Two new family sponsorship streams are available for Ukrainian nationals in Canada:

Category 1: Family Members of Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents

• Eligible individuals must:
  • Be a Ukrainian national.
  • Be a family member of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (spouse, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, sibling).
  • Be physically present in Canada when applying and when granted permanent residence.
  • Hold valid temporary resident status or have applied to restore their status if it expired less than 90 days ago.
  • Provide a valid passport or identity documents.
  • Submit a signed statutory declaration (IMM 0191) from the Canadian family member explaining their relationship.
  • Be admissible to Canada.

Category 2: Spouses or Common-Law Partners of Ukrainian Nationals

• Eligible individuals must:
  • Be a spouse or common-law partner of a Ukrainian national.
  • Have a spouse or partner who is unable to leave Ukraine, is missing, or presumed deceased.
  • Be a family member of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
  • Meet the same residency and documentation requirements as in Category 1.

Who Cannot Apply?

Individuals are ineligible for these measures if they:

• Are outside of Canada.
• Are inadmissible to Canada (financial inadmissibility may be waived).
• Have relationships not specified above.

Family Members Included in Applications

Eligible family members can be included in the permanent residence application:

• Spouse or common-law partner.
• Dependent child (under 22 years old and unmarried, or older and financially dependent due to a medical condition).
• Grandchild (dependent child of the applicant or their spouse/partner).

Family members can be inside or outside Canada, but must be in Canada throughout the application process.