Unfortunately you do need to include yourself in the count. (Also spouse / common law partner and any children if applicable.) So it looks like you're a couple of years away from qualifying. The good news is that your income for 2020 meets LICO for 3 people. You just need to keep that up for 2021 and 2022 to qualify as a sponsor.Argh... I missed that part. All this time I thought Im just gonna count them : (