Other Relative Sponsorships

It is possible to sponsor other relatives to Canada who are not your spouse or parents/grandparents under certain circumstances. 

What requirements are there for sponsoring your spouse in Canada?

A person needs to meet the following conditions to sponsor their relative to Canada and be:

  • At least 18 years old.
  • A Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or an Indian registered under the Canadian Indian Act.
  • Living in Canada.
  • Able to demonstrate that they have enough funds to financially support the people they are sponsoring. 

Which relatives can a person sponsor?

A person can sponsor their brother, sister, aunt or uncle under certain conditions. 

A person can sponsor their orphaned sister, brother, niece, nephew or grandchild:

  • If the person is related by birth or adoption.
  • If both the father and mother of the child have passed away.
  • If they are under the age of 18 and not married, in a common law relationship or in a conjugal relationship. 

A person can adopt any relative, of any age, who is related to him by birth or adoption, if he meets the following conditions:

  • The person who wants to sponsor his relative does not have any other living relative such as spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, son or daughter, parent, grandparent, orphaned brother or sister, orphaned nephew or niece, orphaned grandchild.
  • The person who wants to sponsor his relative does not have any other living relative who is a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or an Indian registered under the Canadian Indian Act.

If you would like help sponsoring your relatives, please contact us at SAM Law.