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Children or Other Dependants

Children or Other Dependents

By signing a Sponsorship undertaking, a sponsor signs a legal pledge to provide for the person being sponsored. In the case of children, this pledge can be signed not just for one’s own children but also for various other kinds of dependents. It’s important to make sure that the person is considered to be either a child or a dependant and eligible to be sponsored.

Who Can Be Sponsored

* Biological or Adopted Child of The Sponsor

* Biological or Adopted Child of a Spouse being sponsored

* Orphaned Family member (must be a blood relative, be under 18 years of age and both parents must have passed away)

Minimum Requirements to be Eligible for Sponsorship

* Must be under 22 years of age

* Must not have a Spouse or Common-Law Partner

* Children with a medical/physical condition and who have depended on their parents for financial support prior to them being 22 yrs old are also eligible as Dependents beyond 22 years of age

* Must not be Medically inadmissible based on a Medical exam done by a Panel Physician

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for sponsoring a Child

* Must be a legal adult i.e. he/she must be at least 18 years of age.

* Must be a Canadian Citizen, a Permanent Resident, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act.

* If The Sponsor is a Canadian Citizen then he/she should either be physically residing in Canada or prove their intention to return to Canada once the sponsored dependent gets his/her Permanent Residence status.

* If The Sponsor is a Permanent resident then he/she should not be living outside of Canada.

* Must prove that he/she is not receiving social assistance for reasons other than disability.

* Must have a good enough financial standing and a willingness to provide for all basic needs of the dependent being sponsored.

* Must not be someone who did not provide the required financial support to any individual whom he/she sponsored in the past.

* Must not be someone who did not pay back an immigration loan, a performance bond, or a court-ordered alimony or child support.

* Must not have declared bankruptcy or be discharged.

* Must have a clean criminal record (Meaning that he/she must not be convicted of attempting, threatening to commit, or committing a violent criminal offense, an offense against a relative, or any sexual offense inside or outside Canada. The Sponsor must also not be in a Jail, Prison or a Penitentiary.)

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