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Spouse, partner and child sponsorship
Family Class and Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada Class
A Canadian citizen or permanent resident sponsors a spouse, partner or dependent child. Two applications, sponsor and applicant, filed and paid together.
- Sponsor a spouse or partner, incl. right of PR fee
- C$1,260
- Each dependent child
- C$180
- Biometrics, individual
- C$85
- Official processing time
- About 12.6 months (outside Canada), 14 months (inside)canada.ca · 2026-01-31
- ircc.canada.ca · fee list · modified 2026-09-21canada.ca · 2026-10-02
Stages
Stages and steps
- 01Agreements5 steps
- 02Eligibility and class3 steps
- 03Two applications3 steps
- 04Pay and submit3 steps
- 05Processing4 steps
- 06Decision and landing3 steps
- 07Undertaking2 steps
- 08Close2 steps
Each short bar is one step.
Who qualifies
Eligibility
- 01The sponsor is at least 18
- 02The sponsor is a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or registered under the Indian Act
- 03The sponsor lives in Canada; a citizen abroad returns when the sponsored person immigrates
Our fee
Our fee
A · GuidedC$3,000You gather the documents, the system checks, a licensed consultant reviews four times
B · Full serviceC$4,250The team handles every step, with a monthly progress call
GST included, government fees excluded. Full price list
In figuresGovernment fees, to one scale
Government fees, to one scale
Each fee is shown on its own, to one scale, not added up.
Government fees fromircc.canada.ca · fee list · modified 2026-09-21Process · 8 stages, 29 steps
The process
- 01Agreements
- 02Eligibility and class
- 03Two applications
- 04Pay and submit
- 05Processing
- 06Decision and landing
- 07Undertaking
- 08Close
Once you sign, this is your progress in the client portal: every step with its documents, official forms and government fees. Gold diamonds are the licensed consultant's reviews.