What financial criteria must be satisfied to qualify as a Sponsor?
To qualify, the Sponsor must be able to demonstrate the financial ability to provide for the essential needs of the Sponsored person(s) and any accompanying dependents. This requirement is waived if: • The person requiring sponsorship is the spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the Canadian Sponsor; or • The person requiring sponsorship is the dependent child of the Canadian Sponsor.
The sponsor must be able to demonstrate the financial ability to provide for the essential needs of the Family Class applicant and dependents (sponsored family members). The financial ability requirements may not apply where the sponsored individual is a spouse and/or one or more dependent children.
