{"id":33957,"date":"2017-05-03T23:09:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T23:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/dependent-child-age-rise-canada-immigration-applications\/"},"modified":"2017-05-26T15:54:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T15:54:57","slug":"dependent-child-age-rise-canada-immigration-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/dependent-child-age-rise-canada-immigration-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Dependent Child Age To Rise for Canada Immigration Applications (Audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Article Audio:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[row][znhg_column size=\u00a0\u00bbcol-sm-6&Prime;]<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Dependent Child Age To Rise for Canada Immigration Applications by My Great Canada\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F324298008&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/znhg_column]<\/p>\n<p>[\/row]<\/p>\n<p>May\u00a03, 2017 &#8211; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has confirmed it will raise the age of dependency in Canada immigration applications for permanent residence from \u2018under 19\u2019 to \u2018under 22\u2019.\u00a0 The change will take effect October 24, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The previous Conservative government\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-tightens-rules-on-immigrant-and-refugee-children\/\">lowered the age of dependency to under 19 in August 2014<\/a>, saying the move was designed to help better align immigration policies with Canada\u2019s labour market needs.<\/p>\n<p>The Trudeau government says increasing the age is more aligned with the Liberal government\u2019s policies on family reunification.\u00a0 It will allow more families to stay together and this will help attract more skilled immigrants to Canada.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-22313 size-medium\" title=\"Dependent Child Age To Rise for Canada Immigration Applications\" src=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shutterstock_154197683-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Dependent Child Age To Rise for Canada Immigration Applications\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shutterstock_154197683-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shutterstock_154197683-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shutterstock_154197683-280x185.jpg 280w, https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shutterstock_154197683-700x463.jpg 700w, https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shutterstock_154197683.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Age Dependency Statistics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2009\u20132010, while\u00a0<b>77 per cent<\/b>\u00a0of the population in Canada aged\u00a0<b>under 24\u00a0<\/b>completed high school between age<b>\u00a018 and 19<\/b>, some\u00a0<b>13 per cent<\/b>\u00a0completed high school between age\u00a0<b>20 and 24<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>The 2011 Census found that over half of all young adults from\u00a0<b>20 to 24 years of age<\/b>\u00a0lived with their parents (<b>63.3 per cent<\/b>\u00a0of young men and\u00a0<b>55.2 per cent<\/b>\u00a0of young women). This proportion has increased in recent decades, particularly for young women, rising from\u00a0<b>33 per cent<\/b>\u00a0in 1981 to\u00a0<b>55.2 per cent<\/b>\u00a0in 2011.<\/li>\n<li>The median age for a young adult to complete a degree is\u00a0<b>24.8<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The rule change will apply to all immigration applications, including refugees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaising the age of dependants lets more families stay together,\u201d said Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen. \u201cThis will bring economic and social gains to our country as it enhances our attractiveness as a destination of choice for immigrants and refugees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/immigrationtocanadaoverview\/\">Canada immigration<\/a> authorities say the move aligns with the worldwide trend for children to stay at home longer, often while they go to college or university. There is a hope that the rule change will help increase the pool of university applicants, producing Canadian-educated graduates ready to boost the Canadian economy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/two-year-rule-abolished-spousal-sponsorship-canada\/\">Two-year Rule Abolished for Spousal Sponsorship in Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canadian-government-proposes-important-rule-changes-help-family-reunification\/\">Canadian Government Proposes Important Rule Changes to Help Family Reunification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Immigration authorities believe keeping families together is a key consideration when immigrants select their preferred destinations. There is also a belief that immigrant and refugee integration happens more quickly when families are allowed to stay together.<\/p>\n<p>A key aim of the Refugee Protection Act is to reunite families in Canada to support refugees socially and economically.<\/p>\n<h3>What The Rule Change Means<\/h3>\n<p>The dependent child age limit is used to determine whether offspring can immigrate to Canada as a family member of the main applicant in all Canada immigration and refugee programs.<\/p>\n<p>It is also used to determine who can be sponsored as a principle <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/family-sponsorship-immigration-overview\/\">family class<\/a> applicant, meaning dependents under the age of 22 will become eligible.<\/p>\n<h3>Who The New Rules Will Apply To<\/h3>\n<p>The new \u2018under 22\u2019 rule will apply to all new immigration applications on or after October 24, 2017, when the rule is implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Permanent residence applications submitted between August 1, 2014 and October 23, 2017 will be subject to the \u2018under 19\u2019 rule.<\/p>\n<p>Dependants who are over 22 and who are unable to support themselves due to a physical or mental condition continue to be dependents.<\/p>\n<h3>Special Cases<\/h3>\n<p>If an applicant has a pending application for permanent residence that lists a dependent who was under 22 at the time of their application, they can contact IRCC and request the dependent be processed for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. However, the processing time will likely increase.<\/p>\n<p><b>Interested employers:\u00a0<\/b>Kindly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/en\/employment-portal\/canada-employers.html\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0here to receive further information.<\/p>\n<p><b>Interested candidates:<\/b>\u00a0Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/en\/free-immigration-evaluation.html\">free on-line evaluation<\/a>. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.<\/p>\n<p>Read more news about Canada Immigration by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-immigration-news-articles-2017\/\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Audio: [row][znhg_column size=\u00a0\u00bbcol-sm-6&Prime;] [\/znhg_column] [\/row] May\u00a03, 2017 &#8211; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has confirmed it will raise the age of dependency in Canada immigration applications for permanent residence from \u2018under 19\u2019 to \u2018under 22\u2019.\u00a0 The change will take effect October 24, 2017. The previous Conservative government\u00a0lowered the age of dependency to under 19&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4859],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lactualite-canadienne","category-4859","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33957","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\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33957\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}