What signing a sponsorship really commits you to.
Sponsoring a spouse: the 3-year promiseSponsoring a spouse means signing a 3-year undertaking to support them financially — it survives separation and divorce, and any social assistance they draw becomes your debt.The PGP lottery and the 20-year undertakingThe Parents and Grandparents Program invites sponsors from an interest-to-sponsor pool, requires meeting income thresholds for three straight tax years, and binds you to a 20-year undertaking (10 in Québec).