Can my aunt put up a fight against her sponsor

[mELEVANJ]

My aunt received her spousal visa in April and it's expiring in 3 weeks. Her marriage with her husband was made possible through me. I set them up on a date 3 years ago and they hit it off. Her husband used to be my coworker. I've always had a good opinion of him at the workplace but that was as far as what I knew of him. Lately he and my aunt have been having these huge fights. Their conflict got to the point where the husband threatened to report my aunt to the immigration service if she doesn't bring $5,000 to Canada. It's either she pays up or she's not welcome in his home or in Canada. My aunt's harassing me. She's trying to get money off of me which is ridiculous. I never expected this to happen. I feel responsible because I'm the reason my aunt's with this jerk. My aunt can't produce $5000 in such a short time. Does this mean her husband wins? Can she report this to immigration? Pls advice!

 

[scylla]

She can certainly report him to immigration since this could be seen as immigration fraud. But understand that she has qualified for PR through his sponsorship and reporting the fraud may end up canceling the application. So if she does report him, it's quite possible she won't be able to become a PR through the spousal visa she holds now. Having said that, this sounds like a very bad situation - so her best bet would be to not pay the money and walk away from both the relationship and spousal visa. If she still wants to immigrate to Canada, it sounds to me like she would be far better off qualifying on her own.

 

[Rob_TO]

My aunt received her spousal visa in April and it's expiring in 3 weeks.

So to confirm, she got her COPR but hasn't actually landed in Canada as a PR yet?? It sounds like if their relationship is over, she shouldn't even bother to try landing. They will need to live together anyways for next 2 years, and based on what's happening already (him demanding money to continue the relationship) I highly doubt that would happen.

 

[mikeymyke]

Why would your aunt even contemplate giving $5000 to such an abusive man? This sounds simple enough. She should just say, "You want me to give you $5000 to come to Canada? Screw you. It's over between us." It's baffling to me that a woman would keep harassing her nephew for $5000 to give to a man that she clearly does not want to be with

 

[canadianwoman]

Yes, she should report this to CIC.
Keep in mind that she no longer qualifies to immigrate to Canada. She got a PR visa because of her genuine marriage to a Canadian. If the relationship ends before she lands, this visa is no longer valid. The visa office when they issue the visa asks the recipient to tell them if anything about their relationship changes. If she tries to land, the border agent will also ask if the relationship has changed. Yes, people lie, but it is not a good idea.
If she gets the $5,000 and gives it to her husband to come to Canada, their relationship is still over. She is just giving him money to keep him quiet. And once she gets here, what then? They have to live together for 2 years. Is the husband going to demand more and more money to not report that the relationship is over? Will he demand more money not to report her as a marriage fraud? Or will he start abusing her so she leaves, and then report her?
She certainly should not come here. I would expect her husband to ask for more money, or to actively start mistreating her if she does.