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Quebec Income Scale, 2008
Effective from January 1 to December 31 2008
The government of Québec is responsible for determining the financial capability of sponsors living in Québec. You can use the income scale to assess your ability to meet the provincial requirements. Note that your calculations will only be an estimate however, as the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés Culturelles (MICC) will make the official financial assessment.
Sponsors (guarantors) are presumed to be able to satisfy their undertaking if in the last 12 months they have had gross income from Canadian sources equal to the SUM of the amount shown in Table 1 and the amount in Table 2 below. These amounts are indexed each year.
Table 1 - Basic Income Required by Sponsor to Meet Basic Needs of Own Family
Total Number of Family Members Basic Annual Income Required
1 C$19,907
2 C$26,873
3 C$33,178
4 C$38,158
5 C$42,469
The gross annual income is increased by C$4,310 for each additional dependant.
Table 2 - Additional Income Required by Sponsor to Meet Basic Needs of Sponsored Person and His/Her Family Members
Persons 18 and over Persons under 18 Gross Annual Income
Required by Sponsor
0 1 C$6,892
0 2 C$10,921
The gross annual income required is increased by C$3,641 for each additional person under 18.
1 0 C$14,562
1 1 C$19,565
1 2 C$22,091
The gross annual income required is increased by C$2,524 for each additional person under 18.
2 0 C$21,353
2 1 C$23,921
2 2 C$25,822
The gross annual income required is increased by C$1,896 for each additional person under 18 and by C$6,789 for each additional person 18 or over.
Table 3 - Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles
Quebec City and Eastern Quebec
Table 4 - Low Income Cut-off (LICO)
Effective until December 31, 2008
Size of Family Unit Minimum necessary income
1 person (the sponsor) $21,202
2 persons $26,396
3 persons $32,450
4 persons $39,399
5 persons $44,686
6 persons $50,397
7 persons $56,110
More than 7 persons, for each additional person, add $5,713
If you are using this application kit after December 31, 2008, contact our Call Centre for revised figures.