If Your Sponsorship Breaks Down

This publication is for people whose immigration sponsor is no longer willing or able to support them. Learn about your rights, how to keep safe, and how to get help to pay for your basic needs. The information is current to January 2025.

All the information in this booklet is also on our website, which goes deeper on other aspects of being sponsored to come to Canada by a spouse or partner.

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If Your Sponsorship Breaks Down

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Juliana Dalley, Immigration and Refugee Legal Clinic (IRLC) ; Gillian Gaffney, Together Against Poverty Society; Leila Geggie Hurst, Together Against Poverty Society; and Hamidreza Siavashpour, Heron Law Offices

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Leila Geggie Hurst
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