map works.

Steps run in order. A dashed step is blocked: something before it has to be finished first.

Check a step off when it's done. Whatever it was blocking unlocks by itself.

Some steps are IRCC's to make, not yours. Those show as waiting and can't be checked off.

Start with step 1: Check you can be a sponsor

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1. Check you can be a sponsor

You must be at least 18, live in Canada, and be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a person registered under the Canadian Indian Act.

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The rest of the pathway, folded up

This view fits the whole pathway on one screen: the step you're on is enlarged, its neighbours are shown small, and everything further out is folded into a summary bar you can open. The idea is borrowed from degree-of-interest trees (Card and Nation, 2002).

Times and fees on this page are rough and change without notice. Check canada.ca before you pay for anything or make a plan around a date.