I actually have a question. I want to sponsor my Aunt who is my dads Sister. I am a Canadian citizen and my husband is a landed immigrant. I have sponsored my husband . My aunt who is in Pakistan was born with one leg and was never married. My question is if there is any possible way i can sponsor her . She is about in her 50's and i am 22 years old. There isn't really any one to take care of her. I would greatly appreciate if someone could give me any information about this.
sponsering an aunt
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Its sometimes not fair but you cannot sponsor your aunt 
From the CIC website of who can be sponsored:
You can sponsor:
-parents
-grandparents
-brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
-another relative of any age or relationship but only under specific conditions (see Note below)
-accompanying relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children).
Note: you can sponsor one relative regardless of age or relationship only if you do not have a living spouse or common-law partner, conjugal partner, a son or daughter, parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece who could be sponsored as a member of the family class, and you do not have any relative who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident or registered as an Indian under the Indian Act.
From the CIC website of who can be sponsored:
You can sponsor:
-parents
-grandparents
-brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
-another relative of any age or relationship but only under specific conditions (see Note below)
-accompanying relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children).
Note: you can sponsor one relative regardless of age or relationship only if you do not have a living spouse or common-law partner, conjugal partner, a son or daughter, parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece who could be sponsored as a member of the family class, and you do not have any relative who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident or registered as an Indian under the Indian Act.
Excellent advice from kelkel.anum22 said:
It doesn't matter if your whole family is here. Your aunt is not eligible to be sponsored through the family class. But yes, she could apply for a visitor visa. However, remember that a visit has a beginning and an end. It is not a permanent arrangement and CIC will only assess the application positively if they are convinced 100% that she will return to her home country after her visit. Would she potentially fit into the Federal Skilled Worker program or another of the economic classes?
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