Spousal Sponsorship Canada
Licensed RCIC help for Canadian spousal sponsorship applications, inland and outland strategy, relationship evidence, refusals, and consultations in Mississauga or online.
Licensed RCIC guidance for Canadian citizens and permanent residents sponsoring a spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner for permanent residence in Canada.
Canadian spousal sponsorship allows eligible Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner for permanent residence in Canada.
These applications are evidence-heavy. IRCC does not only look at forms. Officers may review the legal relationship, relationship history, communication, visits, cohabitation where applicable, family involvement, previous marriages, immigration history, refusals, children, financial support, and consistency across the full application.
For a broader overview of who can sponsor family members in Canada, see our Family Sponsorship Canada guide.
If you are not legally married and your case depends on 12 months of continuous cohabitation, see our Common-Law Partner Sponsorship Canada guide.
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MAK Canadian Immigration Services assists sponsors in Mississauga, Toronto, the GTA, across Canada, and online. We also assist Canadian sponsors whose spouse or partner is overseas, including Pakistan and other countries. No consultant can guarantee approval, but proper review and document strategy can reduce avoidable mistakes and help clients understand risk before submission.
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Book a paid consultation with a licensed RCIC to review sponsor eligibility, inland or outland strategy, relationship evidence, previous refusals, status in Canada, and a spouse or partner living abroad.
Book a ConsultationView Professional Fees1. What Is Spousal Sponsorship in Canada?
Spousal sponsorship is part of Canada’s family-class immigration system. It allows an eligible sponsor to help their spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner apply for permanent residence in Canada.
The sponsor is usually the Canadian citizen or permanent resident. The person being sponsored is the principal applicant. In many cases, the application includes both the sponsorship application and the permanent residence application together.
This page is for Canadian sponsors in Mississauga, Toronto, the GTA, and across Canada. It is also for Canadian sponsors whose spouse or partner is outside Canada, including Pakistan and other countries.
A strong spousal sponsorship application should clearly show that the relationship is genuine, legally valid where required, and not entered into mainly for immigration purposes.
If you are sponsoring other family members, you can also review our parents and grandparents sponsorship and dependent children sponsorship pages.