Excluded Relationships

You are under 16 years of age;
You or your sponsor were married to someone else at the time of your marriage;
You have lived apart from your sponsor for at least 1 year and either you or your sponsor are the common-law or conjugal partner of another person;
Your sponsor is a permanent resident of Canada or a naturalized Canadian citizen and at the time of his or her application for permanent residence in Canada, you were a family member who was required to be examined to ensure that you met immigration requirements but you were not examined; or
Your sponsor previously sponsored another spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner and 3 years have not passed since that person became a permanent resident.