Parents & Grandparents Program

Three Tax Years

IRCC states: "To show that you have enough money, you’ll have to prove you meet the income requirements for each of the 3 tax years before the date you apply." (IRCC, Income requirements for the sponsor)

Co-Signer

IRCC states: "If you don’t meet the income requirements by yourself, your spouse or common-law partner can co-sign your application to combine your incomes." (IRCC, Income requirements for the sponsor)

Quebec

For sponsors who live in Quebec, IRCC states: "You must meet Quebec's income requirements." (IRCC, Income requirements for the sponsor)

What the Undertaking Requires

In the undertaking, IRCC states, you commit to "financially supporting the people you’re sponsoring for a period of time, called the undertaking period" and "making sure the people you’re sponsoring won’t need to ask the government for social assistance". IRCC also states: "If they receive social assistance during the time you’re responsible for them, you’ll have to re-pay the amount." "You won’t be able to sponsor anyone else until you’ve re-paid it."

"Once your sponsored family members become permanent residents, there is no way to cancel or shorten the undertaking period." "You’re responsible for the people you’re sponsoring for the entire 20-year (or 10 in Quebec) period, even if":

• • "the people you’re sponsoring become Canadian citizens"
• • "your relationship with the people you’re sponsoring changes"
• • "you or the people you’re sponsoring move to another province or country"
• • "you have financial problems (for example, job loss or debt)"

(IRCC, What it means to be a sponsor)