Who qualifies as a “Dependent Child”?
For Family Sponsorship purposes, a dependent child means a child who is: • Under 22 and unmarried on the date the application for sponsorship is submitted (and still unmarried on the date the child lands in Canada); or • Of any age or marital status and is a continuously enrolled full-time student, who is financially dependent on his or her parents since before the age of 22 (or since becoming a spouse or common-law partner, if this happened before 22); or • Is financially dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a disability.
For Canadian Immigration purposes, a “dependent child” means a child who is: Under 22 and unmarried on the date the application for sponsorship is submitted (and still unmarried on the date the child lands in Canada); or Of any age or marital status and financially dependent on his or her parents as a result of being either: continuously enrolled and in attendance as a full-time student in an educational institution since the age of 22 (or since the date of marriage, if married before 22); or unable to support him or herself due to a physical or mental disability. Students who interrupt their full-time studies for less than one year in total and remain financially dependent upon their parents during that time will still be considered “dependent children”.
For Canadian Immigration purposes, a “dependent child” means a child who is: Under 22 years old and unmarried, including common-law and conjugal relationships, on the date the Sponsorship Application is submitted; or Of any age or marital status and financially dependent on a parent as a result of being either: continuously enrolled and in attendance as a full-time student in an educational institution since the age of 22 (or since the date of marriage, if married before 22); or unable to support him or herself due to a physical or mental disability.
For Canadian Immigration purposes, a “dependent child” means a child who is: • Under 22 and unmarried on the date the application for sponsorship is submitted (and still unmarried on the date the child lands in Canada); or • Of any age or marital status and financially dependent on his or her parents as a result of being either: continuously enrolled and in attendance as a full-time student in an educational institution since the age of 22 (or since the date of marriage, if married before 22); or unable to support him or herself due to a physical or mental disability. • Students who interrupt their full-time studies for less than one year in total and remain financially dependent upon their parents during that time will still be considered “dependent children”.
