Please provide me an answer.

[demiejade]

Hello,

I have already sent my application to sponsor my wife to come here to Canada, however I m a bit worried about the eligibility because a part of the not eligible to sponsor is the social assistance, well I didnt know about that beforeso the thing is I arrived here in Canada 2014, and decided to go back as a full-time student in 2015. I decided to get a Low-income bus/transit pass for september 2015-september 1,2016 which is now expired. And when I filed my taxes for 2015 together with the tax forms for school and stuff I believe im also getting an GST/HSTC which I didnt intend to but it's automatically given. Are they considered social assistance? And will it affect my eligibility to sponsor?

Thank You

 

[CaroM8]

No I don't think the GST/HST credit counts as social assistance... Well I hope not cause I get it too!
Considering it's sucj a low amount I really don't think it counts, but someone correct me if I am wrong!

 

[profiler]

Social assistance (also known as welfare) is where you apply for the benefit directly, and the province gives you a small amount of money monthly for basic basic needs. You also are audited regularly when in receipt of assistance.

If this hasn't happened, then you have not received it.

 

[demiejade]

I see, i just want to confirm it because I also read something about it but it was wayback 2010 from the forums and what about the low-income bus/transit fares ?

 

[profiler]

I see, i just want to confirm it because I also read something about it but it was wayback 2010 from the forums and what about the low-income bus/transit fares ?

It's not the same as welfare.

 

[demiejade]

Social assistance (also known as welfare) is where you apply for the benefit directly, and the province gives you a small amount of money monthly for basic basic needs. You also are audited regularly when in receipt of assistance.

If this hasn't happened, then you have not received it.

So basically its about receiving a money?

 

[demiejade]

It's not the same as welfare.

I think I understand it better now, so basically its just about recieving a cash money for a monthly support? And it has me being paranoid about this is baseless. Since low-income bus/transit bus(which is expired already) is baseless for me being paranoid ?

 

[profiler]

I think I understand it better now, so basically its just about recieving a cash money for a monthly support? And it has me being paranoid about this is baseless. Since low-income bus/transit bus(which is expired already) is baseless for me being paranoid ?

It's about government support because the person couldn't support themselves.

 

[demiejade]

It's about government support because the person couldn't support themselves.

In which the low-income bus/transit pass doesn't have to do with it?

 

[profiler]

In which the low-income bus/transit pass doesn't have to do with it?

Did you get that with welfare? They can be granted without...

 

[demiejade]

Did you get that with welfare? They can be granted without...

As far as I understand from al the things you said is a No, because I don't get any money, and I was the one who paid for the bus/transit bus, which is originaly 99$/month then i applied for a low income bus/transit pass that lessen the amount of total price that makes it 49$/month paid by me every month.

 

[profiler]

As far as I understand from al the things you said is a No, because I don't get any money, and I was the one who paid for the bus/transit bus, which is originaly 99$/month then i applied for a low income bus/transit pass that lessen the amount of total price that makes it 49$/month paid by me every month.

Then it shouldn't be an issue.