Bringing Your Family to Canada
One of the biggest reasons people move to Canada is to be with family.
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you may be able to request certain family members to come live with you.
If you are a student or worker in Canada for a short time, you may be able to bring your family with you.
Helping out a family
Once you become a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, you may be able to help some family members come to Canada. This is called sponsoring a family. After economic immigration, family support is the second biggest way people come to Canada.
There are three kinds of family members who can be sponsored by a family member:
Partner-in-law or spouse
Children who need help
Parents or older relatives
To be qualified, you must be at least 18 years old and have enough money to support any family you want to bring to Canada. When you sponsor a member of your family, they become a permanent resident of Canada.
If you are bringing your husband or partner to Canada and they have children who depend on them, you can also bring their children to Canada.
Parents and grandparents can get a Super Visa
There aren't many spots in the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program. Families who want to apply must fill out an online form to show their interest. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) holds draws every year to choose which applicants will be asked to send in an application.
IRCC gives the Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents to make up for the fact that the program can only help a small number of people. This visa can be used more than once and is good for up to 10 years. It lets your parents or grandparents stay in Canada for up to 2 years on their first trip. For your parents or grandparents to apply for the Super Visa, you must be a permanent resident or citizen of Canada.
The Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents is not the same as the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program in that it does not lead to your parents becoming permanent residents.
Taking care of family people
If you come to Canada temporarily, like to learn or work, you might be able to bring your family with you.
Temporary Staff
If a Canadian employer gives you a legal job offer and you apply for a work permit, your partner and children who live with you may be able to join you in Canada.
If your children are old enough to go to school, they will be able to go to schools in Canada without having separate study passes. Your husband or partner may also be able to apply for an open work pass, which lets him or her work for any company in Canada.
Students from other countries
If you get into a Canadian school, you can apply for a study pass for your partner and any children who rely on you. As with casual workers, the partners of foreign students who are living in Canada can apply for an open work permit, and their children can go to school there.
Q: If my child goes to school abroad, can I go with them?
A: The answer to this question is usually "no." But there is one thing that is different. If your child is under 18 and doesn't have a guardian in Canada, you may be able to go to Canada with him or her.
If your child is under 18 and has been accepted to a Canadian school but has no one to look after them while they are there, you may be able to apply for a guest record.
This is a paper that lets you take care of your child while you are with them.
When your child asks for a study pass, your guest record will show that someone will take care of them while they study. A child who wants to study in Canada but has no one to take care of them will not be able to get a study pass.
But if your child is 18 or older, has family in Canada who can take care of them, or goes to a private school, you won't be able to apply for a guest record for them, but they can still apply for a study pass.
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