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Dependent Children
The
Immigration Regulations defines 'dependent child' as a child who:
(a)
has one of the following relationships with the parent, namely,
(i)
is the biological child of the parent, if the child has not been
adopted by a person other than the spouse or common-law partner of the
parent, or
(ii)
is the adopted child of the parent; and
(b)
is in one of the following situations of dependency, namely,
(i)
is less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner,
(ii)
has depended substantially on the financial support of the parent
since before the age of 22 -- or if the child became a spouse or
common-law partner before the age of 22, since becoming a spouse or
common-law partner -- and, since before the age of 22 or since
becoming a spouse or common-law partner, as the case may be, has been
a student
(A)
continuously enrolled in and attending a post-secondary institution
that is accredited by the relevant government authority, and
(B)
actively pursuing a course of academic, professional or vocational
training on a full-time basis, or
(iii)
is 22 years of age or older and has depended substantially on the
financial support of the parent since before the age of 22 and is
unable to be financially self-supporting due to a physical or mental
condition.
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