The government has introduced regulatory changes, which take effect immediately, for determining whether a marriage is a “bad faith” marriage or a “marriage of convenience”. … Continue Reading
Category Archives: Spousal Sponsorship
Live in Care Givers, PNP Acceptance Rates
According to CIC, during the past 12 months the approval rate for different application streams for permanent residence has been as follows: Immigration Category Approval Rate Economic Quebec Skilled Workers 97% Federal Skilled Workers (Pre-C-50) 57% Federal Skilled Workers (Post C-50) 21% Entrepreneurs 76% Self Employed 45% Investors 82% Provincial Nominees 96% Live-In-Caregivers 99% Canadian… Continue Reading
Spousal Sponsorship and Social Assistance
The Toronto Star had an editorial yesterday deploring the case of an individual who was ruled inadmissible to sponsor his wife. The reason? The man received a $413 cheque from the City of Toronto which was issued to 900 people who were displaced by a high-rise fire in 2008. Section 133 of the Immigration and… Continue Reading
Sham Marriages – Removal from Canada
In a story that, as of writing, has a whopping 393 comments, Kathy Tomlinson of the CBC on June 14 reported about a Victoria woman who claims she was misled by a man from India who allegedly married her to get into Canada, and then did not contact her, let alone move in with her,… Continue Reading
Polygamy, Polyandry, and the Spousal Sponsorship
In today’s Vancouver Sun, Daphne Bramham writes about a case currently before the British Columbia Supreme Court that challenges the constitutionality of Canada’s prohibition on polygamy and polyandry. The facts are as follows: Forrest is a 34-year old American female. She lives with Russell, a Canadian, who is sponsoring her for immigration as a common-law… Continue Reading
Spousal Sponsor is Pregnant with Someone Else’s Child
On May 27th the Federal Court (the “Court“) released its decision in Chen v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), (2010 FC 584) (“Chen“). The decision involves a unique situation of someone who was sponsored by a wife who was pregnant with her lover’s baby. Mr. C, a Chinese citizen, married Ms. Z, a Canadian Resident. She… Continue Reading