Sponsoring Relatives other than Spouses, Parents, and Children

Meurrens LawFamily Class (Spousal Sponsorships, Parents & Grandparents)

Canadian immigration legislation provides that a Canadian citizen or permanent resident may sponsor their spouse, common-law partner, child, parents or grand-parents to immigrate to Canada.  It also provides that in certain circumstances a Canadian may sponsor another relative. Section 117(1)(h) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (“IRPR“) provides that: A foreign national is a member of the family class if, with respect to a sponsor, the foreign national is a relative of the sponsor, regardless of age, if the sponsor does not have a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal partner, a child, a mother or father, a relative who is a child of that mother or father, a relative who is a child of a child of that mother or father, a mother or father of that mother or father or a relative who is a child of the mother or father of that mother or father (i) who is a Canadian citizen, Indian or permanent resident, or (ii) whose application to enter and remain in Canada as a permanent resident the sponsor may otherwise sponsor. The following are key things to know about sponsoring relatives other than spouses, common-law partners, children, parents or grand-parents. 1. The Canadian sponsor must … Read More