Minimum Necessary Income (MNI) in parent & grandparent sponsorship applications and what to do if the sponsor doesn't meet MNI
Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their parents and grandparents to Canada under the Family Class. The program is currently lottery-based, which means a sponsor must be selected before they can file the sponsorship application.
Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) applications (outside Canada)
Using humanitarian and compassionate requests in overseas applications is often the only way to ask for something that is not otherwise possible.
Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC)
What is an Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC)? It is special permission to return to Canada for people who have been removed from Canada under an Exclusion Order or Deportation Order.
