Family sponsorship
Sponsor your spouse, partner, child, or parent for permanent residence. We prepare both sides of the file carefully to reduce the risk of refusal. Before you retain us, we confirm you qualify as a sponsor and tell you honestly how your file looks.
Overview
Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor close family members for permanent residence. Each stream has its own eligibility rules, income requirements, and evidence standards. We confirm you qualify as a sponsor before you commit, then prepare the sponsorship and the PR application as one coordinated file.
One thing worth saying plainly before any of the detail. Being asked to prove that your relationship is real is one of the more demeaning parts of this process, and almost everyone finds it so. It is not a sign that anyone suspects you. Officers are required to assess whether a relationship is genuine, and the only way they can do that is on paper. Our job is to make sure the paper says what your life actually looks like.
Who you can sponsor
How we work
Tell Josh about your relationship and your situation. You get legal advice on your actual circumstances, written next steps, and a flat fee for the work, before you commit to anything. We quote after we diagnose, never before.
You gather the evidence and we organise it. Our software indexes years of messages, photos, financial records, and addresses, so nothing is missing and the dates line up. What that evidence shows about your relationship is a judgment, and a lawyer makes it.
A licensed Canadian lawyer reviews every page before it is filed.
Flat fees. Once you are a client, a reply within one business day. No surprises.
What to know
IRCC publishes posted processing times for spousal sponsorship applications made from inside and outside Canada, for dependent children, and for parents and grandparents. Our IRCC processing times guide tracks those figures daily, so check it rather than relying on a number on this page.
Those are the posted figures. In practice, the thing that most often adds months is not IRCC. It is a request for more evidence partway through, because something in the original file did not line up. A complete file at the outset is the only part of the timeline you control.
Canadian citizens and permanent residents aged 18 or older can sponsor. You must not be in default of a previous sponsorship undertaking, and for parents and grandparents you must meet income thresholds for three consecutive tax years. We check your side before anything is filed.
For spouses and partners, no minimum income applies, but the relationship carries the file. Officers look for a genuine, continuing relationship: shared finances, shared address, photos across time, communication history, and statements that agree with each other.
That last one matters more than people expect. Most files that run into trouble are not weak on affection. They are weak on consistency, where a date in a letter does not match a date in a document, and an officer notices before the couple does.
Applying from inside Canada allows an open work permit during processing, but limits travel and carries no appeal right if refused. Applying from outside keeps travel flexible and preserves the right to appeal. The right choice depends on where you live and your risk profile.
Dependent children under 22, or older children who depend on you because of a condition, can be sponsored or included in your application. In narrow situations, orphaned relatives or a last remaining relative can qualify too.
The program opens in limited windows with far more interest than spots. When it is closed, a super visa keeps the family together with stays of up to five years at a time while you wait.
Sponsorship is a binding financial undertaking: three years for a spouse, longer for children and parents. If your sponsored family member collects social assistance during that period, you repay it. We make sure you understand it before you sign it.
Why us
Officers weigh genuineness heavily. We organize your evidence so the relationship is documented beyond doubt.
Income, past sponsorships, and your own status all matter. We verify everything before you retain us or pay a filing fee.
Where you apply affects work rights, travel, and appeal rights. We pick the route that fits your life, not a default.
The sponsorship and the PR application are prepared together, so the two halves tell one consistent story.
Some sponsorships are straightforward and some have a real problem in them: a short relationship history, a previous refusal, a gap in your status, an undertaking default. We will tell you which one yours is before you retain us, including if the answer is that you should wait.
FAQ
Do not see your question? Ask us directly. A member of our team will reach out almost instantly.
Ask a questionEvery matter is different. Results vary, and past outcomes do not predict future ones.
Meet our founder
Founder
Josh is a Toronto-based lawyer who has been practising immigration law for more than nine years. He has helped thousands of individuals and companies navigate Canadian immigration, from work permits to permanent residence, study permits, citizenship, LMIAs and more, and he built the software this firm runs on. Josh always puts his clients first, and believes quick and thoughtful communication is most important to making the process as smooth and stress-free as possible.
Ready to get started
Tell us who you want to sponsor and where they live now. A member of our team will reach out almost instantly to book your consultation, where a licensed Canadian immigration lawyer will confirm whether you qualify as a sponsor, recommend inland or outland, and quote a flat fee.