Family Class (Spouses, Dependent Children, Parents)

Family Class (Spouses, Partners and Dependent Children Parents, grand-parents)

Spouse Sponsorship: Assessing a Common-law Relationship

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a…

1 year ago

How to Sponsor Your Parents and Grandparents

About the process If you submitted the interest to sponsor form in 2020 and were invited to apply to the…

2 years ago

Marriage Fraud and Marriages of Convenience

While many Canadians marry people from other countries, sometimes marriage is a scam to jump the immigration line. Learn about…

2 years ago

Family Class: Determining Family Membership

Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada can sponsor the following members…

3 years ago

Family Class: Determining Membership in the Spouse (or Common-law Partner) in Canada Class

A foreign national meets the membership requirements of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class [R124] if all of…

3 years ago

Family Class: Assessing the Legality of a Marriage

The federal and provincial governments share constitutional power with respect to marriage (and divorce). The federal government has broad legislative…

3 years ago

Family Class: Accessing Spouses or Common-Law Partners Relationships

Officers should examine the documents submitted as proof of the relationship to ensure that they are not fraudulent. A spousal…

3 years ago

Family Class: Assessing Conjugal Relationships

A conjugal relationship is one of some permanence, when individuals are interdependent – financially, socially, emotionally and physically – when…

3 years ago