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Other Relative Family Sponsorship

You can sponsor other relatives besides your immediate family members under certain circumstances

 

You can sponsor:

  • Your brother, sister, nephew, niece, grandson or granddaughter, who are orphaned, under the age of 18, and not married or in a common-law relationship

  • another relative if you do not have a spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner, or one of the following living relatives below (excluding the person you wish to sponsor) which you could sponsor instead:

    • a child

    • a mother or father

    • brother or sister

    • uncle or aunt

    • nephew or niece

AND:

  • you do not have any of the relatives mentioned above who:

    • is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, Indian (Native, registered under the Indian Act)

    • have an application for permanent residence that is being currently processed

You can sponsor if you are:

  • At least 18 years of age

  • A Canadian permanent resident living in Canada or a Canadian citizen

  • Not in prison, bankrupt, under a removal order (if a permanent resident) or charged with a serious offence

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