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Procedural Fairness

About Procedural Fairness
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About Procedural Fairness

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.

Decision-makers are required to follow the rules of procedural fairness throughout the decision-making process.

Procedural fairness requires that applicants:

be provided with a fair and unbiased assessment of their application
be informed of the decision-maker’s concerns and
have a meaningful opportunity to provide a response to concerns about their application

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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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Family Class: Accessing Spouses or Common-Law Partners Relationships
0. Featured Category7. Federal Immigration ProgramsFamily Class (Spouses, Dependent Children, Parents)
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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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