Being sponser to parent while receiving financial assistance

[archerx]

Hi

I have an inquiry about the sponsorship of parents. I really appreciate if you can answer the following questions.

I live in Canada for three years as a permanent resident. I am single and never married. I am planning to sponsor to my mother. However I am currently unemployed and receive financial assistance.

I know that I can not sponsor under this circumstances. However I really appreciate if you can reply my following questions.

1- If I stop receiving financial assistance, can I be eligible to be sponsor to her?
2- Since I am unemployed and no minimum income requirements but how about if my mother has own money? she has some certain amount of money in her bank account and she is financially stable. Is it helpful to apply under this circumstances?
3- Alternatively, my parents are gonna sell a house in my country and they are willing to help financially, so I can demonstrate some certain amount in my bank account. It is acceptable to demonstrate some money in my bank account form my own country?
4- I dont have any idea about the term of "co-signor" for the application. How this term can help me to be eligible a sponsor to my mother.

Thank you

 

[scylla]

You are a long way off (several years) from being able to sponsor your mother. No - getting off social assistance alone won't let her sponsor you. To qualify to sponsor your mother you must prove that you have made enough income from a job in Canada for three years in a row to meet the low income cut off. Having money in the bank doesn't matter and your mother's money won't help. YOU need to be making income from a job in Canada. You can combine your income with a co-signer to meet the low income cut off - but the co-signer can only be your spouse / common law partner. Since you are single, you have no co-signer and must meet the low income cut off on your own.

You'll need to do the following if you want to sponsor your mother:

1) Get off social assistance
2) Get a job in Canada where your salary is high enough to meet the low income cut off.
3) Work in this job for at least 3 years and file Canadian income taxes each year.
4) Once you have three years of Canadian income tax returns where you meet the low income cut off, you will be able to sponsor your mother.

 

[screech339]

Along with the steps listed above. You also have to keep maintaining your LICO the entire time while your mother PR is in process. You can't get laid off, you can't go back on social assistance.