How much time do you spend outside Canada while sponsoring your spouse and was IRCC aware that you have been living outside of Canada for an extended amount of time? Your spouse technically qualifies to sponsor their child if they are in Canada but the fact that they weren’t sponsored properly could be an issue. We have seen a case where the spouse’s PR sponsorship got flagged when they applied to sponsor their child. It became clear that both parents had been living out of Canada during the spousal sponsorship process which can’t be done as a PR and had a child during this period. How long did the sponsoring PR live outside of Canada? They still remain outside of Canada which could be problematic.
