Which residency should I use to sponsor my spouse?

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I need some advice on the best approach here.
I am a Canadian\Australian dual citizen and my place of residence is in Canada. However have been 'visiting' my spouse in Australia since August 2011 (almost 8 months). We got married 28/12/11. We have travelled back to Canada once in that time. My spouse is an Australian citizen and resident. We are applying for permenant residency for her and plan to move to Canada straight after that.
At this point I can prove my residency in both countries - driver's licence, healthcard, ect.
My question is; Is it better to fill in the application as a resident of Canada or a non-resident of Canada? 
One thing is, when we move to Canada we will be staying at my parents house(that's my place of residence)so I don't have a mortgage or rental agreement and I won't have any job or schooling lined-up ahead of time. So if I say i'm am Aussie resident, i'm not sure how to prove we are planning to move to Canada straight away. 

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bscheel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 15 Mar 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote bscheel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Which residency should I use to sponsor my spouse? Posted: 15 Mar 2012 at 1:32am
	I need some advice on the best approach here. I am a Canadian\Australian dual citizen and my place of residence is in Canada. However have been 'visiting' my spouse in Australia since August 2011 (almost 8 months). We got married 28/12/11. We have travelled back to Canada once in that time. My spouse is an Australian citizen and resident. We are applying for permenant residency for her and plan to move to Canada straight after that. At this point I can prove my residency in both countries - driver's licence, healthcard, ect. My question is; Is it better to fill in the application as a resident of Canada or a non-resident of Canada? One thing is, when we move to Canada we will be staying at my parents house(that's my place of residence)so I don't have a mortgage or rental agreement and I won't have any job or schooling lined-up ahead of time. So if I say i'm am Aussie resident, i'm not sure how to prove we are planning to move to Canada straight away.

Kangaroo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Junior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2011 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kangaroo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2012 at 5:06am
	Hi, I'm no expert, but I would apply as a Canadian resident if you are sponsoring your Australian wife. I would love to offer you more help. I'm Australian & my fiance is Canadian. Good luck!
	Have a great day!