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What documents and steps are needed for Sponsor parents or grandparents?

Prepare the live intake/invitation record, sponsor status/residence/prior undertakings and household count, civil relationship and dependant records, required tax/income evidence, current forms and personalized checklist, applicant identity/history, police/medical controls, receipts, AOR, requests, any Québec undertaking and final decision. Confirm each current form and personalized checklist control on www.canada.ca.

Practical order

1. 1

   Read the current IRCC intake notice and record whether interest forms or applications are accepted; the 2025 intake is currently closed and was by invitation only.

2. 2

   Prepare sponsor status, residence, household, prior undertakings, family relationship and the parent/grandparent and dependant facts used by the current sponsor rules.

3. 3

   If an actual invitation permits an application, prepare the sponsor and co-signer’s current required tax/income records for the family-size and period controls shown by IRCC.

4. 4

   If IRCC issues an invitation, compare its sponsor identity, interest-form details and account deadline before opening the application guide and personalized checklist.

5. 5

   The sponsor and applicants complete their current forms, civil/family, income, police, medical and checklist records; the principal applicant submits and pays IRCC directly.

6. 6

   Answer IRCC biometrics, medical, police or document requests and, for Québec destination, complete the separate provincial undertaking only when instructed.