Please read from Guide 5196 E for the sponsor:
Who cannot sponsor?
You are not eligible to sponsor if you are in default of a previous sponsorship undertaking, of an immigration
loan, of court ordered support payment obligations or of a performance bond (an amount you agreed to pay
as a guarantee of performance of an obligation under the immigration legislation).
Default of a previous sponsorship undertaking means persons you sponsored in the past have
received social assistance during the validity period of the undertaking.
Default of an immigration loan means you received a transportation, assistance or Right of
Permanent Residence (previously Right of Landing) Fee loan and have not made a required payment
or are in arrears with your loan payments.
Default of any court ordered support payment obligations means you were ordered by a court to
make support payments to your spouse, common-law partner or child and have neglected to do so.
Default of a performance bond means you have not paid the sum of money that became payable to
the Canadian government following a promise you made to pay this sum if the person specified in the
performance bond that you signed or co-signed did not comply with the conditions imposed on him or
her by immigration authorities.
If you are in default of a previous sponsorship, of an immigration loan, of court ordered support
payment obligations or of a performance bond and you submit an application to sponsor, it will be
refused even if you are sponsoring your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, or child.
Should you want to sponsor again, you will have to
• repay the full amount of any social assistance payment or repay the debt to the satisfaction
of the provincial, territorial or municipal authorities that issued the benefit or ordered you
to pay, if you are in default of a previous sponsorship,
pay all arrears on your loan, if you are in default of an immigration loan,
resolve the family support matter to the satisfaction of the provincial or territorial
authorities who ordered the payment, or
pay any outstanding bonds for which you are a signer or a co-signer and that became
payable;
• submit a new sponsorship application;
• pay new processing fees; and
• meet all the eligibility requirements for sponsorship at that time.
For information on social assistance repayments, contact the appropriate provincial authorities (see
Table 5).
It does not say anything about receiving EI or being unemployed. The key point is to meet the minimum income requirements.
I don't think including your spouse who has no income will affect the application.
Wouldn't he eventually get a job down the road? which would be beneficial to you if he becomes a co-signor?
