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Posted on April 26 2022

Canadian provinces that welcomed most spouses and partner immigrants in 2021

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By  Editor
Updated January 13 2024

There are three provinces in which 80 percent of the 64,200 spouse and partner immigrants were welcomed in 2021. These provinces are British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. Ontario has welcomed most of these immigrants according to Open Government figures. Around 29.000 spouse and partner immigrants were welcomed in Ontario, which is 45 percent of the total.

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The next province is British Columbia that welcomed 12,000 immigrants, which was 18.5 percent of the total. The last one is Quebec which welcomed 11,000 immigrants and which was 17.3 percent of the total.

Canada has plans to provide permanent residence to 80,000 immigrants, which will include spouses, partners, and children. The total number of Family Class immigrants is 105,000. Besides 80,000 immigrants, the remaining will be invited through the Parents and Grandparents program.

Details of Immigration Levels Plans in 2022 – 2024 for spouses, partners, and children

The table below will let you know the full details of the plan.

Immigrants 2022 2023 2024
Spouses, Partners and Children 80,000 81,000 81,000

Due to COVID-19, the processing time for the spousal reunification stream increased. Sean Fraser stated in January that this stream has returned to its 12-month processing. The Federal High Skilled Workers stream is another one in which processing time is long.

Status checking by family sponsorship applicants

A new application tracker has been launched, which candidates can use to check the status. The previous launch of the application could be used by the permanent residence applicants in the partner, dependent children, and spouse categories.

Eligibility requirements of the sponsor

The eligibility of the sponsors is as follows:

  • The sponsors should be 18 years old or more.
  • Prove that no social assistance is being taken up besides disability
  • Ability to provide the basic needs to the sponsored

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Also Read: New immigration benefits for international job seekers and students in Canada 

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