BlogCanadian Immigration ProgramsFamily Reunification in CanadaMinister Kenney Tackles Marriage Fraud with Changes to Spousal Sponsorship Criteria
15 November 2012by Catherine Sas, K.C.
On October 25, 2012, Minister Kenney implemented new legislation aimed at targeting marriage fraud. The new spousal sponsorship provisions provide that couples who have been in a spousal relationship for less than two years or that do not have children together, will be given conditional permanent residence that requires the couple to live together as spouses for a period of two years from when the sponsored spouse arrives in Canada as a Permanent Resident.
