Citizenship and Immigration Canada is informing immigration representatives that the proposed reduction in the age of dependency from 22 to 18 is being pushed back. (The same is rumoured to true for proposed changes to the study permit system.)
The e-mail that CIC is sending out reads:
Dear Sir/Madam:
Thank-you for your query.
Please be advised that a proposal to reduce the age of dependents from under 22 to under 19 was pre-published in the Canada Gazette Part I on May 18, 2013, along with the proposed regulatory changes to the PGP program. The proposal to change the age of dependent children will not be coming into force at the time the PGP program re-opens on January 2, 2014.
Trusting this addresses your concerns.
As noted previously in this blog, currently, the children of immigrants may immigrate to Canada with their parents if they are under the age of 22. As well, young adults over the age of 22 who have been continuous full-time students since turning 22 may also accompany their parents.
Under the proposed change, the maximum age of dependants will be reduced to 18 years of age for all immigration programs. There will be no exception for full-time post-secondary students. The only exception will be for those who are financially dependent on their parents due to a mental or physical disability.