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Canadian Child-Sponsored Visa

If your child is a a citizen or permanent resident of Canada and is18 years of age or older, then they can potentially sponsor your migration to Canada via the child-sponsored Canadian family visa.

 Are You Eligible To Emigrate To Canada Via Child Sponsorship?

Your child may not be eligible to sponsor you if they:

• Failed to provide the financial support they agreed to when they signed a sponsorship agreement to sponsor another relative in the past
• Defaulted on a court-ordered support order, such as alimony or child support
• Received government financial assistance for reasons other than a disability
• Were convicted of a violent criminal offence, any offence against a relative or any sexual offence—depending on circumstances, such as the nature of the offence, how long ago it occurred and whether a pardon was issued
• Defaulted on an immigration loan—late or missed payments
• Are in prison; OR
• Have declared bankruptcy and have not been released from it yet.

 Take the Child-Sponsored Visa Online Assessment

Canadian Family Sponsorship Financial Support

When a Canadian permanent resident or citizen agrees to sponsor a relative to become a permanent resident of Canada, they must promise to support that person and their dependants financially. Therefore, they have to meet certain income requirements.

If they have previously sponsored relatives who later turned to the Canadian government for financial assistance, they may not be allowed to sponsor another person. Sponsorship is a big commitment, so it is important that they must take this obligation seriously.

To be a sponsor:

• The sponsor and the sponsored relative must sign a sponsorship agreement that commits the sponsor to provide financial support for their relative if necessary. This agreement also states that the person becoming a permanent resident will make every effort to support themselves.
  
  Note: Dependent children under age 22 do not have to sign this agreement. Quebec residents must sign an “undertaking” with the province of Quebec—a contract binding the sponsorship.
• The sponsor must promise to provide financial support for the relative and any other eligible relatives accompanying them for a period of three to ten years, depending on their age and relationship to the sponsor. This time period begins on the date the relative becomes a permanent resident.

 Apply Online To Emigrate To Canada Through Sponorship By Your Child