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CriticalIn force · effective September 10, 2026detected Sep 21, 2026

Sponsor your spouse, partner or children: Who you can sponsor - Canada.ca

The temporary public policy that allowed sponsorship of previously undeclared family members ended on September 10, 2026. IRCC will still apply it only to eligible applications received between May 31, 2019 and September 10, 2026; applications filed after that date cannot use the policy, and previously undeclared family members are not eligible for family sponsorship. Inadmissibility link paths were updated and a redundant dependant-child intro sentence was added; those edits are non-substantive.

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IRCC guidanceSponsor your spouse, partner or children: Who you can sponsor Canada.ca
The temporary public policy allowing certain undeclared family members to be sponsored **ended on September 10, 2026**.
IRCC guidanceSponsor your spouse, partner or children: Who you can sponsor Canada.ca
We’ll continue to apply the public policy to eligible applications we received **between May 31, 2019 and September 10, 2026**.
IRCC guidanceSponsor your spouse, partner or children: Who you can sponsor Canada.ca
The public policy doesn’t apply to applications submitted **after September 10, 2026**. Previously undeclared family members are not eligible for family sponsorship.
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