Registering a foreign marriage in Canada

[armoured]

Hello,

I got married outside of Canada and my spouse isn't here yet. If my marriage certificate from a foreign country is valid, then does that mean that my spouse is also bound to family law in Canada? I want to know, because I may have a case of financial abuse against my spouse.

I suggest you see a lawyer, how family law would apply in a particular case is not something for which you shoudl rely on an immigration forum. In general, a married couple living in Canada - regardless of where they are married - would be subject to the relevant provincial provisions. But that's too general a comment to be meaningful in a specific case.