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| Field | 🇨🇦CanadaCanada Family Sponsorship 2026: Spouse, Partner and Children |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada (CA) |
| Route | Canada Family Sponsorship 2026: Spouse, Partner and Children |
| Route family | Family |
| Route type | family |
| Summary | Guide to sponsoring spouses, partners and dependent children for Canadian permanent residence, with current common-law and paused parent-program distinctions. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-18 |
| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Best-fit work models | No approved structured valueSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | Canadian citizens and permanent residents may be eligible to sponsor a spouse or partner, dependent children, adopted children and certain other relatives under distinct program rules. Parents and grandparents sponsorship intake is currently paused; do not assume every family class is accepting applications.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Choose the relevant family class, confirm both sponsor and sponsored person meet that stream's eligibility, then submit the prescribed sponsorship and permanent-residence application through IRCC's current online process. Category-specific intake and instructions apply.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Family sponsorship is a pathway for an eligible sponsored relative to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The sponsor must qualify and undertake applicable sponsorship obligations; approval is not automatic and admissibility requirements still apply.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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