Town Hall Meetings: Marriage Fraud

Immigration And Refugee Dept: The department has published what s called a notice of intent that it wants to strengthen the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to make it more difficult for people to use marriage as an easy way to become a citizen, according to CBC. Under the law, that new spouse becomes a landed immigrant once the marriage takes place. So a marriage license is a cheaper and quicker way of getting into Canada compared to applying to become an immigrant, a process that can take years and citizenship and Immigration has signalled it intends to strengthen the law to address concerns about marriage fraud and marriages of convenience. Last year, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney held three town hall meetings where people expressed concerns about marriage fraud or marriage of convenience. They told heart-breaking stories of falling in love with someone from another country, sponsoring and marrying the individual, only to have the new spouse leave soon after arriving or months after beginning a new life together. As reported in the news.
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