Does EI unemployment count as income for Parents Sponsorship?

[nevertheless]

Hi everyone, this year is tough year,I lost my job and currently I am trying to claim EI. Does my EI will be counted as income,so my wife's income and my EI income in total for family income to qualify the Parents Sponsorship program? Thanks

 

[Naturgrl]

Hi everyone, this year is tough year,I lost my job and currently I am trying to claim EI. Does my EI will be counted as income,so my wife's income and my EI income in total for family income to qualify the Parents Sponsorship program? Thanks

You will not know until the program is announced. Because of Covid, EI was counted for 2020 and 2021 but was not counted for 2019.

 

[YVR123]

As Naturgrl replied, we do not know what is going to count as income for 2022 (2023 PGP).

IRCC has relax the requirement for 2020 and 2021 income because of COVID. We do not know if the same will apply for 2022 income

This was for 2022 PGP:
https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1445&top=14
Since many sponsors may have been affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, the income requirement for the 2020 and 2021 tax years have been reduced to the minimum necessary income, instead of the minimum necessary income plus 30%.

Also, family class sponsors will be able to count these benefits in their income calculations for the 2020 and 2021 tax years:

• regular Employment Insurance benefits (rather than just special Employment Insurance benefits)
• any Canada Emergency Response Benefits issued under the
  • Employment Insurance Act or
  • Canadian Emergency Response Benefit Act
• other temporary COVID-19 related benefits
  • as long as they’re not part of provincial social assistance programs

Note: This does not affect the income requirements for the 2019 tax year.