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From: Immigration Representatives / Reprssentants inmmigration (RCC)
Sent: [requester]
To:
[requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC
Subject: [requester]
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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,
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1. A sibling may be eligible for sponsorship under the “other relative” program provided that the potential sponsor has no living
relatives they may sponsor instead, such as a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, child, parent, grandparent,
orphaned sibling, orphaned nephew or niece, orphaned grandchild, or any relative (inchiding a sibling) that is a Canadian
citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or registered Indian under the [ndiav Ac
2. Ifa potential sponsor has many living relatives, such as a sister, a brother, and an aunt, this does not automatically render
them ineligible under the other relative program, unless the relative is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or
registered Indian under the Jic/ian [requester], they may only sponsor one of these relatives.
The list of ving relatives that would render a potential sponsor ineligible under the other relative program is a:
© spouse
© common-law partner
© conjugal partner
© child
© parent
© grandparent
© orphaned sibling
© orphaned nephew or niece
© oxphaned grandchild
3. With respect to your last question, this example used on IRCC’s webpage demonstrates that Sam does not have any
relatives, such as a sibling, who is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or registered Indian under the Jinan
We hope you find this information usefi
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