I was reading on Laws and Regulations website about the Family Class rules and came across this info :
Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class
Excluded relationships
Its on this page -- https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/page-28.html#docCont
DIVISION 2 - 125 c(ii)
So how does this work for arranged marriages? Even if I have a girlfriend who comes to Canada and gets married to me, we would have still lived separately during our relationship.
Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class
Excluded relationships
- 125 (1) A foreign national shall not be considered a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class by virtue of their relationship to the sponsor if
- (c) the foreign national is the sponsor’s spouse and
- (ii) the sponsor has lived separate and apart from the foreign national for at least one year and
Its on this page -- https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/page-28.html#docCont
DIVISION 2 - 125 c(ii)
So how does this work for arranged marriages? Even if I have a girlfriend who comes to Canada and gets married to me, we would have still lived separately during our relationship.