Residency Checks: Official Newsletter and Canada Gazette

residency checks: But immigrant advocates said it had the effect of trapping some people in violent, abusive relationships, according to CBC. Scrapping the two-year probation for permanent residency checks off another 2015 Liberal campaign promise, which the government signalled it would pursue last fall. The conditional permanent residency status policy, which kicked in October 2012, was designed to clamp down on marriage fraud. According to the Privy Council Office website, the cabinet decision was formally taken April 13 and will be published on May 3 in the Canada Gazette, the government's official newsletter. More training urged in report on gender-based violence Canadians divided on immigration Women face most danger when fleeing abusive relationship Under the Conservative policy, sponsored spouses and partners were given a status of conditional permanent residence, and were required to cohabit and remain in a conjugal relationship with their sponsor for two years. A formal government announcement on the change is expected Friday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.