A family must meet the LICO in order to: Select one: sponsor a dependent child to immigrate to Canada, or host parents or grandparents for an extended stay sponsor a spouse or common law partner to immigrate to Canada, or host parents or grandparents for an extended stay sponsor a family member to immigrate to Canada, or host parents or grandparents for an extended stay, unless the family member is a spouse, common-law partner or dependent child who does not have a dependent child sponsor a dependent child to immigrate to Canada, or host siblings and their spouses for an extended stay