Undertaking application

Before submitting an undertaking application to the gouvernement du Québec, the sponsor must first present a sponsorship application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). If this application is accepted, the sponsor can continue the process by submitting an undertaking application to the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles (MICC).

The undertaking application is a contract that binds the sponsor with respect to the person being sponsored and the gouvernement du Québec (government of Québec).

The gouvernement du Québec establishes the scales used to evaluate the sponsor’s financial capacity and determines the length of the undertaking. It also ensures compliance with the terms of this undertaking.

Procedure

1. Have in hand your sponsorship letter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) which confirms that your sponsorship is approved
   
   If your sponsorship application is approved, CIC will notify you by letter and invite you to continue the process by submitting an undertaking application to the MICC.
   
   This letter is very important since it constitutes proof that your sponsorship application was submitted to and approved by CIC.
   
   * You must forward a copy of this letter to the MICC when submitting your undertaking application, accompanied by the fees payable and all required forms.

2. Submit your undertaking application to the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles (MICC)
   
   A. Determine which undertaking application kit applies to your situation
   
   The undertaking application kits consist of forms to complete and practical guides with all the information you need to submit your application.
   
   Consult the chart below to determine which undertaking application kit you will need.
   
   Determine your undertaking application kit

   Kit	You are sponsoring
   Kit A Without financial requirements	your spouse, de facto spouse or conjugal partner and their dependent children if they in turn do not have one or more dependent children
   	your dependent child
   	a child who you adopted before you settled in Québec
   Kit B With financial requirements	a dependent child who in turn has a dependent child
   	your father, mother, grandfather or grandmother and their dependent children
   	your brother, sister, nephew, niece, grandson or granddaughter, who is orphaned of both parents, under 18 years of age and is neither married nor a de facto spouse.

   
   B. Obtain your undertaking application kit

   Online option

   Download your undertaking application kit—guides and forms
   
   To download all the forms and guides in your undertaking application kit in PDF format, your computer must have Adobe Reader. It is available free of charge from the Adobe Reader site.
   
   You can either:

   - Fill out the forms on screen (Dynamic PDF) and then print them (we recommend that you do this);
   
   or

   - Print the forms and fill them out by hand.
   
   You will then have to send us all the required forms duly completed and accompanied by all the requisite documents.

   • Access Kit A—without financial requirements
     Access Kit B—with financial requirements

   Postal mailing option

   Obtain your kit—guides and forms
   
   To obtain your undertaking application kit by mail, you can:

   - Request it by telephone from the Service de renseignements.

C. Make your application for a sponsorship undertaking

• First of all, carefully read the Sponsor’s Guide (PDF, 184 Kb).
• Next, you must fill out the forms.
• Finally, you must send the forms from your undertaking application kit to the MICC.
  
  Before sending your application, make sure to enclose:
  
  
  • A copy of the letter you received from CIC inviting you to continue the application process with the MICC. The fees payable to process your application must be enclosed with the letter.
  • All the required forms, including those that the sponsored person must fill out, duly completed and signed.
    
    Note: You must send two copies of the completed and signed undertaking application form. It is very important that you keep a copy of all documents that you send to the MICC.
    
    All applications must be sent to the Direction du courrier et de l'encaissement in Montréal, except for applications that concern minor orphans which must be sent to the Service Immigration–Québec nearest you.

	USEFUL INFORMATION
	For applications subject to a financial assessment, you can use the calculator to determine the income required to support your undertaking.