Versions of s. 13(1)

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

2012-12-15 to present available View Source

A Canadian citizen or permanent ~~resident~~resident, ~~may,~~or a group of Canadian citizens or permanent residents, a corporation incorporated under a law of Canada or of a province or an unincorporated organization or association under federal or provincial law — or any combination of them — may sponsor a foreign national, subject to the ~~regulations, sponsor a foreign national who is a member of the family class.~~regulations.

Full text

A Canadian citizen or permanent resident, or a group of Canadian citizens or permanent residents, a corporation incorporated under a law of Canada or of a province or an unincorporated organization or association under federal or provincial law — or any combination of them — may sponsor a foreign national, subject to the regulations.
2003-01-01 to 2012-12-15 View Source

A Canadian citizen or permanent resident may, subject to the regulations, sponsor a foreign national who is a member of the family class.