Conditions for relatives to sponsor immigration to Canada

Applicants for permanent residents must pass medical, criminal and background checks. Applicants with criminal records are not allowed to enter Canada, nor are those who endanger Canada's national security. Applicants need a certificate of innocence issued by the local police station in their country.

Guarantee qualified relatives

If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and over 18 years old, you can sponsor your relatives to immigrate. You can't support your relatives if you:

1. In the past, a guarantee agreement was signed, but no financial support was provided according to the agreement.

2. Failure to perform maintenance orders prescribed by the court, such as alimony or child support.

3. Receiving financial assistance from the government for reasons other than disability.

4. Have a history of violent crimes, any crimes against relatives or any sexual crimes (depending on the specific circumstances, such as the nature of the crime, how long the crime occurred, and whether it was pardoned).

5. Non-performance of immigration loans (overdue payment or non-payment).

6. Serving a sentence in prison, or

7. It has been declared bankrupt and the bankruptcy period has not been lifted.

Other factors not included in this may also prevent you from becoming a guarantor.

If you sponsor a relative to come to Canada to become a permanent resident, you will have to bear all kinds of expenses after the relative comes to Canada. As a guarantor, you must ensure that your spouse or relatives will not seek financial assistance from the government. If your former sponsor relatives come to Canada and ask the government for financial assistance, then you can't sponsor others. Guarantee is an obligation, you must take it seriously.

Become a sponsor:

1. You and your guaranteed relatives must sign a guarantee agreement, which entrusts you to provide financial support to your relatives when necessary. The agreement also stipulates that those who are guaranteed to become permanent residents of Canada must earn their own living. Dependent children under the age of 22 do not need to sign this agreement. Quebec residents must sign a letter of commitment with the provincial government, which is a contract bound by the guarantee status.

You must provide financial support for your relatives in the first three years to 10 according to their age and their relationship. This period begins when they become permanent residents.

If you live in Quebec, you must also meet the Quebec immigration guarantee conditions after obtaining the approval of the Citizenship and Immigration Department.

If you are a Canadian citizen living abroad and plan to return to Canada when sponsoring relatives, you can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner or independent children (children have no dependent children).

To sponsor other relatives (such as your parents and grandparents), you must live in Canada.

Who can guarantee that?

You can guarantee that:

1. Parents;

2. grandparents;

3. Brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons (above must be parents, 18 years old, unmarried or without cohabiting partners);

4. If none of the above-mentioned relatives can vouch for you, and you have no other relatives who are Canadian citizens, registered as Indians or permanent residents under the Indian Act, or accompanying relatives of the above-mentioned people (such as spouses, partners and dependent children), then you can vouch for relatives of any age or relationship.

Unresured relatives

Other relatives, such as brothers and sisters over 18 years old or adult independent children, cannot be guaranteed. However, if you apply to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker, you can get extra points for adaptability because you have relatives in Canada.