🍁 In Simple Terms
You do not become a permanent resident through the in-Canada spouse or partner class unless the undertaking is still in force on the day it happens and the sponsor still meets the requirements (133, plus 137 in Quebec). Approval earlier in the process does not carry you across on its own.
Affects: Family class sponsors and their relatives
Legal Text: IRPR Regulation 127
127 For the purposes of Part 5, a foreign national who makes an application as a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class and their accompanying family members shall not become a permanent resident unless a sponsorship undertaking in respect of the foreign national and those family members is in effect and the sponsor who gave that undertaking still meets the requirements of section 133 and, if applicable, section 137.
In Practice
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Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPR r. 127 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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