My fiance is from Montreal, would I be able to live/work in Canada legally after we get married?

Yes it is an option. It is not a marry a Canadian and come to Canada system. You can apply for permanent status. Your family connection(marriage) is one part what other qualifications do you have?

It would help your immigration plan if you had job skills or education in the high demand fields.

If you wish to live in the Montreal area the learning of French would be a good place to start on your assets for immigration. For cold weather, warm clothes or stay indoors and keep warm the old fashioned way. It has been estimated that 250,000 Montreal citizens DO NOT have to go outside in Winter if they do not want too. There are massive underground complexes interconnected in the city.

There is no FAST or EASY way to do this. An immigration lawyer can do little for you. Read through the rules and follow the instructions. No need to have creative answers bending the rules or your qualifications. You have what is required or you do not. Close ,almost the same, nearly, .....are not the same thing.Fill in the forms accurately and HONESTLY answer ALL questions. "Does not apply" is an answer a blank space is just blank.

This basic rule will apply for either of you to move to the other country.As part of visiting Canada you will need to show why you will leave when a visit is over.Border Services is well aware of why you want to visit and stay longer.

This process can take a few years do not just sit and wait.Research the job market for YOU get the skills,training and experience you need to get these jobs.As part of the sponsorship process you cannot use the many benefit programs available to citizens.You need to pay your own way and so too does your partner.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/cometocanada.asp

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/ind...

Good luck it can be done it does take time. Coming to Canada and getting citizenship does not mean you lose your citizenship of your home country.

Yes, you will, but it will take many, many moons before you are in Canada as an immigrant.

The basic rules are simple. First you have to prove that your relationship is for real. A marriage, by itself is not sufficient. Typically, the immigration expect that your relationship is more than two years long. You have to bring out photographs from events you have been to together, you need lists of friends who can vow, under oath, that you are a couple. There are more rules and regulations here, but you get the hang of it.

cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/index.asp

Note, the documentation is slightly different for Americans. Your application, if everything falls in place should take about 9 mo to two years to complete.

Unfortunately, in the meantime you will be flagged at the border, entering Canada and will have to be prepared for extra scrutiny. The idea is that you are not allowed to just "move to Canada" because you have applied. You have to prove, every time, that you still have your ties to USA, via your rental contract, cell-phone bill, utility bill, etc.

Tricky? No, it's a straight forward process. You can make your application at the Canadian consulate nearest where you live. There will be some costs for you medical, but only a small processing fee. YOU DO NOT NEED ANY agent or lawyer. Save your money.

Welcome to Canada.

P.S. After rain comes sunshine, after winter comes summer, and the can be pretty hot, well into the 90s for weeks.

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Canada recently "locked down" our spousal Permanent Resident sponsorship because of too much marriage fraud that was happening from countries like the Phillipines and some Eastern European and former Soviet bloc countries. So it makes it a bit harder for anyone with a valid relationship to get Permanent Resident status and work here.

But if you have an actual plan to get married and ever plan to live in Canada, here are some of the requirements in place at the moment:

If you have been in a relationship for less than two years and have no kids, your Canadian spouse is still allowed to apply for Permanent Resident status for you. If you are accepted, you are allowed to move to Canada and start working here. The person sponsoring you is held fiscally responsible for you for up to two years after the application is accepted.

Here's the change to the policy though. You are required to remain in that relationship with your spouse for the next two years. If during that time, you separate or divorce from that person, your Permanent Resident status can be revoked, and you will be ordered deported from Canada.

This new regulation is meant to allow legitimate relationships to be unaffected and get real married couples reunited to start their life together in Canada, but also to cut down on those who "woo" a Canadian into marrying them and sponsor them, only to abandon them the minute they receive their PR status, leaving that person with a broken heart as well as still having to pay for that spouse who left them!

So if you and your fiance have a real relationship and ultimately a real marriage, you should not have any problems. If it is a fraud, and your fiance finds out in the two year period after you get here, she can report it and you lose the PR status.

No, not automatically at all.

She could sponsor you to come to Canada, a process that can take up to two years, and with no guarantee of success. A lady where I live was able to bring her children, but, her husband was denied entry into Canada.

You would have to prove that it is a bona fide relationship, and all that as well. Not a problem if you've been together a long while, and have been making visits.

So, there is a process, which is fairly straight forward, and in most cases, would eventually allow you to live in Canada. But, it is not certain, and definitely not automatic.

Once you get married you can apply to be a permanent resident, and when you get approved you will be able to work and live here forever: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/ind...

In the meantime, you can live in Canada as long as you meet the usual requirements. If you're American, for example, you can live in Canada for up to 6 months without any special permission. If you want to start working before you get married, you'd have to apply for a temporary work permit: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/apply-who.asp