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Archived: June 3, 2025 10:34:43 AM From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC) Sent: [requester] To: [requester] IRCC) Subject: [requester] Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None Good day, Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives [requester] note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries but have provided the following information as guidance. Ifyou have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to submit the IRCC Web form. Please see our response to your question. A child born via surrogacy may be eligible for sponsorship if they are the biological child of the permanent resident parent and meet the definition of a dependent child as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR). There is no income requirement to sponsor dependent children unless a dependent child (grandchild) is added to the application. A spouse or common-law partner may be inchided as a co-signer in the undertaking in situations where an income requirement must be met. Additionally, the interpretation of “parent” for applications of citizenship by descent has been expanded to include non-biological legal parents at birth and biological parents. Parents who have been recognized as their child’s legal parent at birth by way of the original birth certificate or relevant birth records (surrogacy contracts, court orders, hospital records, etc.) are eligible to pass down Canadian citizenship with or without a genetic or gestational link to their children. |\sb240Cases involving assisted human reproduction (AHR), including surrogacy arrangements, undertaken by Canadian citizens may resutt in children born abroad who are not biologically related to the Canadian parent. In these cases, the birth certificate and/or documentation issued at the time of the child’s birth will be assessed to confirm the parent’s eligibility to pass down Canadian citizenship by descent. For more information, refer to: Who is a parent for citizenship purposes when assisted human reproduction (AHR), including surrogacy arrangements, is involved? \sb240We hope you find this information usefil Thank you kindly, [requester] From: [requester] Sent: [requester] To: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRCC) <[requester]-

Representantsimmigration IRCCMiecic.ge.ca> mma Subject: [requester] \intbl\ebpat6CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Government of [requester] not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe ATTENTION: Ce courriel provient de lextérieur du gouvernement du [requester] cliquez pas sur les liens et n'ouvrez pas les pigces jointes sauf si vous reconnaissez lexpéditeur et sachez que le contenu est si. Dear [requester], Sponsorship of Surrogate Child: Please can you provide some guidance on the procedure to follow for an application to sponsor the surrogate child (born outside Canada) of'a married couple, noting that the biological parent is a permanent resident and the spouse of the biological parent is a Canadian [requester] is unclear from the guidance if the child in this scenario would be considered a dependent child of the biological parent as it states: If they qualify as a dependent child, you can sponsor © your own child © If you're sponsoring just your child, without sponsoring your spouse or partner, you'll name your child as the principal applicant in the application, You'll have 10 show that the other parent or legal guardian agrees to your child immigrating 10 [requester] your checklist for what you'll need to provide. © Ifthe child you want to sponsor has a child of their own (your grandchild), you'll include your grandchitd as a dependant in the application, © Ifyou're sponsoring your spouse or partner and a child (either their own child or a child you've had together), you'll name © Ifthe child you want to sponsor has a child of their own, you'll include the grandchild as a dependant in the application. Ifthe permanent resident and biological parent must be the sponsor, can you confirm whether a co-signer (non-biological parent) can be inchided in a sponsorship application for a dependent child? Thank you for your advice. 00282

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