Case Law : Conjugal Relationship

August 22, 2026

Case Law : Conjugal Relationship
Sr. no.	Case Name	Topic	Decision
1	Daoust v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 CanLII 50661 (CA IRB)	Conjugal Partner Sponsorship Appeal, Holding That an Impediment to Divorce Is Not Required to Establish a Conjugal Relationship	Successful
2	Carriere v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2018 CanLII 139890 (CA IRB)	Conjugal Partner Sponsorship: No Legal Requirement to Prove an Impediment to Marriage or Cohabitation	Successful
3	Haer v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2020 FC 530	Genuine Conjugal Relationship Cannot Be Rejected Based on Speculative Inferences	Successful
4	Kwiatkowski v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 CanLII 54909 (CA IRB)	Conjugal Relationship Can Be Established Despite Lack of Continuous Cohabitation	Successful
5	M. v. H., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 3, 1999 CanLII 686 (SCC)	Conjugal Relationship Factors and Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships	Unsuccessful
6	Rosso v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 CanLII 49188 (CA IRB)	Conjugal Partner Sponsorship Allowed After Finding That Long-Distance Partners Satisfied the One-Year Conjugal Relationship Requirement	Successful
7	Stifanos v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1391 (CanLII)	Tabesh Conversion to Conjugal Sponsorship Is Discretionary and Requires Supporting Evidence	Unsuccessful
8	Tabesh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2004 CanLII 76104 (CA IRB)	An Invalid Marriage Does Not End the Family-Class Inquiry: Conjugal and Common-Law Alternatives Must Also Be Considered	Unsuccessful
9	Wegner v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 CanLII 81280 (CA IRB)	An Impediment to Marriage or Cohabitation Is Not Required to Establish a Conjugal Relationship	Successful
10	A.P. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2020 FC 906	Conjugal Partner Sponsorship Refusal Sets Aside After IAD Unreasonably Applied Stereotypes to a Mixed-Orientation Relationship	Unsuccessful