British Columbia, Canada (near Vancouver) Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada (landed immigrant) living in Canada, who are at least 18 years old, may sponsor foreign nationals who are close relatives or family members. Sponsors (Canadian citizens or permanent residents) must promise to support foreign nationals and accompanying family members (if there is any) for a period of 3-10 years in order to go through the sponsorship process.

A Canadian citizen or permanent resident may sponsor:

Spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner who is at least 16 years old.
Dependent child or a dependent child of your spouse/common-law partner/conjugal partner who is less than 22 years old. They can be more than 22 years old if full-time students or disabled.
Father, mother, grandparents, or orphan brother/sister/niece/nephew who is less than 18 years old (unmarried and not a common-law partner).
Any relative regardless of the age (who is related to you by blood or adoption) if you have no relative in Canada. (your spouses and common-law partners are considered relatives)

Please check Marriage & Immigration for the definition of marriage.

For the Internet (Online) relationship, please check Internet Relationship & Immigration.

If you would like to sponsor your spouse/partner or other family members, please fill out a Family Class Free Assessment.