/u/LadyBug_0570 on My MIL may lose her job & I can’t be sponsored for a spousal visa bc my wife doesn’t work & I’m not allowed to work bc I’m on a visitor visa. So give us more time, even tho I’ve been here for a yr, by paying for our expenses bc MIL can’

Wait 5 sec.

I'd start with "what kind of idiot relocates to get married on a visitor visa and not get the Canadian equivalent of a K-1 visa at least?" Then I'd follow it up with "Why didn't they start the marriage visa process in the whole year he was there?" I know Canada is not like the US but there are similarities.