Family reunification - finally a priority!

[keesio]

"Granting immediate permanent residency to new spouses entering Canada, rather than imposing a two-year conditional status that puts spouses – often women – in a position of extreme vulnerability."

I think the plans looks very good - although I'll read more in depth after work. As for conditional PR - I think it is true that some women's husbands threaten them to make them lose their conditional PR (i.e., report to CIC) - I've seen some women posting questions here about that however I am not sure how common that is and conditional PR definitely protects against fraud. I thought there were some provisions for conditional PRs who suffer abuse to be able to leave their partners and remain in Canada. Perhaps similar provisions should be put in place for other vulnerable women threatened by their husbands rather than getting ride of conditional PR all together.

Yes there are provisions to protect the sponsored applicant (women and men) from abuse by their sponsor. There has been already one applicant who left his wife but won his appeal to remain in Canada because of verbal and mental abuse.

 

[chilkootcee]

Just when you think that `the system' couldn't get any worse.

A better plan, IMHO, would be to give all spouses/partners an immediate conditional PR; contingent on CIC verifying the sponsor, applicant and their true relationship with the sponsor. This would allow the foreign national to work, pay taxes, have health care...basically `live' in Canada with their sponsor immediately, while the process is completed. With this, who cares how long it takes CIC to do their job!

Agree condition 51 should not be touched...and conditional PR would be a good interim...and if not PR, at least TRV with multiple entry

C.

 

[kangamoose]

"Granting immediate permanent residency to new spouses entering Canada, rather than imposing a two-year conditional status that puts spouses – often women – in a position of extreme vulnerability."

I think the plans looks very good - although I'll read more in depth after work. As for conditional PR - I think it is true that some women's husbands threaten them to make them lose their conditional PR (i.e., report to CIC) - I've seen some women posting questions here about that however I am not sure how common that is and conditional PR definitely protects against fraud. I thought there were some provisions for conditional PRs who suffer abuse to be able to leave their partners and remain in Canada. Perhaps similar provisions should be put in place for other vulnerable women threatened by their husbands rather than getting ride of conditional PR all together.

I feel like this is more a point of the spouse not knowing their rights. It could be remedied by a bit of education at landing, provide each person with something to read and sign that they acknowledge they are aware of their rights, what conditional PR really means and what is considered abuse. Of course I'm not naive enough to think that this will solve spousal abuse but knowing that they are not bound to their abuser for two years could help some people.

Agree condition 51 should not be touched...and conditional PR would be a good interim...and if not PR, at least TRV with multiple entry

C.

I agree, if they are so worried about overstay they could put provisions in place. Make the person report to a local police station or something every few months.

 

[Ponga]

"Granting immediate permanent residency to new spouses entering Canada, rather than imposing a two-year conditional status that puts spouses – often women – in a position of extreme vulnerability."

I think the plans looks very good - although I'll read more in depth after work. As for conditional PR - I think it is true that some women's husbands threaten them to make them lose their conditional PR (i.e., report to CIC) - I've seen some women posting questions here about that however I am not sure how common that is and conditional PR definitely protects against fraud. I thought there were some provisions for conditional PRs who suffer abuse to be able to leave their partners and remain in Canada. Perhaps similar provisions should be put in place for other vulnerable women threatened by their husbands rather than getting ride of conditional PR all together.

The problem is that even those with conditional PR (Condition 51) ARE granted PR immediately...after they wait for CIC to process their applications.

What Mr.Trudeau should have siad was that he will eliminate the conditional PR, since THAT'S what he meant to say.

As soon as a person completes the landing process, they ARE granted immediate PR.

 

[WeeHippieElf]

i'd be throwing my vote at Trudeau if he meant he was eliminating processing time. i have no issue at all with condition 51 - heck, if the requirement to live with their spouse for 2 years scares anyone, maybe they should rethink their marriage, let alone their immigration plans. so eliminating that condition really means nothing. eliminating the excessively long processing times, on the other hand.. yep, i'd probably be bribing my friends and family to vote Liberal too