As a sponsor for your spouse, you must provide financial support for three years from the date your spouse becomes a permanent resident. Therefore, you have to meet certain income requirements.

It is very important that people whom you have sponsored before should not have turned to government for financial assistant. If they have taken the help from government in terms of financial assistance then you may not be allowed to sponsor another person.

Here are some important eligibility conditions that will determine if you will be approved as a sponsor.

• failed to provide financial support you agreed to when you signed a sponsorship agreement to sponsor another relative in the past
• any default on a court-ordered support order specifically towards alimony or child support
• received government financial assistance ( disability assistance is fine )
• were convicted of a violent criminal offence
• late or missed payments on an immigration loan
• are in prison
• have declared bankruptcy and have not been released from it yet.