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{{Legal Help Guide TOC}}Canadian citizens and permanent residents who live in Canada can apply to '''sponsor''' (bring) their family members to live with them in Canada. | {{Legal Help Guide TOC}}Canadian citizens and permanent residents who live in Canada can apply to '''sponsor''' (bring) their family members to live with them in Canada. Where your spouse sponsored you and the sponsorship application was approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, you have the right to remain in Canada if you are a permanent resident. If you have separated from your spouse, they cannot ask immigration officials to remove you from Canada. | ||
If you are not a permanent resident and want to remain in Canada, you may either apply for refugee status or apply for permanent resident status based on '''humanitarian and compassionate''' considerations. | If you are not a permanent resident and want to remain in Canada, you may either apply for refugee status or apply for permanent resident status based on '''humanitarian and compassionate''' considerations. | ||
