Family Sponsorships
Certain family members are entitled to apply for status in Canada because they are related to a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. The following people, who are defined as members of the family class, may apply under this category:
- The sponsor’s spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner;
- A dependent child of the sponsor;
- The sponsor’s mother or father;
- The mother or father of the sponsor’s mother or father;
- The sponsor’s adopted child, or the child whom the sponsor intends to adopt, with certain requirements to be met;
- An orphaned sibling, grandchild, niece or nephew within the prescribed conditions, or
- A last remaining relative of the sponsor, within the prescribed conditions.