Sponsorship of parents, grandparents, adopted children and other relatives — The sponsor’s guide (IMM 5196)

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Quebec Income Scale, 2010

Effective from January 1 to December 31, 2010

The government of Québec is responsible for determining the financial capability of sponsors living in Québec. You can use the income scale to assess your ability to meet the provincial requirements. Note that your calculations will only be an estimate however, as the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés Culturelles (MICC) will make the official financial assessment.

Sponsors (guarantors) are presumed to be able to satisfy their undertaking if in the last 12 months they have had gross income from Canadian sources equal to the SUM of the amount shown in Table 1 and the amount in Table 2 below. These amounts are indexed each year.

Table 1 - Basic Income Required by Sponsor to Meet Basic Needs of Own Family

Total Number of Family Members	Basic Annual Income Required
1	C$20,584
2	C$27,787
3	C$34,306
4	C$39,455
5	C$43,913
The gross annual income is increased by C$4,457 for each additional dependant.

Table 2 - Additional Income Required by Sponsor to Meet Basic Needs of Sponsored Person and His/Her Family Members

Persons 18 and over	Persons under 18	Gross Annual Income Required by Sponsor
0	1	C$7,126
0	2	C$11,292
The gross annual income required is increased by C$3,765 for each additional person under 18.
1	0	C$15,057
1	1	C$20,230
1	2	C$22,842
The gross annual income required is increased by C$2,610 for each additional person under 18.
2	0	C$22,079
2	1	C$24,734
2	2	C$26,700
The gross annual income required is increased by C$1,960 for each additional person under 18 and by C$7,020 for each additional person 18 or over.

Table 3 - Low Income Cut-off (LICO)

Effective until December 31, 2010

Size of Family Unit	Minimum necessary income
1 person (the sponsor)	$22,171
2 persons	$27,601
3 persons	$33,933
4 persons	$41,198
5 persons	$46,727
6 persons	$52,699
7 persons	$58,673
More than 7 persons, for each additional person, add	$5,974

If you are using this application kit after December 31, 2010, contact our Call Centre for revised figures.

Table 4 - Provincial Authorities Contact Information

If at any time during the validity period of the undertaking you signed, the person you are sponsoring or their family members had to depend on financial support from a federal, provincial or municipal assistance program, you are considered in default of your obligations.

If you need information about how to repay the money owed, contact the corresponding provincial office listed below. The services offered by these offices are available during local business hours only.

If you would like information about other immigration issues, contact our Call Centre or visit our website.

Alberta
Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry
Income Support Contact Centre
Toll Free 1-866-644-5135
In Edmonton (780) 644-5135

British Columbia
Ministry of Housing and Social Development
Sponsorship Default Recovery Program
P.O. Box 9950 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC  V8W 9R3
Toll free: (877) 815-2363 – Option #6

Manitoba
Department of Family Services
203 South Railway Street East
Killarney, MB R0K 1G0
1 (877) 812-0014

New Brunswick
Family and Community Services
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
1 (506) 453-2001

Newfoundland and Labrador
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
1 (709) 729-0583

Nova Scotia
Department of Community Services
P.O. Box 696
Halifax, NS B3J 2T7
1 (902) 424-4262

Ontario
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Overpayment Recovery Unit
Box 333
Toronto, ON M7A 1N3
Toll free: 1 (888) 346-5184
Fax: 1 (866) 778-7750

Prince Edward Island
Department of Social Services and Seniors
11 Kent Street, 2nd floor
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N8
1 (902) 368-6369

Quebec
Centre des garants défaillants et services aux parrainés
Ministère de la solidarité sociale
276, rue Saint-Jacques Ouest, 3^e étage
Montréal, QC H2Y 1N3
1 (514) 873-6904

Saskatchewan
Department of Community Resources and Employment
Saskatchewan Social Services
1920 Broad Street, 11th Floor
Regina, SK S4P 3V6
1 (306) 787-1388

Chart 1 - The application process

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