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Conditions to respect to sponsor your mother, father or grandparent

To sponsor your mother, father or grandparent, you must meet certain conditions.

Verifying your eligibility

To sponsor your father, mother, grandmother or grandfather, you must meet the following conditions.

Confirmation from the Government of Canada of your eligibility as a guarantor

You must have submitted a sponsorship application in advance to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) This hyperlink will open in a new window.. You must then have received a letter from IRCC that:

  • Was sent to you, not to the person you want to sponsor;
  • Indicates that you are eligible for the sponsorship;
  • Invites you to continue the steps you are taking with the Gouvernement du Québec.

Note that, at this stage, IRCC has, in general, recognized your eligibility as a sponsor, but has not yet verified:

  • The family relationship between you and the person you want to sponsor;
  • The other requirements that the person you want to sponsor must comply with to obtain permanent residence.

Conditions that the person you sponsor must comply with

You must check whether you and the person you want to sponsor comply with the requirements of the Family Reunification Program for sponsoring a parent or a grandparent This hyperlink will open in a new window..

Citizenship or permanent residence

You must have Canadian citizenship or permanent residence.

Place of residence

You must live in Québec. If you are a Canadian citizen, you may reside abroad at the time of application, but you must undertake to reside in Québec when your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner becomes a permanent resident.

Age

You must be at least 18 years of age.

Financial capacity

If your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner has a dependent child who has a dependent child of his or her own, you must demonstrate that you have sufficient financial resources to comply with your undertaking.

Financial obligations

If you have already made a sponsorship undertaking or undertakings, you must demonstrate that:

  • You have honoured your financial obligations;
  • If applicable, you have repaid to the Gouvernement du Québec or another province any sum that was disbursed to this person as last resort financial assistance (social assistance).  

Last resort financial assistance (social assistance)

You must not have received last resort financial assistance, except if this assistance is given to you due to your age or disability, which creates barriers to your employment that are severe, permanent or for an indefinite term.

Support

If you must pay support after an official judgment, you must have honoured your obligations over the past five years. Otherwise, you must have repaid any amount owed.

Offence against the person

You must not have been convicted, in Canada or abroad, of murder or an offence provided for in Schedule I or II of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act This hyperlink will open in a new window., particularly:

  • A sexual offence;
  • An attempt or threat to commit a sexual offence;
  • An offence causing bodily harm;
  • An attempt or threat of offence causing bodily harm.

If you have been convicted of any of these offences, you must have been acquitted as a last resort or rehabilitated or have finished serving your sentence at least five years before submitting your application.

Removal or detention measure

You must not be the object of a Government of Canada deportation measure or be detained in a penitentiary or a prison.

Family members who may accompany the person you sponsor

The person you wish to sponsor may be accompanied by immediate family members: :

  • Husband or wife;
  • Common-law partner;
  • Dependent child or children;
  • The dependent child of his or her dependent child.

A dependent child may be:

  • The biological child of the person you sponsor;
  • The adopted child by full adoption of the person you sponsor. Full adoption severs the parental relationship between the child and the family of origin. It creates a new relationship with the adoptive parent. 

A child who is under 22 years old may not be married or have a de facto spouse.  

Children age 22 or over must fulfill these two conditions:

  • Be unable to meet their needs due to a physical or mental disability;
    • Depend on one parent for most of their financial support, without interruption since reaching the age of 22.

You must declare each member of the family of the person you wish to sponsor on your application form. You must determine which member will accompany the person you sponsor for Québec, or not.


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Last update: December 18, 2023

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