IMM 5768: The Financial Evaluation Form for Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship (2026)

IMM 5768, the Financial Evaluation for Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship, is the form that tells IRCC whether you earn enough to sponsor your parents or grandparents. It is not the application and not an income statement you fill in by hand: on this form you consent to let IRCC pull your tax records straight from the Canada Revenue Agency.

That one job is why the form matters more than its length suggests. The financial evaluation is where a parent and grandparent (PGP) sponsorship is approved or held up: it is where IRCC confirms you met the income requirement for each of the three tax years before you apply. Get the family-size count wrong or miss a year, and the application can be refused. Timing note: IRCC paused the PGP program on July 15, 2026 and is not accepting new interest to sponsor forms until further notice, though it keeps processing applications already filed. So the people who need IMM 5768 now are those with a family sponsorship file in progress and those preparing for the next intake.

What IMM 5768 is and who needs it

IMM 5768 is one form inside the sponsorship package for parents and grandparents. You use it if you are the sponsor (or the co-signing spouse or common-law partner) and you want IRCC to verify your income directly with the CRA instead of mailing in paper tax documents. The official form, Financial Evaluation for Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship (IMM 5768), was last updated by IRCC in July 2024.

Think of it as a permission slip, not a test you study for. You are not calculating your own eligibility on the page. You are signing to say, "IRCC, you may ask the CRA what I earned." IRCC does the math against the income table once it has your numbers.

What IMM 5768 actually does: consent to check your income with the CRA

Here is the distinction that trips up most sponsors. There are two ways to prove your income for a PGP application, and IMM 5768 is only one of them:

1. Consent route (IMM 5768): On the form, under question 8, "Sponsor Statement of Consent," you check "Yes," then provide your Social Insurance Number (SIN), signature and date. IRCC then requests your notices of assessment from the CRA for you.

2. Paper route (IMM 5748): If you would rather not give consent, you complete the Income Sources for the Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents (IMM 5748) form and include your own paper notices of assessment for each tax year.

In practice, the financial evaluation is where parent and grandparent files most often stall, and the usual cause is the wrong form for the wrong route: a sponsor fills out IMM 5768 but forgets to check "Yes" and add their SIN, so IRCC has nothing to pull, and no paper notices were attached either. Pick one route and complete it fully.

The income you must show: family size and the three tax years

To sponsor, you must have met the income requirement for each of the three tax years before the date you apply, and the required amount depends on your family size. Below is IRCC's published requirement from the most recent (2025) intake. Amounts update with each intake and can change without notice, so treat this as the last confirmed table, not a promise for the next round.

Income required for each of the 3 tax years before you apply, by family size (amounts shown as 2024 / 2023 / 2022):

• 2 people: $47,549 / $44,530 / $43,082

• 3 people: $58,456 / $54,743 / $52,965

• 4 people: $70,972 / $66,466 / $64,306

• 5 people: $80,496 / $75,384 / $72,935

• 6 people: $90,784 / $85,020 / $82,259

• 7 people: $101,075 / $94,658 / $91,582

• Each additional person, add: $10,291 / $9,636 / $9,324

Source: Income requirements for the sponsor, IRCC. Verified July 2026.

Family size is where the counting goes sideways. You count yourself, your spouse or common-law partner, your dependent children, the parents or grandparents you want to sponsor and their family members, and anyone else you are still financially responsible for under a sponsorship undertaking that has not expired. That last group is the one people forget. If you sponsored a spouse five years ago and that undertaking is still running, those people still count toward your family size, which raises the income you must show. If your income falls short on your own, your spouse or common-law partner can co-sign to combine both incomes, the same principle covered in our guide to the minimum necessary income to sponsor a spouse.

Does one row in that table make you unsure how many people you have to count? That hesitation is worth an eligibility check with Ansari Immigration's licensed RCIC before you commit numbers to a form. Ask a direct question in a 30-minute consultation ($80).

How to fill out IMM 5768

The form is short. Completing it correctly is mostly about the consent question:

1. Download the IMM 5768 PDF from the official IRCC form page and open it in Adobe Reader, not a browser preview.

2. Enter the sponsor's identifying details as requested.

3. At question 8, "Sponsor Statement of Consent," check "Yes" to authorize IRCC to obtain your income information from the CRA.

4. Add your SIN, sign, and date the consent. If a spouse or common-law partner is co-signing, they complete and sign their own consent.

5. Submit it inside your online sponsorship application when you are invited to apply.

On signing electronically: follow the signature instructions on the current form and in Guide 5772. As of July 2026, IRCC's guidance did not spell out a single accepted electronic-signature method on this form, so confirm the current requirement on the official IRCC page before relying on a typed signature.

Why this matters for your immigration application

IMM 5768 is the switch that turns your income into evidence IRCC can act on. Complete the consent and your numbers are verified quickly with the CRA; leave it blank and your file waits, or is assessed as not meeting the income requirement. Because the test runs across three tax years and follows your family size, small errors compound, which is the same evidence-first logic in our guide to sponsoring your parents and grandparents.

If the program stays paused and your parents need to be with you sooner, the super visa is the standing alternative, with its own income rules, as we cover in super visa versus visitor visa for your parents.

Frequently asked questions about IMM 5768

How do I fill out IMM 5768?

Enter the sponsor's details, then go to question 8, check "Yes" to consent, and add your SIN, signature and date so IRCC can request your notices of assessment from the CRA. A co-signing spouse or common-law partner signs their own consent.

Do I need IMM 5768 or IMM 5748?

You need one, not both, based on how you prove income. Use IMM 5768 to let IRCC pull your tax data from the CRA directly. Use IMM 5748 if you prefer to submit your own paper notices of assessment for each tax year.

How do I electronically sign IMM 5768?

Open the PDF in Adobe Reader and complete the signature field for the consent. IRCC's guidance did not, as of July 2026, specify a single accepted electronic-signature method on this form, so confirm the current requirement on the official IRCC form page before submitting.

What income does IMM 5768 check?

It authorizes IRCC to verify your income for each of the three tax years before you apply, against a family-size income requirement. It does not calculate eligibility on the page; it gives IRCC permission to obtain the figures from the CRA.

Is the parents and grandparents program open right now?

No. IRCC paused the PGP program on July 15, 2026 and is not accepting new interest to sponsor forms or issuing invitations until further notice. Applications already submitted are still being processed.

Related Posts

• How to Sponsor Your Parents and Grandparents to Canada: The full step-by-step on eligibility, the undertaking, and what the sponsorship package includes.

• Parent and Grandparent Program (PGP) 2024 Income Requirements: A closer look at the income thresholds and how the three-year rule is applied.

• Super Visa vs Visitor Visa: Which Is Right for Your Parents?: The standing alternative for bringing parents to Canada while the PGP is paused.

Work with Ansari Immigration on your parents and grandparents file

Three signs your PGP financial evaluation needs a professional read: you cannot pin down your exact family size, one of the three tax years sits below the table, or a past sponsorship undertaking is still active. Any one of these is what Ansari Immigration's licensed RCIC untangles, and the same consultant who reviews your file is the one who answers your emails, start to decision, with no juniors or call centers. Family sponsorship representation is a flat CAD $4,000, quoted upfront, with additional family members quoted separately. Have you started counting your family size yet, and did a name surprise you? Tell us in the comments, keep it general, and for advice on your specific case book a 30-minute consultation ($80). Ansari Immigration is led by a licensed RCIC regulated by CICC.

This article is for general information only. It is not legal advice. Program criteria, requirements, processing times, and selection approaches can change without notice. Always confirm details on official government websites or consult a licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) for advice specific to your situation.