Withdrawing Family Sponsorship

[kobirot]

Hi there:

I have a family whose daughter sponsored them (parents) to come to Canada a few years ago. Now, the daughter is having significant financial difficulties and problems affording the care for them (which I understand is an expectation of Immigration when you apply for sponsorship - that you accept financial support for family).

My question is whether you can "withdraw" sponsorship? If you do, are your sponsored family members deported? Or, can the parents apply for a different status? i.e. at what point can they apply for landed immigrant status?

I apologize for that basic questions; immigration is totally new to me and I'm trying to understand how to help this family deal with financial strains, while protecting family members that they sponsored.

Thanks!

 

[rjessome]

So her family members have already landed and are PRs of Canada? No, if that's the case she cannot withdraw sponsorship. I assume this is for parents/grandparents so the sponsor is responsible for them for 10 years from the date they landed in Canada.

 

[Baloo]

An undertaking is unconditional and may not be terminated.
Under no circumstances does the granting of Canadian citizenship, divorce, separation or relationship breakdown, financial deterioration or moving to another province cancel the undertaking.

 

[rob21]

Sponsorship can be withdrawn at any time prior to them receiving there PR. Once they have it you can not withdraw.

 

[canadianwoman]

My question is whether you can "withdraw" sponsorship? If you do, are your sponsored family members deported?

They are already in Canada as PRs, so the daughter's sponsorship of them cannot be withdrawn.

Or, can the parents apply for a different status? i.e. at what point can they apply for landed immigrant status?

What used to be called a 'landed immigrant' is now called a 'permanent resident', so in a sense they already have landed immigrant status - they are PRs, the current equivalent. There is no other type of immigrant status they could apply for now.

If the daughter stops supporting them, they won't be deported. If she does stop supporting them, they can try to get jobs and support themselves, or they can go on welfare. If they go on welfare, the government will try to get this money back from the daughter. However, many people are in this situation, and usually the government doesn't do much if anything to enforce the rule that the welfare must be paid back by the sponsor. The daughter definitely won't be able to sponsor anyone else until she pays the government back, however.