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Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their spouse or partner for permanent residence. The relationship must be genuine and fall into one of three recognized types: married spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner. Sponsors take on a financial commitment to support the person after they arrive.
Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or registered Indians aged 18+ with a genuine spouse or partner abroad or in Canada.
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To sponsor your spouse, common-law, or conjugal partner for permanent residence in Canada, you must meet specific requirements.
Inland is for partners already in Canada and can come with an open work permit; outland is processed through a visa office and is generally used when the partner is abroad.
If you apply inland, your partner can usually apply for a Spousal Open Work Permit, which lets them work for almost any employer without a job offer or LMIA.
No, spouse, common-law, and conjugal partner sponsorship generally does not require you to meet a minimum income threshold, unlike parent sponsorship.
Not right away: there is a five-year sponsorship bar that prevents you from sponsoring a new spouse or partner within five years of becoming a permanent resident through partner sponsorship.
To sponsor a spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner for permanent residence in Canada, there are specific requirements that must be met.
The undertaking for a spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner lasts 3 years from the day they become a permanent resident.
A spouse is legally married to you; a common-law partner has lived with you for at least 12 continuous months; a conjugal partner is in a committed relationship but cannot live together or marry due to serious barriers.
