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.