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If you were divorced outside Canada, you need to prove that your divorce was legal in that country before you can get re-married in Canada.

According to Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) [PDF], your foreign divorce will generally be recognized by the Canadian government, if you or your spouse lived in the country where you got a divorce for at least 1 year before the start of the divorce proceedings.

The first page of the Addendum to your purchase agreement is a Statement of Critical Dates which must be signed by both you and your builder. It clearly indicates when your builder expects to finish the home and the latest possible dates for permitted extensions.

It provides the following key dates:

• The First Tentative Occupancy Date – The anticipated date that your condominium unit will be completed and ready for you to move in, as agreed upon by you and your builder. Your builder can set one or more Tentative Occupancy Dates.

• Final Tentative Occupancy Date – If the current Tentative Occupancy Date cannot be met, a Final Tentative Occupancy Date must be set within 30 days of roof completion. If the Final Tentative Occupancy Date cannot be met, with 90 days written notice, the builder can extend the Occupancy Date one more time for up to 120 days by setting a Firm Occupancy Date.

• Firm Occupancy Date – A date set by the builder with 90 days prior notice if an existing Tentative Occupancy Date cannot be met. This date may be set within 30 days of roof completion as an alternative to setting a Final Tentative Occupancy Date. The Firm Occupancy Date cannot occur after the outside Occupancy Date. Once a Firm Occupancy Date has been set, if your builder extends occupancy by setting a Delayed Occupancy Date, delayed occupancy compensation is payable to you.

• The Outside Occupancy Date – This is the latest date that your builder agreed to provide you with occupancy of your condominium unit. You and your builder agree upon this date at the time of signing the purchase agreement.

Your builder may extend the Occupancy Date multiple times without paying compensation to you, however you must be given 90 days notice of each extension. Your builder must follow specific rules for setting a new occupancy date (More information is available on this topic below, under the heading: Rules for Setting a New Occupancy Date)

You or your spouse or common-law partner are a new or returning resident or citizen of Canada

You must complete Schedule RC66SCH, Status in Canada/Statement of Income and include it with your application if either you or your spouse or common-law partner:

• became a new resident or returned as a resident of Canada in the last two years
• became Canadian citizens within the last 12 months

One (1) main identity documentA photocopy of one of the following:

• your valid passport or travel document or
• the passport or travel document you had when you became a permanent resident (including the passport page that was stamped when you arrived in Canada and became a permanent resident) or
• the certificate of identity or travel document issued by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or a foreign country.

Your landlord can only increase your rent once every 12 months. You must receive 90 days written notice before the increase.