Lainie Towell had the kind of wedding any bride would envy. A handsome, charismatic groom, an exotic location, and hundreds of people dancing in the streets. Little did she know the love of her life was really only interested in her for her Canadian citizenship.

Every year over 30,000 new immigrants get married, become permanent residents and move to Canada. While most of those marriages are legitimate and long lasting, some people will go to any length to make Canada their home. Citizenship and Immigration Canada insists that it does what it can to make sure the marriages are legitimate, but admit that there are thousands of Canadian men and women who find out, once their spouse arrives here, that they have been duped, and have become victims of marriage fraud.