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Spouse Sponsorship: Assessing a Common-law Relationship
7. Federal Immigration ProgramsFamily Class (Spouses, Dependent Children, Parents)
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Spouse Sponsorship: Assessing a Common-law Relationship

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
In the immigration context, a common-law partnership means that a couple have lived together for at least one year in a conjugal relationship [R1(1)]. A common-law relationship exists from the day on which two individuals can provide evidence to support their cohabitation in a conjugal relationship. The onus is on the applicant to prove that they have been living common-law for at least one year before an application is received at CPC-M.

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New Policy: Spouse and Dependents Open Work Permit / TRV for Family Class Application
3. Visiting Canada5. Work in Canada7. Federal Immigration ProgramsC10. IRCC Policies and ManualsFamily Class (Spouses, Dependent Children, Parents)VisitWork Permit
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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
7. Federal Immigration ProgramsFamily Class (Spouses, Dependent Children, Parents)
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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
7. Federal Immigration ProgramsFamily Class (Spouses, Dependent Children, Parents)
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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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GUIDE 3999 Steps – Sponsorship Of A Spouse, Common-Law Partner, Conjugal Partner Or Dependent Child Living Outside Canada
7. Federal Immigration ProgramsCIC IMM Forms and GuidesFamily Class (Adopted Children and Other Relatives)Family Class (Spouses, Dependent Children, Parents)
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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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