Legislation
Regulation 1(3) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the “IRPR“) defines a family member as being:
- the spouse or common-law partner of the person;
- the dependent child of the person or of the person’s spouse or common-law partner; or
- a dependent child of a dependent child referred to in paragraph (b).
Regulation 117 of the IRPR lists the following as being members of the Family Class.
- Spouse, Common-Law Partner, Conjugal Partner
- Dependent Child
- Adopted Child
- Parent, Grandparent
- Orphaned Brother, Sister, Niece, Nephew, Grandchild
- Other Relative
Process
The typical application process for a Family Class application is:
- Sponsorship and applicant’s permanent residence application is sent to the Case Processing Center;
- The Case Processing Center determines if the sponsor is eligible; and
- Applications are triaged by the Case Processing Center to be either processed inside Canada or overseas.
The following was obtained through an Access to Information Act request.
3. PGP