How can I demonstrate to the IRCC my relationship with my spouse or partner?

Your spouse or partner must be sponsored for Canadian immigration by you in order to do so, and IRCC needs confirmation that the relationship is real.

You may sponsor a foreign national to move in with you in Canada and become a permanent residence if you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is in a relationship with that individual. Your spouse, common-law partner, or romantic companion may be sponsored.

You must be able to show that your relationship with the sponsored individual is sincere by offering proof and accompanying paperwork in order to qualify for spousal or common-law partner sponsorship. Whether you have a spouse or partner will affect the criteria for demonstrating your relationship.

demonstrating your marriage to your partner

A list of documents that can be used to prove your relationship with your spouse is provided by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), including:

- completed IMM 5532 "Relationship Information and Sponsorship Evaluation" questionnaire.

- A marriage license and evidence that the union was officially registered with a government body.

- Long-form birth certificates or adoption records that list the names of both parents if you and your spouse have children in common. - Evidence of a divorce if your spouse was previously married.

- Invitations to weddings and pictures
Couples must also present proof from at least two of the following sources:

- Proof of shared ownership of a residential property

- A rental agreement demonstrating that the couple occupies the home

- Proof of shared bank accounts, credit cards, or utility accounts (such as electricity, gas, telephone, and internet).

- Evidence from the couple's auto insurance that they both listed the same address as their primary residence with the insurance provider

- Documents issued by the government with the same address, such a driver's licence.

- Additional records attesting to the couple's shared address (such as phone bills, pay stubs, tax records, etc.)
demonstrating your partnership with your partner

Additionally, the IRCC provides a list of documents that can be used as proof of your relationship with your spouse, among them:

- A completed IMM 5532 "Relationship Information and Sponsorship Evaluation" questionnaire.

- A completed IMM 5519 form if either party was previously married

- A completed IMM 5519 form if one of the partners has ever been in a common-law union with another person.

- Long-form birth certificates if the couple shares children, stating the names of both parents - Images of the pair together
Couples must additionally submit two sets of documentation from each of the following categories (or a written justification if you are unable to submit evidence from two or more of these categories):

- Records attesting to the couple's status as common-law partners (such as employment or insurance benefits)

- Proof that the couple shares expenses or provides financial support for one another

- Proof that friends and/or relatives are aware of the relationship (letters, social media information showing the relationship is public)
The couple must present proof of at least two of the following sets of documents if they are cohabitation:

- A rental agreement proving the couple is a tenant or proof of joint ownership of a residential property

- Proof of shared utility accounts (such as electricity, gas, telephone, internet)

- Joint bank accounts or credit cards

- Evidence from the couple's auto insurance that they both listed the same address as their primary residence with the insurance provider

- Documents issued by the government with the same address, such a driver's license.

- Additional documentation supplied to the couple demonstrating their shared address (such as cellphone bills, pay stubs, financial statements, tax records, insurance policies, etc.)

If the couple is not now cohabitation, they must provide the following to demonstrate that they were previously cohabitation for at least a year:

Evidence that they have communicated by letters, printed text messages, emails, social media posts, or other documentation that attest to their communication This should not exceed 10 pages.

Flight tickets, boarding cards, and passport photocopies with stamps are acceptable forms of proof that a Canadian citizen or permanent resident has visited their spouse. If visits were not made, the sponsored person must provide justification in the IMM 5532.

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