Same-Sex Spouse or Partner

If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada interested in sponsoring a spouse to Canada, our immigration team can help you bring your loved one to Canada within 12 months! This process is part of our Spousal Sponsorship to Canada. If you are in a relationship with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, our immigration team can help you become a permanent resident!

You can apply to sponsor your same-sex partner as a spouse if you:

• are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada and
• were married in Canada and issued a marriage certificate by a Canadian province or territory on or after one of these dates:
  • British Columbia (on or after July 8, 2003),
  • Manitoba (on or after September 16, 2004),
  • New Brunswick (on or after July 4, 2005),
  • Newfoundland and Labrador (on or after December 21, 2004),
  • Nova Scotia (on or after September 24, 2004),
  • Ontario (on or after June 10, 2003),
  • Quebec (on or after March 19, 2004),
  • Saskatchewan (on or after November 5, 2004),
  • Yukon (on or after July 14, 2004) or
  • all other provinces or territories (on or after July 20, 2005).

If you were married outside Canada, you may apply to sponsor your same-sex partner as a spouse as long as the marriage is legally recognized according to both the law of the place where the marriage occurred and under Canadian law. It is your responsibility to provide information to CIC confirming that your same-sex-marriage was legally recognized when and where it occurred.

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