Study Permit for Kids

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Subject: Study Permit for Kids
I am a foreign worker and I intend to apply for study permits for my little kids (5 and 3) inside Canada.

Do I need any evidence of admission for them or my work permit will suffice?

Thanks

[02-01-2009,01:33]
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Anonymous
(in reply to: Study Permit for Kids)
Unless your kids are ready for university, they don´t need study permits. As long as you reside in Canada, they are eligible for and required to attend public school. Your 3 year old is likely too young for preK (check your local school system), but your 5 year old will need to be enrolled in kindergarten immediately.

You will need their up to date immunization records, proof of address, and medicare number to enroll them in school. If you do not have medicare yet, your temporary private health insurance should suffice.

Hope this helps.

[02-01-2009,09:08]
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wannabecanadian
(in reply to: Study Permit for Kids)
Thanks.

This is very helpful, its a big relief.


[02-01-2009,13:49]
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Anonymous
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hi wannabwcanadian

one thing i forgot to add...they are here as visitors, I am just in process of extending their stay to be with me till 2011 by applying for work permit for my wife.

Can I still enrol them in schools while im working on extending their stay?

Thanks

[02-01-2009,13:53]
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Anonymous
(in reply to: Study Permit for Kids)
My understanding is that any child 5 years or older MUST be enrolled in school, regardless of status. Here´s a bit of information I came across just by googling your situation. This happens to be for Manitoba, but you can easily research the regulations of your province. Hope this helps.

Section I - Temporary Residents

1. School divisions (schools) in Manitoba may enrol age of majority individuals or dependants of parents in Canada with temporary resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). Pupils with temporary resident status may be eligible for provincial funding on the basis of the criteria established in Section II.

2. There are four classes of temporary residents ? students, workers, visitors and holders of temporary resident permits (TRP?s). Individuals on TRP?s are here by special permission of the federal government and may have authority to work, study or visit. See Section III for information respecting CIC documentation.

3. Persons in Canada under the authority of the Visiting Forces Act and the Refugee Determination Process are also considered to be temporary residents. See Section III for information respecting CIC documentation.

4. An application for landed immigrant status does not confer residency status. Therefore, the residency status of an individual who has applied to become a landed immigrant is based on the immigration authority under which they are in Canada (i.e. student, worker, visitor or TRP, refugee).


Section II - Funding and Fees for Temporary Residents

Supportable Temporary Residents

1. Effective with the 2003/2004 school year, minor children whose parents are in Canada under the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) authorities listed below are eligible for provincial funding.

* Work Permits
* Study Permits
* TemporaryResident Permits with an accompanying Work Permit
* Temporary Resident Permits with an accompanying Study Permit
* Visiting Forces Act
* Refugee Determination Process (Child refugee claimants, do not require parental accompaniment to be supportable).

In order to be eligible for provincial funding all relevant funding criteria must be met (e.g. in attendance on September 30, age criteria, and diploma status.)

Age of majority dependants whose parents are in Canada under the CIC authorities listed above, who have been attending school in Manitoba and have been eligible for provincial funding prior to becoming 18 years of age, will continue to be eligible for funding on the basis of the funding criteria which they meet particularly with respect to age and diploma status. (See also #5.)

2. Foreign exchange pupils are funded according to the reciprocity agreements for foreign exchange agencies.

Non-supportable Temporary Residents

3. Children of parents in Canada as visitors or on Temporary Resident Permits as visitors are not eligible for provincial funding.

4. Children unaccompanied by parents and without a legal guardianship arrangement that will meet the residency requirements under The Public Schools Act are not eligible for provincial funding. (Child refugee claimants exempt.)

5. Foreign pupils 18 years of age and older, are not eligible for provincial funding if they are attending a Manitoba school for the first time, or had previously attended school in Manitoba but were not eligible for provincial funding.

Fees

6. School divisions may charge fees for pupils who are not eligible for provincial funding.


[02-01-2009,17:11]
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wannabecanadian
(in reply to: Study Permit for Kids)
Thanks a lot.
[02-01-2009,18:23]
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