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Parent & Grandparent Sponsorship

Parent & Grandparent Sponsorship

Canadian Citizens and/or Permanent Residents may sponsor their parents and grandparents to Canada as a Permanent Resident through this program.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
  • Be 18 years of age or older.
  • Meet the minimum income requirements. Income of married couples can be included to calculate the income requirements.
  • The sponsor and the sponsored person must sign a sponsorship agreement that commits the sponsor to provide financial support for the sponsored persons, if necessary. This agreement also states that the person becoming a permanent resident will make every effort to support himself or herself. Dependent children under age 22 do not have to sign this agreement. Quebec residents must sign an 鈥渦ndertaking鈥� with the province of Quebec 鈥� a contract binding the sponsorship; and
  • The sponsor must promise to provide financial support for the sponsored relative for a period of 20 years. This time begins on the date the sponsored relative becomes a permanent resident.

Who is not eligible to sponsor a parent(s) or grandparent(s)

You may not be eligible to sponsor your parents and grandparents if you:

  • Are in prison.
  • Defaulted on an immigration loan (late or missed payments).
  • Have declared bankruptcy and have not been released from it yet..
  • Received government financial assistance for reasons other than a disability.
  • Did not pay a court-ordered support order, such as alimony or child support.
  • Did not provide the financial support you agreed to when you signed a sponsorship agreement to sponsor another relative in the past.
  • Were convicted of a violent criminal offence, any offence against a relative or any sexual offence.

Minimum income requirements

Family Size
Sponsor(s) + dependent children + parents/grandparents		 2021 2020 2019
2 $32,898 $32,270 $41,007
3 $40,444 $39,672 $50,414
4 $49,106 $48,167 $61,209
5 $55,694 $54,630 $69,423
6 $62,814 $61,613 $78,296
7 $69,934 $68,598 $87,172
If more than 7 people, for each additional person, add $7,120 $6,985 $8,876

Since many sponsors may have been affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, the income requirement for the 2020 tax year has been reduced to the minimum necessary income, instead of the minimum necessary income plus 30%.

Family class sponsors will be able to count the following benefits in their income calculations for the 2020 tax year:
  • Regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits (rather than just special Employment Insurance benefits).
  • Any Canada Emergency Response Benefits issued under the Employment Insurance Act or Canadian Emergency Response Benefit Act.
  • Other temporary COVID-19 related benefits if they are not part of provincial social assistance programs.

Processing Time

20 鈥� 24 months. Check聽.

Government Fee

  • Sponsorship fee ($75.00 CAD).
  • Principal applicant ($975.00 CAD)
  • Spouse or partner of your parent or grandparent ($1050.00 CAD)
  • Biometric fee ($85.00 CAD per person)