Question 1

Requirements for the Sponsor

Accepted Answer

• The sponsor and their relative must sign a sponsorship agreement that commits the sponsor to provide financial support to their relative, if necessary. If sponsoring a person coming to the Province of Quebec, an “undertaking” with the Province must be signed.

• The sponsor must promise to provide financial support for the relative and any other eligible relatives accompanying them for 20 years. The time begins the day the parent or grandparent becomes a permanent resident.

• Under the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship, Sponsors must meet the Minimum Necessary Income (MNI) outlined in the chart below. The MNI figures below are Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) figures, plus 30%.

• Your spouse or common-law partner can help you meet the income requirement by co-signing the undertaking. However, if a co-signer is helping you, the co-signer must meet the same eligibility criteria as you, the sponsor. And, in addition, your co-signer must not be the person being sponsored and need to prove you have lived in a conjugal relationship for at least 12 months.

Question 2

Minimum Income Requirement

Accepted Answer

Size of 
Family 
Unit        MNI 2020   MNI 2019      MNI 2018    MNI 2017
2 persons	$32,899	$41,007	$40,379	$39,813
3 persons	$40,445	$50,414	$49,641	$48,945
4 persons	$49,106	$61,209	$60,271	$59,426
5 persons	$55,695	$69,423	$68,358	$67,400
6 persons	$62,814	$78,296	$77,095	$76,015
7 persons	$69,935	$87,172	$85,835	$84,631
Each additional person	$7,121	$8,876	$8,740	$8,616

To prove they meet the MNI requirement, potential sponsors must provide their Notice of Assessment from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for the last (3) taxation years before applying (2020, 2019 and 2018).

Question 3

Requirement for the Sponsored Person

Accepted Answer

• The sponsored person must be the parent(s) or grandparent(s) of the sponsor.

Family
Sponsorship

Sponsor your spouse, Common-law Partner, or conjugal partner

Sponsor Parents and Grandparents

The Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program (PGP) offers Canadian citizens and permanent residents the opportunity to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada.

Sponsor your Dependent Children

Under this category, you can sponsor your dependent children. Whether natural or adopted, to become permanent residents of Canada.

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