Family Sponsorship’s Minimum Necessary Income is an essential requirement to demonstrate that they are financially responsible for assisting their family members when required.
The income need varies according to the number of sponsored family members, the number of sponsored family members, and whether the sponsor resides in Canada or Quebec.
Family Sponsorship’s Minimum Necessary Income- knowing the details
Some family sponsorship programs require sponsors to meet minimum income requirements to support themselves, their family members, and the individuals they wish to sponsor. The ability of the sponsor to provide for their family members relies on the evaluation using MNI levels by IRCC. Applications for family sponsorship will only get consideration if the applicant can meet the NMI requirements for their family size.
Family Size Unit- who will be a part of this?
Depending on who the sponsor is presently supporting in Canada and who they intend to sponsor, knowing the Family Size Unit is possible. In order to determine a family unit, you would need to include the following:
- A person’s spouse or partner
- The individual
- Their dependent children
- Dependent children of their spouse or partner
- Parents and grandparents seek to sponsor
- The spouse, partner, or dependent children of their parents and grandparents
- It could also be someone they must have already sponsored in the past while they still hold financial responsibility for them.
Including spouses, partners, or dependent children of their parents and grandparents is also crucial.
Parents and Grandparents Program Sponsorship- the Minimum Necessary Income
Only Canadian sponsors who have exceeded their MNI for three straight tax years are eligible for parent and grandparent sponsorships. However, Quebec is an exception. By fulfilling this condition, sponsors can show they can take on the financial responsibilities that frequently accompany looking after older family members and bringing them to Canada.
The MNI requirements for sponsors under the 2022 Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship are shown in the given table.
The MNI for people residing in Canada outside of Quebec is shown in the figures below:
|
Family Unit’s Size
|
MNI
2021
|
MNI
2020 |
MNI
2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2 individuals
|
$32,898
|
$32,270
|
$41,007
|
|
3 individuals
|
$40,444
|
$39,672
|
$50,414
|
|
4 individuals
|
$49,106
|
$48,167
|
$61,209
|
|
5 individuals
|
$55,694
|
$54,630
|
$69,423
|
|
6 individuals
|
$62,814
|
$61,613
|
$78,296
|
|
7 individuals
|
$69,934
|
$68,595
|
$87,172
|
|
Each additional individual
|
$7,120
|
$6,985
|
$8,876
|
Family Sponsorship’s Minimum Necessary Income in Quebec
Different income requirements apply to sponsors who reside in the province of Quebec. Sponsors are deemed able to meet the criteria if they have had gross income from Canadian sources totaling the sum of the income shown in Tables 1 and 2 below over the last 12 months and throughout their endeavors. Each year, both tables’ income is indexed.
The sums are valid from January 1 through December 31, 2022.
|
Family Unit’s Size
|
Basic annual income requirement
|
|---|---|
|
1 individual
|
$25,251
|
|
2 individuals
|
$34,086
|
|
3 individuals
|
$42,083
|
|
4 individuals
|
$48,401
|
|
5 individuals
|
$53,868
|
|
Over 5 individuals, for each additional person added
|
$5,467
|
Table 2
Only the individuals who are being sponsored are discussed in Table 2 below. To get their overall minimum income requirement, principal applicants should put the pertinent figures from Tables 1 and 2 together.
| Additional income requirement of the sponsor to satiate the basic needs of the sponsored individuals and their family members. | ||
| Number of individuals (18 years of age or above it) | Number of people below 18 years | Annual gross income requirement of the sponsor |
|
1
|
$8,740
|
|
|
2
|
$13,852
|
|
|
The annual gross income requirement rises by $4,619 for each additional individual below 18 years.
|
||
|
Number of people
(18 years or above it) |
Number of people below 18 years
|
Sponsor’s Gross annual income requirement
|
|
1
|
$18,469
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
$24 815
|
|
1
|
2
|
$28,021
|
|
The required annual gross income increases by $3,203 for each additional individual below 18 years of age.
|
||
|
Number of individuals (over 18 years)
|
Number of people below 18 years
|
Sponsor’s Gross annual income requirement
|
|
2
|
$27,085
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
$30,340
|
|
2
|
2
|
$32,754
|
|
The gross annual income requirement increases by $2,404 for each additional individual below 18 years. Also, it increases by $8,610 for each additional person who is 18 years old or beyond it.
|
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