Reporting end of marriage - Sponsorship

[Curiouscat80]

How do you go about reporting the end of a marriage? What could happen if I don't report it?

We have been married since 2007 and have been initially approved for the sponsorship but it has been delayed due to his inability to prove his identity(he left his country using fake documents I think and went to Europe under a different name and then came to Canada 5 years later when he wasn't accepted there - using someone elses passport) Long story short, our marriage has been awful - never spent time together, he was always out and I was just there to fill paperwork for work permits and anything else he needed. He had multiple affairs, even a child with another woman.

We have seperated but he has asked me to keep using my address and not to tell anyone that we aren't together. I have heard second hand that he only married for immigration but have no proof and don't think I would want say anything about that.

Anyways I just want to know what I should do here...Would talking to our member of parliment be a good start? She was always our go to for questions and help communicating with CIC.

 

[scylla]

Contact CIC directly, tell them your marriage has failed and let them know that you are canceling the sponsorship application. Don't go through your MP. You need to inform CIC directly.

If the application is approved and your husband lands and becomes a permanent resident of Canada - you will be financially responsible for him for three years. This means that if he goes on welfare you will be responsible for paying this money back to the government.

 

[JimM]

Contact CIC right away. This guy sounds like bad news all around with his using fake/stolen identities.

 

[amikety]

•You can report immigration fraud by calling the Border Watch Tip Line at 1-888-502-9060. All information is treated as confidential.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/protection/fraud/report.asp

You don't have to give them a reason, just tell them you want to withdraw your sponsorship. Or you can give them reasons, so they keep their eye on him and he'll have a hard time scamming anyone else.