Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada can sponsor certain members of their family to immigrate to Canada as permanent residents through the Family Reunification Program.

The program promotes the reunification of separated members of pre-existing families, and facilitates the composition of families. The program makes it possible to sponsor:

• spouses,

• de facto spouses,

• marital partners,

• dependent children (biological or adopted),

• parents and grandparents, and

• family members in special circumstances.