Found this over at http://www.immigroup.com/news/income-requirement-canadian-spousal-and-other-family-sponsorship-applicationsstellahello said:Hello All,
Congratulations to everyone who has had good news
I do have a question as to the income of sponsor.
I just heard from one of my friend saying that the income of sponsor is quite important in this category.
What I believe was that the income is only a matter when there is a dependent of relationship. If not, the amount of income is not important.
Do you guys have any information regarding that?
After I heard the "news", I am worried about our stage 1. We both are student; so I, as a sponsor, had almost no income when I applied.
My T4 and Option C printout income were like $12,000 since I was only able to work over the summer.
Any ideas? please provide me with information.
It is a common misconception that there is a specific income requirement to be able to sponsor your spouse to Canada.
While you must meet a concrete requirement to sponsor almost any other family member, there is no such income requirement at all for spousal sponsorship applications.
The financial requirements for spousal sponsorship include:
You must not be receiving welfare benefits from any province.
You must not be in bankruptcy proceedings, and previous bankruptcy claim must have been discharged
Both of these requirements must be met at the time you submit your spousal sponsorship application, but there is no specific length of time you need to wait before you can send the application in. In other words, you can submit your spousal sponsorship application the day after you stop receiving welfare benefits or your bankruptcy is discharged.
However, if you are receiving Employment Insurance benefits (unemployment) or disability benefits, you may still sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner as these benefits do not count as welfare.
In order to make the ability to sponsor your spouse accessible to people at all income levels, CIC does not require that applicants earn any certain amount of money. They are also comparitively lenient about this requirement, as previous bankruptcy or receipt of welfare benefits do not normally reflect poorly on an application.
Hope this helps!