Sponsor proof of employment

[Oleander]

I am sponsoring my husband, we live outside of Canada and are not required to file Canadian income taxes so I do not have the Option C Printout of Notice of Assessment.
Under sponsor checklist, it asks for proof of employment as original letter from your current employer. In that section, it states the requirement to meet the minimum necessary income requirement and if I as sponsor am not producing an original Option C Printout then I need to include pays stubs for the last 12 months.

1. So am I correct that I need to include both original letter from current employer AND last 12 months pay stubs?
2. Also what is the min. income requirement? I haven't seen a figure in any of the documents of what that min. income requirement is for a sponsor.

 

[Mapleson]

Are you immigrating to Quebec or other parts of Canada?

For spousal sponsorships outside Quebec, there is no minimum.

In Quebec:

Family	Income
1	$22,590
2	$30,495
3	$37,650
4	$43,301
5	$48,192

 

[Oleander]

Immigrating to other parts of Canada. Ok thank you! That is low enough.

Also when stating employment income, should it be converted to CD$ or should we leave in US$ and they will know to convert it themselves.

 

[Owl29]

Are you immigrating to Quebec or other parts of Canada?

For spousal sponsorships outside Quebec, there is no minimum.

In Quebec:

Family	Income
1	$22,590
2	$30,495
3	$37,650
4	$43,301
5	$48,192

There is no minimum income requirement for spouses in Quebec.

 

[Oleander]

Getting confused with the two posts. Is there a min income requirement for a sponsor for Quebec or in other parts of Canada? The levels look low enough anyways but now I am curious...

 

[Owl29]

As far as I know (lawyer said) there is minimum requirement if you sponsor parents, kids and other dependents, but it doesn't not apply for spouses. Just to be sure I asked this question in other topic just to clear situation, as I don't want to confuse people

 

[SenoritaBella]

I don't know how it works for Quebec.

But for the rest of Canada, there is no minimum income to sponsor a spouse or dependent children. However, if you wanted to sponsor the children of dependent children (i.e. your grand kids whose parents are still dependent on you), then you would need to meet minimum income requirements.

See this (for sponsorship of family members living outside Canada): http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/3900ETOC.asp

Sponsorship eligibility

In order to sponsor, you must...

be 18 years of age or older,
be a Canadian citizen, Registered Indian or permanent resident,
be sponsoring a member of the family Class,
live in Canada or provide evidence, if you are a Canadian citizen living outside of Canada, that you will live in Canada once the person you are sponsoring becomes a permanent resident.
sign an agreement with your spouse or common-law partner confirming that each of you understands your obligations and responsibilities,
sign an undertaking promising to provide for your spouse or common-law partner's basic requirements and, if applicable, those of his or her dependent children,
prove that you have sufficient income to provide basic requirements for your spouse or common-law partner's dependent children. To do this, you must provide documents showing your financial resources for the past 12 months. This requirement applies only when dependent children who have dependent children of their own are included on the application.

 

[Owl29]

Well, I am confused now and it got me worried, as when we asked our lawyer, she said there is no minimum requirement in Quebec too.
Maybe someone who applied from Quebec will verify.

 

[canadianwoman]

There is no minimum requirement in Quebec. There is no minimum requirement in the rest of Canada. This is for sponsoring your spouse or common-law/conjugal partner, and dependent children.

The minimum income is for when you are sponsoring other relatives.