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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 51 Examination — permanent residents

  • PART 4 Procedures
  • DIVISION 3 Conduct of Examination

Last verified: June 2026 · Source: justice.gc.ca

The law says

IRPR r. 51
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51 A foreign national who holds a permanent resident visa and is seeking to become a permanent resident must, at the time of their examination,

  • (a)inform the officer if
  • (i)the foreign national has become a spouse or common-law partner or has ceased to be a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner after the visa was issued, or
  • (ii)material facts relevant to the issuance of the visa have changed since the visa was issued or were not divulged when it was issued; and
  • (b)establish that they and their family members, whether accompanying or not, meet the requirements of the Act and these Regulations.
Amendment History (1)
  • SOR/2008-253, s. 2

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