Editing Mail-order bride (section)

===Canada===
Canadian [[immigration law]]s concerning mail-order brides have traditionally been similar to (but slightly less restrictive than) their U.S. counterparts; for instance, previously not requiring the Canadian citizen to prove minimum-income requirements (as has been a long-standing requirement of United States immigration laws). While there is still no formal requirement for a minimum salary, the sponsor must provide evidence of income (such as the T4 income tax slip from an employer) with their IMM 5481 Sponsorship Evaluation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/imm5481e.pdf|title=IMM 5481E: Sponsorship Evaluation|website=cic.gc.ca|access-date=4 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031104755/http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5481E.pdf|archive-date=31 October 2017}}</ref> Until 2001 Canada's immigration policy designated mail-order brides under the "family class" to refer to spouses and dependents and "fiancé(e)" class for those intending to marry, with only limited recognition of externally married opposite-sex "common law" relationships; same-sex partners were processed as independent immigrants or under a discretionary provision for "humane and compassionate" considerations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.utoronto.ca/documents/globalization/Laviolette-PaperOct26.pdf|title=LaViolette – Immigration of Same-Sex Couples|website=utoronto.ca|access-date=4 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930175011/http://www.law.utoronto.ca/documents/globalization/Laviolette-PaperOct26.pdf|archive-date=30 September 2013}}</ref> In 2002, the Canadian Immigration Law was completely revised. One of the major changes was conjugal partner sponsorship, available for any two people (including [[Same-sex marriage|same-sex couple]]s) who have had conjugal relations, with "a significant degree of attachment" and "mutually interdependent relationship", for at least one year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child – Complete Guide (IMM 5289) |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5289-sponsor-your-spouse-common-law-partner-conjugal-partner-dependent-child-complete-guide.html |website=Government of Canada |date=18 July 2011 |access-date=25 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723161449/https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5289-sponsor-your-spouse-common-law-partner-conjugal-partner-dependent-child-complete-guide.html |archive-date=23 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

There have been reported instances in which foreign spouses have abandoned their Canadian sponsors upon arrival in Canada or soon thereafter,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbsa-urged-to-act-on-marriage-fraud-complaints-1.1003655 |title=CBSA urged to act on marriage fraud complaints |publisher=CBC News |date=29 October 2011 |access-date=2013-03-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402055311/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/10/29/pol-marriage-fraud.html |archive-date=2013-04-02 }}</ref> often collecting welfare, which the sponsor is obligated to repay.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/russian-bride-leaves-elderly-man-with-25k-welfare-bill-1.1258077 |title=Russian bride leaves elderly man with $25K welfare bill |publisher=CBC British Columbia |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=2013-03-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308094107/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/19/bc-marriagebill.html |archive-date=2013-03-08 }}</ref> In some of the cases, federal immigration authorities have made no attempt to revoke fraudulently-obtained landed immigrant status or deport the claimants, treating cases where one spouse is duped by the other as low-priority and difficult to prove.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/b-c-woman-wants-fake-husband-deported-1.882409 |title=B.C. woman wants 'fake' husband deported |publisher=CBC British Columbia |date=14 June 2010 |access-date=2013-03-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401232647/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/06/14/bc-marriagefraud.html |archive-date=2013-04-01 }}</ref>

A two-year conditional residence requirement (like that in force in Australia and the United States) was proposed in 2011 and is now applied to new arrivals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gardner |first1=Simon |title=Foreign spouses face tighter rules in Canada |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/foreign-spouses-face-tighter-rules-in-canada-1.1244206 |access-date=8 November 2019 |publisher=CBC News |date=19 March 2012}}</ref>