The Canada government is strongly committed for family reunification program in Canada and for that, it is operating different types of sponsorships in Canada like Canada spouse visa, Canada dependent child visa, and Canada parents and grandparents visa.  So if you are living in Canada and want to sponsor your dependent child there, then Canada dependent child sponsorship program allows you and all other eligible parents to call their child there.

Eligibility requirements to sponsor a child for Canadian immigration

For Parent:

To sponsor a dependent child, a parent needs to fulfill all the eligibility requirements as a sponsor:

• He/she must be at least 18 years old
• He/she must be a Permanent resident or Canadian citizen
• He/she must sign an undertaking, agreeing to bear the expenses of dependent children after immigration
• He/she should not be accused of any criminal record
• He/she should not be accused of not paying alimony or child support payments in past
• He/she should not be bankrupt
• He/she should have a positive intention to stay with a dependent child in Canada

For sponsored dependent child:

• A dependent child must be less than 22 years of age
• He/she must not have any spouse or common-ale partner
• He/she must be dependent on sponsor for financial needs
• A child above 22 years of age can also be sponsored; if he/she is mental or physical challenged, and unable to support him/her financially

Inland or outland sponsorship for children:

Well, there are two types of sponsorship programs for Canada – Inland and outland. As the name implies, Inland Spouse sponsorship deals in the cases where both the sponsor and his/her spouse are living in Canada before and during the application. The sponsored partner may live there as a student, employee or visitor.

Canada Outland sponsorship is for those sponsored applicants who are living outside Canada. They can start the application process through visa offices that serve in their respective country of origin. Both of these programs are only valid for Canada Spousal sponsorship. In the case of dependent children – all sponsorship applications need to be submitted to IRCC’s Case Processing Centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

How to apply to sponsor a child for Canadian immigration?

• Check the eligibility

Both dependent child and a parent need to qualify the minimum requirements for Canada dependent sponsorship visa as the immigration authority does not entertain ineligible candidates. To know whether you are eligible or not, fill this Canada immigration assessment

• Get ready with documents

Proof of relationship like- Birth certificate (For biological dependent child), Adoption certificate (for adopted dependent child)

Proof of minimum income of a sponsor

A copy of a medical certificate and Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) of a sponsored person

• Pay the fee:

The Cost to sponsor a dependent child to Canada include $ 150 per child (in Canadian dollars)

Processing time for sponsoring dependent child to Canada:

The average processing time for sponsoring dependent child to Canada depends on the location of child. For example, if the dependent child lives in India, then the processing time of sponsoring child from India is around nine months whereas, if the child is in United States of America, then the processing time is around 16 months.

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