Canada Immigration Dependent Child

Dependent Children

(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.