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New Policy: Spouse and Dependents Open Work Permit / TRV for Family Class Application
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New Policy: Spouse and Dependents Open Work Permit / TRV for Family Class Application

News release
May 26, 2023—Vancouver—Families are meant to be together, especially during life’s big moments like moving to a new country. That is why Canada is working to help families reunite more quickly and easily, and support themselves once in Canada.

Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, joined by the Honourable Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, announced new measures to strengthen family reunification, including

faster temporary resident visa (TRV) processing times for spousal applicants

new and dedicated processing tools for spousal TRV applicants

a new open work permit for spousal and family class applicants

open work permit extensions for open work permit holders expiring between August 1 and the end of 2023

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Family Class: Determining Family Membership
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Family Class: Determining Family Membership

Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada can sponsor the following members of their family:  spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner (opposite or same-sex), dependent children, parents, grand-parents, children adopted from abroad, and under specific circumstances, other relatives. Members of the family class must meet all of the following requirements.

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Family Class: Determining Membership in the Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada Class
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Family Class: Determining Membership in the Spouse (or Common-law Partner) in Canada Class

A foreign national meets the membership requirements of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class [R124] if all of the following apply:

if they are the spouse or common-law partner of a sponsor (as defined in R130) and cohabit with that sponsor in Canada (Common-law partners must have cohabited for at least one year [R1(1)]
if they have temporary resident status

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Family Class: Accessing Spouses or Common-Law Partners Relationships
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Family Class: Accessing Spouses or Common-Law Partners Relationships

Officers should examine the documents submitted as proof of the relationship to ensure that they are not fraudulent. A spousal relationship or common-law partnership that is not genuine or that was entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring any status or privilege will be refused (R4).

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GUIDE 3999 Steps – Sponsorship Of A Spouse, Common-Law Partner, Conjugal Partner Or Dependent Child Living Outside Canada
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Guide 3999 – Family Class Sponsorship – What Happens Next

Guide 3999 – What Happens Next Once your sponsor receives your application
When your sponsor receives your forms and supporting documentation, he or she will forward these together with his or her application to sponsor and supporting documents to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga (CPC-M), Canada.

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