The following table specifies the checks that the officers would carry out for checking the eligibility of the sponsor.
| Eligible | Regulation | |
| Yes____ No_____ | A13 (1), R130 (1) | Canadian citizen or permanent resident (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R130 (1) (a) | Is at least 18 years of age (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R130 (1) (b) | Resides in Canada (includes Quebec sponsors) OR |
| Yes____ No_____ | R130 (2) | Canadian citizen who resides abroad and is sponsoring a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child who has no dependent child, and who will reside in Canada |
| Yes____ No_____ | R130 (1) (c) | Has filed a sponsorship application on behalf of a member of one of the family classes |
| Yes____ No_____ | R131 | Has given an undertaking |
| Yes____ No_____ | R132 (4) | Has signed an agreement with family class (FC) applicant(s) of 22 years or older or with a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of any age |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (b) | Intends to fulfil the obligations in the undertaking |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (c) | Not subject to a removal order (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (d) | Not detained in any penitentiary, jail, reformatory or prison (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (e) and R133 (1) (f) and R133 (2) and R133 (3) | Not convicted of a sexual offence or offence involving domestic violence unless five years have elapsed since completion of the sentence or if a rehabilitation or a pardon was not granted unless at least five years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (g) | Not in default of any undertaking or support payments |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (h) | Not in default of any repayment of a debt under the Act (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (i) | Not bankrupt |
| Yes____ No_____ | R130 (1) (j), R2 | Has minimum necessary income |
| Yes____ No_____ | R122 (1) (k) | Not in receipt of social assistance other than for disability (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (5) | Is not an adopted sponsor, and sponsoring natural member of family class after revocation of adoption (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R136 (1) (a) | Not subject to citizenship revocation proceedings (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R136 (1) (b) | Not subject to an A44(1) report (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R136 (1) (c) | Not charged with a serious offence (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | A63 (4) | No appeal against decision on residency obligations as per A63(4) |
The following table specifies the checks that the officers would carry out for checking the eligibility of the co-signer (if applicable).
| Eligible | Regulation | |
| Yes____ No_____ | R132 (5) | Is spouse or common-law partner of sponsor |
| Yes____ No_____ | R130 (1) (a) and R130 (1) (b) | Canadian citizen or permanent resident, at least 18 years of age, residing in Canada |
| Yes____ No_____ | R132 (5) | Has signed the undertaking |
| Yes____ No_____ | R132 (4) | Has signed an agreement with family class (FC) applicant(s) of 22 years or older or with a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of any age |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (b) | Intends to fulfil the obligations in the undertaking |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (c) | Not subject to a removal order (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (d) | Not detained in any penitentiary, jail, reformatory or prison (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (e) and R133 (1) (f) and R133 (2) and R133 (3) | Not convicted of a sexual offence or offence involving domestic violence unless five years have elapsed since completion of the sentence or if a rehabilitation or a pardon was not granted unless at least five years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (g) | Not in default of any undertaking or support payments |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (h) | Not in default of any repayment of a debt under the Act (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (1) (i) | Not bankrupt |
| Yes____ No_____ | R130 (1) (j), R2 | Has minimum necessary income |
| Yes____ No_____ | R122 (1) (k) | Not in receipt of social assistance other than for disability (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R133 (5) | Is not an adopted sponsor, and sponsoring natural member of family class after revocation of adoption (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R136 (1) (a) | Not subject to citizenship revocation proceedings (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R136 (1) (b) | Not subject to an A44(1) report (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | R136 (1) (c) | Not charged with a serious offence (includes Quebec sponsors) |
| Yes____ No_____ | A63 (4) | No appeal against decision on residency obligations as per A63(4) |
Chapters
- What This Chapter is About
- The Program Objectives
- The Instruments and Delegations
- The Departmental Policy
- The Definitions
- The Roles and Responsibilities
- The Overview of the Case Processing Centre (CPC) Activities Pertaining to Sponsorship Applications
- The Procedures for Reviewing Sponsorship and Permanent Residence Applications for Spouses, Common-Law Partners, Conjugal Partners and Dependent Children
- The Guidelines for Reviewing Sponsorship Applications for Other Members of the Family Class
- The Procedures for Processing Sponsorship Applications by the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville (CPC-V) for Spouses or Common-Law Partners in Canada
- The Procedures for Handling a Discontinued or Withdrawn Undertaking
- The Guidelines for Assessing a Sponsor’s Eligibility
- The Guidelines for Assessing Bars to Sponsorship
- The Guidelines Pertaining to Undertakings
- The Guidelines Concerning the Sponsorship Agreement
- The Guidelines for Applying the Financial Test
- The Procedures for Processing Sponsorships Involving Adoptions
- The Guidelines for Referring Sponsorship Applications for Investigation to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
- The Procedures in Case the Applicant is Not a Member of the Family Class
- The Guidelines for Assessing Additional Family Members
- The Procedures for Dealing with Changes in Circumstances
- The Guidelines for the Suspension of Processing
- The Guidelines for Applications from Sponsors in Quebec
- Appendix A – The Eligibility Check for the Sponsor and the Co-Signer
- Appendix B – The Sample Letter to the Provincial / Territorial Adoption Authority to Request for the Issuance of the No Objection / No Involvement Letter or Notification of Agreement
- Appendix C – The Sample of Sponsorship Approval Letter for Adoption Cases from the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga (CPC-M) to the Sponsor
- Appendix D – The List of Offences Under the Criminal Code that Could Equate to Offences of a Sexual Nature and Offences Concerning Violence Against a Family Member
- Appendix E – The Low Income Cut Offs (LICO) and the Quebec Income Scale – 2011
