Sponsoring your parents and grandparents
About the process
About being a sponsor
- How much income do I need to sponsor my parents and grandparents?
- What counts as income for sponsoring my parents and grandparents?
- What’s considered social assistance when sponsoring my parents and grandparents?
- How do I calculate my family size to sponsor my parents and grandparents?
- How can I show proof of income to sponsor my parents and grandparents?
- Does the change in age of dependants affect sponsorship undertakings for dependent children?
- Can I sponsor more than one person through the Parents and Grandparents Program?
- Can I sponsor my in-laws under the Parents and Grandparents Program?
Interest to sponsor form
- How do I update my information after I’ve submitted my interest to sponsor form?
- How do I make an electronic copy of my passport or proof of status in Canada document?
- Where is my status in Canada document number?
- I filled out the interest to sponsor form, but haven’t received a confirmation email. What should I do?
Being invited to apply
- How will I know if I was invited to apply to sponsor my parents and grandparents?
- I have a confirmation number. Am I guaranteed to get invited to sponsor my parents and grandparents?
- I was invited to submit an application to sponsor my parents and grandparents. What do I do next?
- What proof do I need for changes to my information after I was invited to apply to sponsor my parents?
- What if my birth certificate is different from other documents (or I don’t have one)?
- I was invited to apply to sponsor my parents, but didn’t get an email invitation. How do I get it?
Applying for permanent residence
- Who can be my co-signer on my application to sponsor my parents and grandparents?
- What does current or previous undertaking mean on my sponsorship application?
- How do I pay for my application to sponsor a parent or grandparent?
- Can I hand-deliver my application to sponsor a parent or grandparent?
- Will you refuse my application if I include a parent or grandparent that wasn’t on my interest to sponsor form?
- Do I need a marriage certificate for my parents/grandparents sponsorship application?
- What if the parent or grandparent I’m sponsoring has a separated spouse?
- Do I include time on parental leave in my employment history for sponsoring my parents?
- What do I put for the date of birth (or death) of my family member if I don’t know it?
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