2. Tell IRCC about your spouse or partner

You may not be able to sponsor your or if:

you were married or in a common-law or conjugal relationship to one another when you became a , and
you did not tell Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) before you became a permanent resident.

If this is your situation, you need to get legal advice about:

the risk that you could lose your own status in Canada
options for your spouse or partner to come to Canada

You might be able to ask IRCC to approve an application to sponsor your spouse or partner based on or reasons. You should get legal advice and help with making any H&C requests.

When applying for permanent resident status

If you're applying for permanent resident status, you must list all family members. Do this even if they're missing or not coming to Canada.

You must give true and complete information. And you will not have the right to sponsor someone who was your when you applied for or became a permanent resident, if you did not tell IRCC about them before becoming a permanent resident.