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Family Class Sponsorship For Those Residing In Canada (Excluding Quebec):

The Financial requirements for Canada Family Class Sponsorship for those residing in Canada (excluding Quebec) are as follows:

A sponsor must demonstrate a level of income that meets the minimum necessary income or low-income cut-off (LICO) for a given family size, as established by Statistics Canada. The sponsor is freed from this requirement if:

The individual requiring sponsorship is the spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner of the Canadian sponsor; or
The individual requiring sponsorship is the dependent child of the Canadian sponsor.

Federal Income Table, 2017

The following chart lays out Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) figures, plus 30 per cent.

The following table applies to residents of all provinces except Quebec. For each of the three consecutive taxation years preceding the date on which the application is submitted, the sponsor (and co-signer, if applicable) must meet the Minimum Necessary Income, which is based on the Low Income Cut-offs plus 30%.

Federal Income Table for Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship (2017, 2016, 2015)

Size of Family Unit	MNI 2017	MNI 2016	MNI 2015
2 persons	$40,379	$39,371	$38,618
3 persons	$49,641	$48,404	$47,476
4 persons	$60,271	$58,768	$57,642
5 persons	$68,358	$66,654	$65,377
6 persons	$77,095	$75,174	$73,733
7 persons	$85,835	$83,695	$82,091
Each additional person	$8,740	$8,522	$8,358

Financial capacity evaluation for those residing in Quebec:

Financial requirements for Canada Family Class Sponsorship for those residing in Quebec are as follows.

A Canadian sponsor residing in Quebec must demonstrate a level of income that meets the minimum income for a given family size, as established by the Quebec government in the chart below. The sponsor is free from this requirement if:

The individual requiring sponsorship is the spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner of the Canadian sponsor; or
The individual requiring sponsorship is the dependent child of a Canadian sponsor.

The sponsor must be able to prove a steady income and one that has consistently exceeded the low income cut-off over the last 12 months.

Income required of the sponsor to satisfy the basic needs of the sponsored person and his or her family members:

Persons 18 and over	Persons under 18	Annual gross amount required of the sponsor
0	1	$8,128
0	2	$12,883
The gross annual income required is increased by C$4,228 for each additional person under 18 years of age.
1	0	$17,176
1	1	$23,077
1	2	$25,648
The gross annual income required is increased by C$2,979 for each additional person under 18 years of age.
2	0	$25,188
2	1	$28,126
2	2	$30,461
The gross annual income required is increased by C$2,236 for each additional person under 18 years of age and by C$8,008 for each additional person 18 years of age or over.

Note: Amounts in effect from January 1st until December 31, 2018.