Canada welcomes more than 100,000 immigrants through family sponsorship each year.

IRCC (formerly CIC) welcomes about 80 percent of these immigrants under the Spouses, Partners, and Children Program, and the remaining 20 percent under the Parents and Grandparents Program. This comprehensive Canada Visa page provides an overview of how to sponsor your family for immigration to Canada.

Family reunification is one of the pillars of Canada’s immigration system. Since the end of the Second World War, Canada has sought to welcome immigrants to strengthen its economy, bring families together, and on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. The family class is the second-largest category of newcomers welcomed by Canada under its Immigration Levels Plan. Canada is pursuing the highest levels of immigration in its history to support its post-COVID economic recovery. Canada aims to welcome over 400,000 new immigrants per year, of which, over 100,000 immigrants per year fall under the family class.

Who can you sponsor?

• Spouses
• Dependent children
• Parents and grandparent