Dependent children must meet these requirements both on the day the Case Processing Center receives a complete application for a permanent resident visa and, without taking into account whether they have attained 22 years of age, on the day a visa is issued to them.

Your child or a child of your spouse or common-law partner will be considered a dependent child if that child:

1.	is under the age of 22 and is not married or in a common law relationship;
2.	is married or entered into a common-law relationship before the age of 22, and since becoming a spouse or a common-law partner, has
3.	is 22 years of age or older and, since before the age of 22, has
4.	is 22 years of age or older, and has depended substantially on the financial support of a parent since before the age of 22 and is unable to provide for him/herself due to a medical condition

•	been continuously enrolled and in attendance as a full-time student in a post secondary institution accredited by the relevant government authority and
•	has depended substantially on the financial support of a parent; or

•	been continuously enrolled and in attendance as a full-time student in a post secondary institution accredited by the relevant government authority and
•	has depended substantially on the financial support of a parent; or

Dependent