Income Tables and Charts Quebec Income Scale, 2012 Effective from January 1 to December 31 2012 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$21,646 2 C$29,221 3 C$36,077 4 C$41,492 5 C$46,179 The gross annual income is increased by C$4,687 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$7,493 C$3,960 for each additional person under 18 0 2 C$11,875 1 0 C$15,843 C$2,745 for each additional person under 18 1 1 C$21,274 1 2 C$24,021 2 0 C$23,219 C$2,061 for each additional person under 18 and by C$7,382 for each additional person 18 or over 2 1 C$26,011 2 2 C$28,078 Table 3 Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) Size of Family Unit Minimum necessary income 1 person (the sponsor) $22,637 2 persons $28,182 3 persons $34,646 4 persons $42,065 5 persons $47,710 6 persons $53,808 7 persons $59,907 More than 7 persons, for each additional person, add $6,099 If you are using this kit after December 31, 2012, contact our Call Centre for revised LICO figures.