Canadian uni student sponsoring an American spouse?

[izzyvalentine]

Hello!

I'm a university student about to start my 1st year; I'm a Canadian citizen living in the states but I'm about to move back to go to university. I'm currently in a relationship and have been for about a year. While I'm not quite ready to get married YET, I just would like to have some info beforehand for the future.

I'm only 17 right now and due to credits from HS, I'll graduate when I'm 20. My question is this: will it be hard to show my relationship is "real" because I'm so young? Obviously I won't be able to sponsor until I turn 18, but even then, is it harder for younger people?
Also, I believe I read this before but I want to be sure it hasn't changed: there is no income requirement to sponsor a spouse, right? Even if I'm on OSAP?

Ahead of time, thanks for your time and answers. I really appreciate it!

[CharlieD10]

No, it is not especially harder for young people.  Like everyone, you just need to prove you have developed a subsisting, genuine long-term relationship with the person, whether common-law or marital.  Love_Young is American and young and was sponsored by her spouse, feel free to browse her posts to get an idea of how they went about substantiating their application.

There is no minimum income requirement to sponsor a spouse, however, CIC wants to know how you plan to support yourselves, so plans to show how you will care for your spouse's basic necessities (food, clothing, shelter) are important.  Always remember that they need to be assured you aren't planning to fall back on social assistance, or failing to plan so much so that relying on social assistance will be all but inevitable.