You are also allowed to apply under the Spouse Immigration Canada if your Common-Law Partner or Spouse stays with you in Canada and holds a temporary residential status.
If your Common-Law Partner or Spouse is held inadmissible for any of the reasons apart from not having a legal Canadian immigration status, he/she can’t become a Canadian Permanent Resident. Your Common-Law partner or Spouse should resolve the situation which made them inadmissible before applying for the sponsorship.
Important: If your Common-Law partner or Spouse is already studying or working in Canada and they wish to continue, they are required to apply for the visa extension before it expires.
If you leave Canada, your temporary resident status as a student, or visitor or worker will get cancelled automatically.
If your Common-Law Partner or Spouse leaves Canada before getting permanent residential status, won’t be allowed to return to Canada.
If your partner or spouse isn’t able to return to Canada, an application for new overseas sponsorship must be submitted by you.