The Family Class immigration program intends to facilitate the reunion of Canadian citizens and permanent residents with close members of the family class. Sponsors typically undertake to support sponsored members of the family class. By giving this undertaking, sponsors promise that their family members will not be burdens on Canadian society for the duration of the undertaking.
Sponsorship applications involving spouses, common-law or conjugal partners and dependent children are given priority.There are no processing priorities for other members of the family class. All family class applications for permanent residence are submitted at the same time as the sponsorship application to a Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Canada. CPCs are the primary offices responsible for processing family class sponsorship applications. Some family class eligibility determinations may be made at other Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) offices where required.
