Sponsoring a Non Dependent (Adult) Child.

[Phil_H]

Hi,
We have been struggling to find any information on this, and the information we can find is a little confusing.

My wife's father is a Canadian Citizen. He has no partner and no other family in Canada. His parents are both deceased.

Can he sponsor my wife (along with me and our daughter) through the normal family sponsorship, or will it have to be the Lonely Canadian program?

We are both self employed/business owners and cannot apply for PR through the Start up or Entrepreneur route due to the nature of our businesses. (ie.. we do not need investment as our work is all remote and is fully established)

Any advice would be most grateful.

Thank you

 

[scylla]

Hi,
We have been struggling to find any information on this, and the information we can find is a little confusing.

My wife's father is a Canadian Citizen. He has no partner and no other family in Canada. His parents are both deceased.

Can he sponsor my wife (along with me and our daughter) through the normal family sponsorship, or will it have to be the Lonely Canadian program?

We are both self employed/business owners and cannot apply for PR through the Start up or Entrepreneur route due to the nature of our businesses. (ie.. we do not need investment as our work is all remote and is fully established)

Any advice would be most grateful.

Thank you

Yes, he can sponsor you if he meets the income requirements. It would need to be through the loney Canadian program.

 

[Phil_H]

Yes, he can sponsor you if he meets the income requirements. It would need to be through the loney Canadian program.

Thanks for the reply.

He is now retired, however his financial status is very good. Whether that will be an issue being retired?

 

[scylla]

Thanks for the reply.

He is now retired, however his financial status is very good. Whether that will be an issue being retired?

He needs to meet the income requirements to qualify as a sponsor. Savings and assets do not count. If he does not meet the income requirements, then not possible for him to sponsor you. You would need to qualify on your own through a program like Express Entry.

 

[Naturgrl]

He would need to meet LICO for 4 people. For 2023, his income must be at least $65k so he needs to show that his NOA on his tax return meets that and continues to meet it through the years it will take to process.

 

[Phil_H]

Appreciate the replies.

I can see this is another dead end for us. He owns his own house and has a lot of savings, but I'm quite sure his actual income may not meet the criteria due to him now being retired. And I presume our income is not taken in to account.

Express Entry is not an option as it would require us to apply for a job, which we do not need. And as stated above, we will not be starting a 'New' business, so the 'Start Up' is not suitable. We have well established 'remote' businesses, and were hoping it wouldn't be too difficult.

I'm not sure there are any other ways for us to get out there

 

[scylla]

Appreciate the replies.

I can see this is another dead end for us. He owns his own house and has a lot of savings, but I'm quite sure his actual income may not meet the criteria due to him now being retired. And I presume our income is not taken in to account.

Express Entry is not an option as it would require us to apply for a job, which we do not need. And as stated above, we will not be starting a 'New' business, so the 'Start Up' is not suitable. We have well established 'remote' businesses, and were hoping it wouldn't be too difficult.

I'm not sure there are any other ways for us to get out there

There are no requirements to apply for a job to qualify for PR through Express Entry. Suggest you spend more time researching the requirements. Agreed that having your father in law sponsor you is a dead end. Your income is certainly not taken into account. The sponsor is the one who must meet income requirements.

 

[armoured]

I can see this is another dead end for us. He owns his own house and has a lot of savings, but I'm quite sure his actual income may not meet the criteria due to him now being retired.

While this might indeed be the case, I would still strongly suggest you ask him to check the relevant part of his income tax returns and do the basic calcs and check here:
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/pdf/kits/forms/imm1283e.pdf

While one removes old age security and a few other things, interest and investment income is included, as is most pension income, rental income, and some (portion of) capital gains, etc. While someone living entirely off savings may not get there, many would especially if they have investment and other income. Look into it before dismissing it.