Sponsor your adopted or to be adopted child

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Sponsor Your Adopted or To-Be-Adopted Child

If you have adopted, or are planning to adopt, a child from another country, you may be able to sponsor them for Canadian permanent residence. International adoption involves both the legal adoption process and the Canadian immigration process, each with specific requirements that must be carefully followed.

At B.Kay Law Office, we provide experienced legal guidance to help families complete the sponsorship process accurately and efficiently.

Who Can Sponsor?

Be a Canadian citizen, a person registered in Canada as an Indian under Canadian Indian Act or a Permanent Resident
Are at least 18 years of age
Meet the requirements under Canada’s Family Class sponsorship program
Can demonstrate that the adoption is genuine and in the child’s best interests
Meet all sponsorship obligations under Canadian immigration law

What Are the Requirements?

To sponsor an adopted child, the sponsor must:

Be a Canadian citizen, a person registered in Canada as an Indian under Canadian Indian Act or a Permanent Resident
Be legally recognized in the country where it took place
Comply with Canadian federal and provincial or territorial adoption laws
Create a genuine parent-child relationship
Be in the child’s best interests
Not be entered into primarily for immigration or citizenship purposes