immigrant married to canadian and wants a divorce

[mlea]

Hi, i met my canadian husband here in canada when i was visiting my sister who is a canadian citizen in 2007, we married here before i went home and started the immigration process while i was there... i landed  in canada in December 2008 so its been just about a year now and my problem is that the marriage is just not working out, hes a baby and bloody moody and i want to leave him, i have my 16 year old daughter here and she is just settling in her school, my question is: if i leave my husband would i have to leave the country. I am indipendant and dont ask anything of or from the government, i work full time as a cleaner and pay my own way, i would ask nothing of my husband or claim anything from the government.
if anyone can give some advice, i would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you

[Karlshammar]

As far as I know, you are free to leave and divorce him and it should not affect your PR status. Since this is so important, however, I would not take any action on my advice. It's only a personal opinion and I do not pretend to know for sure.

Perhaps someone else can verify this?

[Suin]

being already a PR you are free to divorce, you will not lose your status.

[job_seeker]

Hi, i met my canadian husband here in canada when i was visiting my sister who is a canadian citizen in 2007, we married here before i went home and started the immigration process while i was there... i landed  in canada in December 2008 so its been just about a year now and my problem is that the marriage is just not working out, hes a baby and bloody moody and i want to leave him, i have my 16 year old daughter here and she is just settling in her school, my question is: if i leave my husband would i have to leave the country. I am indipendant and dont ask anything of or from the government, i work full time as a cleaner and pay my own way, i would ask nothing of my husband or claim anything from the government.
if anyone can give some advice, i would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you

No, you don't have to leave the country should you and your husband divorced.

[Leon]

Divorcing your husband will not affect your PR status.

[mlea]

thank you for your responses, its a relief, i dont want to have to uproot my daughter again which was my main concern, all because the man who made so many promises cant grow up, its my second marriage and i aint takin that crap anymore. thanks again...