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Application to sponsor a member of the family class
This application is for Canadian citizens and permanent residents living in Canada who wish to sponsor close family members living abroad, including:
- parents
- grandparents
- children adopted outside of Canada or intended to be adopted in Canada
Note: Canada’s citizenship law was amended to allow Canadian citizens who adopt a child from a foreign country the option of applying for Canadian citizenship for their adopted child without first having to apply for permanent residence. An application for Canadian Citizenship for a person adopted by a Canadian citizen (on or after January 1, 1947) is available. Adopted persons who are adults may apply for themselves. - brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, grandsons or granddaughters who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner
- any other family member if there is no spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, son, daughter, mother, father, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, niece or nephew who is a Canadian citizen, registered Indian or permanent resident or whom you may sponsor.
Sponsors living in the province of Quebec who wish to obtain further information on the province’s sponsorship requirements should contact the Ministère des Relations avec les citoyens et de l’Immigration.
Mail the application to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
Some of the documents are available to you in Portable Document Format (PDF). This is a universal file format that allows you to read, print or download an online document while maintaining the fonts, graphics and general layout of that document. To view a PDF document, you must have a PDF reader installed. If you do not already have such a reader, there are numerous PDF readers available for free download or for purchase on the Internet.
If you cannot view and print this application from this website we can mail it to you. Place an order for an application if you need it mailed. Be certain that you need this application before placing an order. The delivery of this application may take several weeks. The original receipt form (IMM 5401) will be included and does not have to be ordered separately.
This application includes the following items:
- Instruction Guide [IMM 5196]
> also in PDF format PDF, 461 KB - Application to Sponsor and Undertaking [IMM 1344A] PDF, 346 KB
- Financial Evaluation [IMM 1283] PDF, 284 KB
- Sponsorship Agreement [IMM 1344B] PDF, 39 KB
- Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union [IMM 5409] PDF, 97 KB
- Use of a Representative [IMM 5476] PDF, 55 KB
- Document Checklist — Sponsor [IMM 5287] PDF, 75 KB
- Fees Receipt
You have two options to obtain a fees receipt:- Payment of fees on the Internet
If you have Adobe® Acrobat Reader software, a printer, and a Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card, you can pay your fees online. - Payment of fees at a financial institution in Canada
If you cannot or do not wish to pay online, you must obtain an original receipt form IMM 5401 in order to pay at a financial institution. Because of this form’s special features, it cannot be downloaded and printed from the website. You may, however, order it and it will be mailed to you.
- Payment of fees on the Internet
