Canadian citizens and permanent residents living in Canada can sponsor their close relatives or family members who wish to become permanent residents of Canada. Sponsors must promise to support their relatives or family members for a period of three to 10 years to help them settle in Canada

You can sponsor relatives or family members from abroad if they are:

1. Spouses, common-law or conjugal partners 16 years of age or older
2. Parents and grandparents
3. Dependent children, including adopted children
4. Children under 18 years of age whom you intend to adopt
5. Brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces or grandchildren who are orphans; under the age of 18 and not married or in a common-law relationship; or

You may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an aunt, uncle or family member from the list above who you could sponsor or who is already a Canadian citizen, permanent resident

1. He/She is a full time student and is substantially dependent on a parent for financial support since before the age of 22, or since becoming a spouse or common-law partner (if this happened before age 22); or
2. He/She is under the age of 22 and does not have a spouse or common-law partner
3. He/She is financially dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a disability.