{"id":15386,"date":"2016-12-29T18:25:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T18:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/age-lock-dates-immigration-program-category\/"},"modified":"2021-05-16T23:13:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T03:13:11","slug":"age-lock-dates-immigration-program-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/age-lock-dates-immigration-program-category\/","title":{"rendered":"The Age Lock-in Dates by Immigration Program and Category"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following table provides a summary of age lock-in dates by immigration program or category. This table provides details for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New applications submitted on or after August 01, 2014, where a transitional provision does not apply<\/li>\n<li>New applications submitted on or after August 01, 2014, where a transitional provision applies and,<\/li>\n<li>Applications received prior to August 01, 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Table 1: Table for Age Lock-in Dates for Children by Immigration Program or Category (for Single-step Application Processes)<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table id=\"tableNews\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"frowNews\">\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>The Program or Category for Principal Applicant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\"><strong>Applications Received Prior to August 01, 2014 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subject to a Transitional Provision<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong>Applications Received On or After August 01, 2014 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not Subject to a Transitional Provision<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>The Federal Economic Class<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>The Family Class<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Refer to the Parents and Grandparents applications submitted prior to November 05, 2011 (see the Multiple-step application processes listed below)<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&amp;C)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Refugees Selected Abroad: Privately sponsored refugees<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) along with a complete sponsorship undertaking<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Refer to privately sponsored refugees for whom the CIC receives a sponsorship application on or before October 18, 2012 (see the Multiple-step application processes listed below)<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) along with a complete sponsorship undertaking<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Public Policy (A25.2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant, unless specified otherwise in the public policy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Individuals would need to check the specific public policy for details<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant, unless specified otherwise in the public policy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Individuals would need to check the specific public policy for details<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Table 1 Continued: Table for Age Lock-in Dates for Children by Immigration Program or Category (for Multiple-step Application Processes)<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table id=\"tableNews\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"frowNews\">\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>The Program or Category for Principal Applicant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\"><strong>Applications Received Prior to August 01, 2014 (Transitional provisions apply)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong>Applications Received On or After August 01, 2014 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Provincial Nominee Program<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which the applicable provincial or territorial authority receives a complete application for provincial nomination from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Quebec Economic Categories<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Quebec receives a complete application for a <em>Certificat de s\u00e9lection du Qu\u00e9bec<\/em> (CSQ) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Quebec receives a complete application for a <em>Certificat de s\u00e9lection du Qu\u00e9bec<\/em> (CSQ) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Quebec Distressful Situations<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Quebec receives a complete application for a <em>Certificat de s\u00e9lection du Qu\u00e9bec<\/em> (CSQ) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Quebec receives a complete application for a <em>Certificat de s\u00e9lection du Qu\u00e9bec<\/em> (CSQ) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Quebec Collective Refugee Sponsorships<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which the Province of Quebec receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which the Province of Quebec receives a complete undertaking application from the sponsors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>The Live-in Caregiver Program<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete initial Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) work permit application from the principal applicant abroad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Refugees Selected Abroad; Government assisted Refugees<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives the referral of the principal applicant from the refugee referral organisation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Protected Persons (in-Canada Refugee Claimants)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) receives the refugee claim from the principal applicant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Family Members who do not Accompany Protected Persons (One Year Window)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant accepted as a refugee abroad<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The family member can apply within one year of the date the principal applicant becomes a permanent resident as a protected person<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete Application for Permanent Residence (APR) from the principal applicant accepted as a refugee abroad<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The family member can apply within one year of the date the principal applicant becomes a permanent resident as a protected person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Parents and Grandparents Applications Submitted prior to November 05, 2011<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete sponsorship application from the sponsor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to November 05, 2011, applicants could submit Parents and Grandparents (PGP) sponsorship applications in advance of submitting the Application for Permanent Residence (APR)<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Privately Sponsored Refugees for whom a Sponsorship Application was Received on or before October 18, 2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"205\">The date on which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives a complete sponsorship application from the sponsors<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to October 18, 2012, applicants could submit Privately Sponsored Refugee (PSR) sponsorship applications in advance of the Application for Permanent Residence (APR)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"182\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>The Implementation Scenarios for Transitional Provisions<\/u><\/p>\n<p>For each of the transitional provisions, refer to the annexes that appear subsequently in this document. These annexes provide a breakdown of information, which is crucial for determining the lock-in date of the age of a child. They also help officers in understanding whether they need to apply the pre-amendment or the new definition of a dependent child. Factors on which officers would need to base their decisions include the timing of applications or the preliminary requirements for a specific program or category. The annexes also contain some sample scenarios to clarify this issue further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following table provides a summary of age lock-in dates by immigration program or category. This table provides details for: New applications submitted on or after August 01, 2014, where a transitional provision does not apply New applications submitted on or after August 01, 2014, where a transitional provision applies and, Applications received prior to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":481,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/481"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15386\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}