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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 137 Undertaking — Province of Quebec

  • PART 7 Family Classes
  • DIVISION 3 Sponsors
  • Family Sponsorship

Last verified: June 2026 · Source: justice.gc.ca

The law says

IRPR r. 137
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137 If the sponsor resides in the Province of Quebec, the government of which has entered into an agreement referred to in paragraph 131(b),

  • (a)the sponsor’s undertaking, given in accordance with section 131, is the undertaking required by An Act respecting immigration to Québec, R.S.Q., c.I-0.2, as amended from time to time;
  • (b)an officer shall approve the sponsorship application only if there is evidence that the competent authority of the Province has determined that the sponsor, on the day the undertaking was given as well as on the day a decision was made with respect to the application, was able to fulfil the undertaking; and
  • (c)subsections 132(4) and (5) and paragraphs 133(1)(g) and (i) do not apply.

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Sections numbered under r. 137

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IRPR r. 137.1

Collection of social insurance number

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What that means

Some sponsorships carry an income test. For those, the Minister can collect your Social Insurance Number and your co-signer's. The numbers can go to the Canada Revenue Agency for one purpose only, which is to confirm you actually meet the income requirement. It happens only where an arrangement with the Agency is in place.

The law says

(1)The Minister may collect the social insurance numbers of a sponsor and a co-signer who have submitted an application to sponsor a person set out in clause 133(1)(j)(i)(B), in order to verify that they meet the requirements set out in clause 133(1)(j)(i)(B) and in paragraph 133(1)(k).

Disclosure of social insurance number

(2)The Minister may disclose the social insurance numbers of the sponsor and the co-signer to the Canada Revenue Agency for the purposes set out in subsection (1) if the Minister has entered into an arrangement with the Agency for the disclosure of that information.

Guides on this part of the Regulations

No guide cites this section directly. These guides cite other sections in the same Division of the Regulations.

Parent & Grandparent Sponsorship (PGP): Complete 2026 GuideCanada Family Class Sponsorship: Who Can You Sponsor?What Happens If Your Sponsorship Breaks Down? Canada Immigration

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Related regulations

IRPR r. 131Sponsorship undertakingIRPR r. 136Suspension during proceedings against sponsor or co-signerIRPR r. 137.1Collection of social insurance number