It's hard to say. In our study, we noted that there were a number of cases where people failed to even pursue alternate remedies or H and C remedies, for example. This is because they feared that they could receive punishment or repercussions as a result of losing their status for being perceived as lying to the immigration system.
It's hard to say how many people this affects. When some people are advised by legal counsel that they're going to have a hard time sponsoring the family member because they're caught under this provision, they might say, “Well, I'm not going to take any chances. I want to keep my status in Canada, and I don't want to lose it on this basis.”
It's unknown, but it does affect quite a number of people.