Is it possible to help an ex-wife's mother & family members to come from Ukraine

[Waterloo Resident]

Is it possible to help an ex-wife's mother & family members to come to Canada from Ukraine?

My Ukrainian ex-wife is really scared of the escalation of violence in Ukraine, she's worried for her mother's safety and the safety of other family members there. I told her that my house is large and if they come here then I will support them financially and they can stay here with me for 2 or 3 years, no problem. But there is one problem; I am not married to my ex-wife so how can I be in any benefit to her in actually getting them to come here to Canada since I am no longer married to her. I don't see how an ex-husband could sponsor or help any of her family members to come to Canada for an extended period of time, but I'm willing to try if there is any way possible.

My ex-wife asked me to see if it is possible for me to sponsor her family members, or to help them to get 'REFUGEE' status here. So my question is this:

What are my options to help my ex-wife's family come here to Canada, from Ukraine? Is there anything that I can sign, any sponsorship or immigration papers, or refugee paperwork that I can sign to have a non-related person come here from Ukraine? (She asked me to try and find out, so that's why I'm asking, thanks.)

 

[scylla]

You cannot sponsor them through family class.

To qualify to apply as refugees from outside of Canada, they will first have to be identified as refugees by UNHCR or a similar organization and selected for resettlement in Canada. It's up to them to do this - you can't help. You can read more about this process here:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/outside/index.asp

There is a refugee sponsorship process. Once again, they will first have to be recognized as refugees. You will also have to find a minimum of four additional Canadians who are willing to join you as their sponsors. You can read more about this process here:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/sponsor/index.asp

The main challenge is that the violence in Ukraine unfortunately won't qualify them for refugee status since they aren't being specifically targeted. So refugee status really isn't the way to go.

Their most realistic process is to immigrate through one of the other immigration streams listed below. However they will have to meet the requirements and this won't be a fast process:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/apply.asp