Once you (the sponsor) are notified that your application has been received, you can check the status of your application online under the I Need To… section on the right-hand side of this page. You can also contact the Call Centre (see Contact Us at the top of this page).
The Case Processing Centre (CPC) of Citizenship and Immigration Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, will review your sponsorship application. If it is approved, then your relative’s application for permanent residence will be processed. If your relative is applying for permanent residence from outside Canada, the CPC will send the application by courier to the appropriate visa office in your relative’s home country. It will be processed there.
If you fail to meet the sponsorship requirements, the CPC will inform you. The relative(s) you want to sponsor may continue with their application, but it may not necessarily be approved. For more information on this process, read the guide in the application kit.
If you are approved as a sponsor but the application of the relative(s) you are sponsoring is refused, you will receive the reason for the refusal and information about appeal rights. You may be able to appeal the decision to the Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
You cannot appeal if:
· you withdrew or abandoned your sponsorship application
· the applicant for permanent residence is not eligible to apply as your spouse, partner or dependent child
· the application was refused because you provided information that was false
· the applicant was refused because of a serious criminal offence or
· the application was refused for security reasons, or for organized crime or human rights violations.
If you do not qualify to sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent child in the Family Class, your spouse may apply to remain in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.