Has anyone ever mentioned that line ? Its right front and center and is stated clear as day that its used as canada's reference for defining conjugal relations.We only see conjgual applications approved on this forum if there are really immigration barriers and the couple can neither get married nor live together to become common law. The rest are refused.
It just seems like a pretty easy rebuttal to a refusal based on the ability / inability to marry.
The line literally states "the inability to marry cannot be an absolute requirement, since this could have the effect of “forcing” those couples to marry who may have chosen not to"