Liberals scrap two-year waiting period for foreign spouses of Canadians
Posted by: Ilana Shneider April 28, 2017
The Government of Canada announced on April 28, 2017 that it is removing a condition which requires spouses and partners of Canadian citizens to live with their sponsors for two years after arriving in Canada in order to keep their permanent resident status.
The new measure, which will grant foreign nationals permanent residence on arrival in Canada, will make it easier and faster for them to become Canadians. It also supports the Government’s commitment to gender equality and to combatting gender violence and is intended to prevent sponsored spouses from remaining in abusive situations for fear of losing their status in Canada.
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