Yes, wait - hold on. The link above makes it pretty clear - but I pulled it directly from the Regs - part (b)(ii) - where someone who is married or in a common-law partnership is still defined as a dependent IF they have been continuously attending post-secondary schooling, and are financially dependent on the parent, since before turning 22 and/or since before marrying or becoming a c/l partner.
I don't think it really matters that the application was received by CPC when the OP was 19 years of age - if s/he had married or entered into a c/l partnership
without being a full-time student and financially dependent on the parents, then the relationship would make him/her ineligible as a dependent regardless of the age at the time the ap was submitted. But if s/he has remained in post-secondary education and financially dependent since that time, AND since entering into the c/l relationship - the way I read the dependent definition, s/he would still be defined as a dependent in spite of being over 22 years and in spite of the c/l relationship. The key is proof of
continuous full-time studies, and financial dependence, since before turning 22 and since before the c/l relationship.
Here's the definition of a dependent from page 2
of the Regulations:
“dependent child”, in respect of a parent, means a child who
(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.
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