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Archived: June 3, 2025 10:35:12 AM From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC Sent: [requester] To Ce: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration 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. If you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to submit the [RCC Web form, Please see our response to your question. The intent behind the other relative category is to provide a pathway to family reunification for Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have no other relatives they may sponsor instead as members of the family class under paragraphs 117(1)(a) through 117(1)(g). A Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada may sponsor one relative if they meet all of these conditions: © *are related to them (the relative they wish to sponsor) by blood or adoption © *don't have a living relative they (the person who wants to sponsor their relative) could sponsor instead, such as a: © *spouse © * common-law partner © * conjugal partner © “son or daughter © “parent © “grandparent © * orphaned sibling © * orphaned nephew or niece © * orphaned grandchild « *don’t have any relatives (aunt, uncle, or any of the relatives listed above), who are a © “Canadian citizen © “permanent resident © “registered Indian under the Indian Act A potential sponsor with a living parent cannot sponsor them under the “other relative” category as they do not meet the criteria due to having a living parent who they could sponsor as a member of the family class. As a parent can be sponsored under the parents and grandparents (PGP) program, as prescribed in paragraph 117(1)(c) of IRPR, the potential sponsor must apply under that category to sponsor their parents. The “other relative” category cannot be used to circumvent the requirements of parent and grandparent sponsorship. The potential sponsor in this case would need to apply for sponsorship of their foreign national parent to be selected asa 000360