Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)

Marginal note:Examination — permanent residents

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.