Process and timeframe for H&C application

[scylla]

Apologies if my post was extremely confusing.
Yes, the sponsor is my best friend.
The idea of income requirements was based on this gov. link regarding sponsorship:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5482-instruction-fill-financial-evaluation-form-1283.html

It includes this section which I may be interpreting incorrectly:
Minimum necessary income
Refer to the low income cut-off table (Table 1) and go down the column until you come to the line that matches the number of people as determined in Box 7. This is the amount of income you must have to sponsor your relatives. Enter that amount in the box at question 8.

Honestly, at this point I think you are best off getting an immigration lawyer to help you. You / your friend are making some huge missteps here and I think the DIY path isn't working for you. Get professional help. Given the applicant is out of status, you cannot afford to mess this up more.

This link you provided clearly states that the income rules do not apply to spousal sponsorship / common law sponsorship. See bolded & underlined below.

If you are sponsoring a person other than:

• your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner who has no family members, or
• your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner who has dependent children who have no dependent children of their own, or
• your child who has no children of his or her own,

you must prove that you have an annual income that is at least equal to the minimum necessary income to support the group of persons consisting of:

 

[scylla]

Apologies if my post was extremely confusing.
Yes, the sponsor is my best friend.
The idea of income requirements was based on this gov. link regarding sponsorship:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5482-instruction-fill-financial-evaluation-form-1283.html

It includes this section which I may be interpreting incorrectly:
Minimum necessary income
Refer to the low income cut-off table (Table 1) and go down the column until you come to the line that matches the number of people as determined in Box 7. This is the amount of income you must have to sponsor your relatives. Enter that amount in the box at question 8.

But just to be clear, I understand the sponsor is your best friend. They (the sponsor & your best friend) are sponsoring their out of status spouse, not you, correct?

It's still not clear to be honest.

 

[nic2]

Honestly, at this point I think you are best off getting an immigration lawyer to help you. You / your friend are making some huge missteps here and I think the DIY path isn't working for you. Get professional help. Given the applicant is out of status, you cannot afford to mess this up more.

This link you provided clearly states that the income rules do not apply to spousal sponsorship / common law sponsorship. See bolded & underlined below.

If you are sponsoring a person other than:

• your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner who has no family members, or
• your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner who has dependent children who have no dependent children of their own, or
• your child who has no children of his or her own,

you must prove that you have an annual income that is at least equal to the minimum necessary income to support the group of persons consisting of:

Well, Scylla, your input that the income of a sponsor has absolutely no bearing on the sponsorship of a spouse certainly changes the playing field, and also highlights the importance this site and and contributors like yourself is for those whose finances make representation by a lawyer prohibitive.
Thank you.