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Minimum Necessary Income for Family Sponsorship
The level of income varies on the basis of family size. The sponsor needs to give written proof that his income meets the minimum necessary income (or LOW-INCOME CUT-OFF- LCIO), as established by Statistics Canada.
This cut off depends on the following factors-
Minimum Necessary Income (MNI) for Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship
This category of family class sponsorship requires written consent from the sponsors that they are ready to bear the financial responsibilities of their elderly members. For the proof, they are required to submit documents supporting the fact that their income has exceeded the MNI for three consecutive taxation years. The notice of assessment from CRA for the last three taxation years must be provided by the sponsor. If they do not have the notice from the previous year, the notices from earlier years can be applied.
However, this condition is not for the residents of Quebec. The minimum necessary income is given below in the table. It includes the low-income cut-off, and 30% added.
However, this condition is not for the residents of Quebec. The minimum necessary income is given below in the table. It includes the low-income cut-off, and 30% added.
Size of Family Unit
MNI 2018
MNI 2017
MNI 2016
MNI 2015
- 2 persons
- $40,379
- $39,813
- $39,371
- $38,618
- 3 persons
- $49,641
- $48,945
- $48,404
- $47,476
- 4 persons
- $60,271
- $59,426
- $58,768
- $57,642
- 5 persons
- $68,358
- $67,400
- $66,654
- $65,377
- 6 persons
- $77,095
- $76,015
- $75,174
- $73,733
- 7 persons
- $85,835
- $84,631
- $83,695
- $82,091
- Each additional person
- $8,740
- $8,616
- $8,522
- $8,358
Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)
The minimum necessary gross income depending on the size of the family is as follows. However, for every additional person, an amount of $6723 will be charged.
Minimum necessary income for Quebec family sponsorship
A Canadian residing in the province of Quebec needs to show proof of a steady income that is above the low-income cut-off over one year. They have a gross income from the Canadian sources equal to the total income, as shown in the given tables below.
The basic annual income required depends on the family size, and an additional charge of $5171 is added for any additional person. These tables are indexed every year.
The sponsored persons are placed in the second table. For the total minimum requirement, the sponsor needs to add his figure from table 1 to the relevant figure of the amount in table 2.
Additional income required of the sponsor to satisfy the basic needs of the sponsored person and his or her family members
- Number of persons 18 years of age or over
-
-
- Number of persons under 18 years
- 1
- 2
- Gross annual income required of the sponsor
- $8,267
- $13,103
- The gross annual income required increases by $4,228 for each additional person under 18 years of age.
- Number of persons 18 years of age or over
- 1
- 1
- 1
- Number of persons under 18 years
-
- 1
- 2
- Gross annual income required of the sponsor
- $17,470
- $23,472
- $25,504
- The gross annual income required increases by $2,979 for each additional person under 18 years of age.
- Number of persons 18 years of age or over
- 2
- 2
- 2
- Number of persons under 18 years
-
- 1
- 2
- Gross annual income required of the sponsor
- $25,619
- $28,698
- $30,982
- The gross annual income required increases by $2,274 for each additional person under 18 years of age and by $8,145 for each additional person 18 years of age or over.
