Permanent Resident Status: Government

Canada Dept: They ll have to live together in what the government calls a legitimate relationship for two years or the sponsored spouse could lose permanent resident status, according to The Chronicle Herald. We will not tolerate people who seek to abuse Canadians who ve sponsored them in or violate Canada s laws and to treat marriage like some cynical, commercial transaction just to bring people into Canada into what constitutes a form of human smuggling, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said in a conference call on Friday and oTTAWA Some newlyweds who bring a spouse to Canada from abroad now face a new rule that the government says is designed to combat marriage fraud. The rule will only apply to those who have been married less than two years and have no children together at the time of their application. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.