Spousal Sponsorship

Under the Spousal Sponsorship program, Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor their spouses, common-law partners and conjugal partners to migrate to Canada.

Who can sponsor?

For Spousal Sponsorship

• You must be 18 years of age and need to be a permanent resident or citizen of Canada.
• Your relationship is genuine and not forged for the purpose of immigration
• Your spouse or common-law partner is at least 18 years of age

One cannot sponsor under the following conditions

• You are in prison or have been convicted of an offence of a violent or sexual nature.
• If you have declared or are in the process of declaring bankruptcy.
• Have sponsored a family member in the past and failed to meet the terms.
• Have sponsored a previous life partner who has not been a permanent resident for 3 years or more.
• You are under a removal order.
• You were sponsored by a spouse and became a permanent resident less than five years ago.

Under Spousal Sponsorship

• You are financially responsible for meeting the basic requirements of the person sponsored for three years.
• You must cohabit with the sponsored spouse in Canada.
• If you live in Quebec, you need to satisfy Quebec specific laws.