My status background: I moved to Canada in August 2014, living with my partner since I arrived. We married in August 2015. I was accepted for my PR earlier this year through spousal sponsorship - I have had my PR status since around July.
My husband and I have been married for 17 months now, but as time has progressed I've been feeling more anxious each day. My husband has anger issues, and they're turning on me. I never thought it would. He has never hit me, but he has punched walls/doors when we have argued, aggressively kicked the furniture I've been sitting on (to the point where he thought he broke his foot), he has physically restrained me from leaving a room, leaving the house, blocked my car from leaving the driveway so he could shout at me some more, he screams and swears at me to such proportions at times that are completely unnecessary for the situation, he reads situations completely wrong and thinks that I have the attitude problem and wont believe me when I say there's no problem, I cannot contradict anything he says or push a subject he doesn't agree with me on or it will start another argument and he has this aggressive tone in this voice whenever I try now... I can't talk to him. I fear it will eventually get to the point where, in his anger, I will eventually get physically hurt. Though, the emotional abuse is bad enough. This doesn't exactly happen "every day", but he has such anxiety/control/anger issues I cannot press on any subject he does't like at all. I've tried to talk to him about his anger issues but he refuses to accept he has any. I'm scared to approach him on the subject again, or anything that may cause conflict (I can't talk about any negative emotion I have, I can't mention I'm sad or feeling homesick) in fear it'll set off another argument and he'll just end up shouting at me again. or worse...
I have friends that have offered me a place to stay, saying I should get out. And should all other options fail, I can always go back to England (where I come from) and start my life over again... But I honestly love it here in Canada and have made some great memories and friends here, I have started a career here. My worry is though, should I end up leaving my husband, where does that put me regarding my PR status? I believe I remember reading we need to be living together and in a relationship for 2 years after my PR acceptance - as a probationary period. Is there any clause or information regarding evading an abusive relationship and remaining a PR? I love my husband, but I still need to protect my well-being and I refuse to live like this.
My husband and I have been married for 17 months now, but as time has progressed I've been feeling more anxious each day. My husband has anger issues, and they're turning on me. I never thought it would. He has never hit me, but he has punched walls/doors when we have argued, aggressively kicked the furniture I've been sitting on (to the point where he thought he broke his foot), he has physically restrained me from leaving a room, leaving the house, blocked my car from leaving the driveway so he could shout at me some more, he screams and swears at me to such proportions at times that are completely unnecessary for the situation, he reads situations completely wrong and thinks that I have the attitude problem and wont believe me when I say there's no problem, I cannot contradict anything he says or push a subject he doesn't agree with me on or it will start another argument and he has this aggressive tone in this voice whenever I try now... I can't talk to him. I fear it will eventually get to the point where, in his anger, I will eventually get physically hurt. Though, the emotional abuse is bad enough. This doesn't exactly happen "every day", but he has such anxiety/control/anger issues I cannot press on any subject he does't like at all. I've tried to talk to him about his anger issues but he refuses to accept he has any. I'm scared to approach him on the subject again, or anything that may cause conflict (I can't talk about any negative emotion I have, I can't mention I'm sad or feeling homesick) in fear it'll set off another argument and he'll just end up shouting at me again. or worse...
I have friends that have offered me a place to stay, saying I should get out. And should all other options fail, I can always go back to England (where I come from) and start my life over again... But I honestly love it here in Canada and have made some great memories and friends here, I have started a career here. My worry is though, should I end up leaving my husband, where does that put me regarding my PR status? I believe I remember reading we need to be living together and in a relationship for 2 years after my PR acceptance - as a probationary period. Is there any clause or information regarding evading an abusive relationship and remaining a PR? I love my husband, but I still need to protect my well-being and I refuse to live like this.
