On June 23, CIC issued a new regulation on children’s accompanying immigration applications, Notice – Changes to the definition of a dependent child. Because the specific New Deal was officially implemented from August 1, we here mainly talk about the impact of these new rules on immigration applications by comparing with the old policies.

The old immigration policy defines family children as having to meet one of three conditions:

1. be under the age of 22 and not have a spouse or common-law partner
2. depend substantially on the financial support of a parent and have been continuously enrolled and in attendance as full-time students in a post-secondary institution accredited by the relevant government authority since before the age of 22 (or since marrying or entering into a Common-law relationship, if this happened before the age of 22)
3. depend substantially on the financial support of a parent since before the age of 22 and be unable to provide for themselves due to a medical condition.

The new policy has made some adjustments based on the old policy, starting with age. The age at which a child will be considered a dependant is being reduced, from under 22 to under 19. The age requirement for children who can accompany the immigration application is reduced from 22 to 19 years old. This change has a great impact and is planned to carry Children who apply for immigration together need to plan ahead.

Then, some adjustments were made to the second article of the old policy. The exception for full-time students is also being removed. Children of applicants who are 19 or over but are financially dependent on their parents and are enrolled in full-time studies will no longer be eligible to be processed as dependent children. The conditions for study have also been removed. The immigrant applicant’s child is 19 years old. Even if the student is financially dependent on the parent and is a full-time student, it will no longer meet the definition of the family’s children who are allowed to submit the application together. This type of child no longer meets the application criteria.

Finally, the third article has also been adjusted. In all cases, a child will continue to be considered a dependant, regardless of age, if they have depend on on parents for financial support because of a mental or physical condition. In any case, regardless of age, as long as the child is due to The causes of mental or physical disability are economically dependent on parents, and they are all considered to be defined as children of families who are allowed to submit applications regardless of age. This change seems to be more humane, unlike the old rules that have imposed age restrictions on this type of child.

From the above comparison, we can see that the change in the new rules for children accompanying immigrants is still quite large, and it is bound to have a major impact on future immigration applications. So what are the effects? Let us give an example of federal skilled immigrants.
We all know that applicants for skilled immigrants can apply for immigration at the same time. If you want to apply for immigration, the definition of family children who are allowed to submit the application together must first be met. The introduction of this new regulation is a major adjustment to this definition.
When the new regulations came out, they also shattered the dream of immigration for many families. However, everything should be actively confronted, and there are many ways to immigrate. As long as there is persistence, there is always one that can be passed.