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Family sponsorship
Effective December22, 2014, eligible spouses or common-law partners have the opportunity to work in Canada while they wait for their application for permanent residence to be processed .
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC ) will issue open work permits to certain spouses or common-law partners who are applying for permanent residence from inside Canada , before the approval in principle decision on their application is made.
For more information and instructions on this pilot program, please see CICs program delivery update .
If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada and at least 18years old, you can sponsor certain relatives to come to Canada under the Family Class . These can be:
your spouse,
your conjugal or common-law partner ,
your dependent child (this includes an adopted child ) or
other eligible relatives .
If your family member can become a permanent resident , they can live, study and work in Canada .
Sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent children
If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada , you may be able to sponsor your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, or dependent children to come to Canada as permanent residents .
Sponsor your parents and grandparents
If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada , you may be able to sponsor your parents or grandparents to become permanent residents under the Family Class .
Your parents and grandparents may also be eligible to visit Canada for up to two years at a time under the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa .
Sponsor your adopted children and other eligible relatives
If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada , you may be able to sponsor a relative to become a permanent resident under the Family Class .
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