Income levels set out by the Government of Canada where a family spends a higher percentage on necessities than other families. A family must be above the cut-off in order to
sponsor a family member to immigrate to Canada, or
host parents or grandparents for an extended stay.
加拿大政府每年都公布一份加拿大家庭收入最低标准 Low Income Cut-off （LICO），也就是所谓的加拿大最低家庭收入标准，低于这个标准的家庭将没有申请父母超级签证及担保亲属移民的资格，同时加拿大联邦各个省政府会根据各省情况给低收入家庭财政补贴以帮助他们更好地在加拿大生活。下面是 2017 年加拿大 LICO 标准。
Income Tables and Charts: Quebec and Federal Income Scales
Quebec Income Scale, 2015
Effective from January 1 to December 31 2015
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, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI) 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$22,590
2
C$30,495
3
C$37,650
4
C$43,301
5
C$48,192
The gross annual income is increased by C$4,891 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
Increase to Required Gross Annual Income
0
1
C$7,819
C$4,133 for each additional person under 18
0
2
C$12,393
1
0
C$16,524
C$2,865 for each additional person under 18
1
1
C$22,201
1
2
C$25,068
2
0
C$24,231
C$2,151 for each additional person under 18 and by C$7,704 for each additional person 18 or over
2
1
C$27,145
2
2
C$29,303
Federal Income Table, 2017
The following table applies to all provinces except Quebec.
Table 3 - Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)
Size of Family Unit
Minimum necessary income
1 person (the sponsor)
$24,600
2 persons
$30,625
3 persons
$37,650
4 persons
$45,712
5 persons
$51,846
6 persons
$58,473
7 persons
$65,101
More than 7 persons, for each additional person, add