I think I mentioned this before, but my significant other lives in the United States, and I live in Canada.
The plan (that I'm just starting to work on) is for us to live together long enough to be considered common-law, then I will sponsor him as a permanent resident.
I know that Americans can stay as visitors for 6 months. How easy is it to get this renewed? I'm hoping he can get it renewed so he can stay 12 months.