2 (1) Section 10 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):
- Marginal note:Exception — adoption
  (2.1) An application to sponsor and the accompanying application for permanent residence for a person described in paragraph 117(1)(b) involving an international adoption or another person referred to in paragraph 117(1)(g) can be submitted without the information referred to in paragraph 10(2)(a) concerning that person but that information must be provided before the application is approved.
(2) Subsection 10(4) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- Marginal note:Application — sponsorship
  (4) An application made by a foreign national as a member of the family class must be accompanied by a sponsorship application referred to in paragraph 130(1)(c).