I can sponsor already..can i go on welfare now?

Hi,
 I am sponsoring my wife from Colombia.  We filed the application from Colombia. I was approved as a sponsor but my wife's application is still in process.  Since I was approved I have have decided to come back to Canada to secure a job and place for when she and my kids come. 

My question is:  I have applied for welfare and I have an appointment with them soon.  I was already approved to sponsor so I'm wondering if this will jeopardize my wife's application at all?  I really don't have money and furiously looking for work  (ive been here for  a few days only) and feel that welfare could help me get on my feet.  I know that if I sponsored her Im supposed to be financially independent but unfortunately thats not the case at the moment and it was the only way to get her and my kids to come to Canada for a better future.   Does anyone know?

thanks alot.

If u apply for welfare now and they findout your wife and childrens application will be denied

Ditto, ditto, and ditto:

The sponsor must be eligible to sponsor throughout the process until, at the least, the visa is issued.

Will it come up? I do not know. It could in a variety of ways. But, bottom line, if you go on public assistance you will no longer be eligible to sponsor, and . . . well . . .

Tough call. I understand the employment environment out there right now. I am truly OK with getting old because, frankly, I'm not sure I could handle the competition young people face these days. I'd suggest, though, scrambling hard to find any kind of work you possibly can to avoid going on assistance until this process has reached at least the issuance of the visa stage.

when they arrive after the visa is granted...could I apply with them as a family welfare?  I know some people here are gonna object but given our situation please dont criticize.  we have 2 small children and the welfare would so help us get on our feet with rent help and housing and daycares and community center usage.  The other way would be to work an ass off and hardly make ends meet with 2 little ones.

Priorities: we all have our own. I do not judge another's priorities.

But, bottom line: if you go on public assistance you are NOT eligible to sponsor, and thus if you do so BEFORE the visa is issued you risk a refusal.

How you navigate your way through this is up to you. But, you become ineligible to sponsor if you are on public assistance. It is that simple. If you need to take chances, well, then you balance your priorities, you balance the odds, and, of course, you will live with the consequences.

Maybe a church or other charitable organization could help you through the transitions.