🍁 In Simple Terms
A marriage, common-law partnership, or conjugal partnership will not be recognized for immigration purposes if it was entered into mainly to gain immigration status, or if it simply isn't genuine. The same rule applies to adoptions — if the adoption was done primarily to give the child immigration status rather than to create a real parent-child relationship, it won't be recognized.
Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 4
(2)(2) A foreign national shall not be considered an adopted child of a person if the adoption
(3)(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to adoptions referred to in paragraph 117(1)(g) and subsections 117(2) and (4).
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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 4 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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