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To sponsor, you must be a:

• Canadian citizen or
• permanent resident.

See the guide to view all eligibility requirements:

• Sponsoring a spouse or common-law partner or dependant child in Canada
• Sponsoring a spouse or common-law partner or dependant child outside Canada

If your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner or dependent child lives with you in Canada

Gather the required documents and fill out the forms:

• Application for Permanent Residence from within Canada — Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada class (IMM 5289)

Note: You can apply for both an extension of your spouse’s status as a visitor, student or worker and for his or her permanent resident status at the same time that you apply to sponsor. If you do so, complete both an application to extend his or her status and an application for permanent residence. Send both applications, all the supporting documents and the necessary payment in the same envelope.

• properly complete and sign the application form,
• include all the documents listed on the Document Checklist (IMM5443),
• make your payment either online with a credit card or at a financial institution (such as a bank) with an official Receipt (IMM 5401), and
• include the proof of payment.

If your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner or dependent child lives outside Canada

Gather the required documents and fill out the forms:

• Application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class: Sponsorship of a Spouse, Common-Law Partner, Conjugal Partner or Dependent Child (IMM 1344)

If you want to sponsor more than one dependent child, you must fill out an application form for each child and send all the applications in the same envelope.

You must send all three parts of this application to CPC Mississauga at the same time.

• You must complete Part 1.
• The person you are sponsoring must complete parts 2 and 3. For part C, the sponsored person must use the correct instructions for the geographical region where the he or she lives.

If you live in Quebec and meet the federal eligibility requirements to be a sponsor, the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga (also referred to as CPC-M) will send you a letter with instructions to download the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles (MICC)’s undertaking kit. You will need to complete and submit it to the MICC with a copy of the letter from the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga.

To help avoid delays or a refusal, make sure that you:

• properly complete and sign the application form(s),
• include all the documents listed in the Document Checklist (IMM 5443),
• make your payment either online with a credit card or at a financial institution (such as a bank) with an official Receipt (IMM 5401), and
• include the proof of payment.

If your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner or dependent child lives with you in Canada:

• Send the completed application to the Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Vegreville, Alberta.

If your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner or dependent child lives outside Canada:

• Send the completed application to the Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Mississauga, Ontario.