🍁 In Simple Terms
Family members coming with a family class applicant land on two conditions: the person who applied became a permanent resident, and the family member is not inadmissible. Nothing further is asked of them on their own account.
Affects: Family class sponsors and their relatives
Legal Text: IRPR Regulation 122
122 A foreign national who is an accompanying family member of a person who makes an application as a member of the family class shall become a permanent resident if, following an examination, it is established that (a)the person who made the application has become a permanent resident; and (b)the family member is not inadmissible.
In Practice
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Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPR r. 122 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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