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POINTE-DES-CASCADES · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Can my family use a colleague’s completed Gold Card family steps as their own clearance?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Each actual relative’s requested information and case steps must remain connected to that person.

Track family members within the correct household

The FAQ recommends initially including the intended eligible joining spouse and unmarried children under 21. Each adds US$15,000 and a US$1 million gift, including in the corporate route. Another employee’s household record does not establish your relatives’ eligibility or outcome.

Funding a payment and being an eligible included family applicant are separate matters. Family amounts are counted per person, which is the arithmetic a wire instruction has to match. Family terms are defined by the program's official documentation and must be read there. An employer may or may not agree privately to cover these amounts; that agreement does not remove the official per-person structure. The corporate feature for reuse of the principal gift does not justify assuming an unverified family-payment transfer rule. Because a household decision usually involves schooling, employment and timing for several people, write down which of those questions the official material actually answers and which remain unresolved. The first review should not assume that a child who is currently eligible will remain so throughout processing.

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