Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — 13
13 (1) The definition dependent child , set out in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations , as it read immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, continues to apply in respect of a dependent child of the following persons: (a) a person whose application for a permanent resident visa or for permanent resident status is made before the coming into force of these Regulations; (b) a person who made an application to Quebec for selection as a person in a particularly distressful situation before the coming into force of these Regulations and a Certificat de sélection du Québec was issued to that person before or after the coming into force of these Regulations; (c) a person who made an application to Quebec for selection as a member of the economic class before the coming into force of these Regulations and a Certificat de sélection du Québec was issued to that person before or after the coming into force of these Regulations; (d) a person who made an application in a province for nomination as a member of the provincial nominee class before the coming into force of these Regulations and a nomination certificate was issued to that person by the province before or after the coming into force of these Regulations; (e) a person who made their work permit application under Division 3 of Part 6 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and whose work permit application was approved before the coming into force of these Regulations; (f) a person who made a claim for refugee protection in Canada before the coming into force of these Regulations and who acquired protected person status before or after the coming into force of these Regulations; (g) a person respecting whom a referral set out in section 140.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations was submitted to the immigration office before the coming into force of these Regulations; (h) a person respecting whom a sponsorship application was made under Part 8 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations on or before October 18, 2012; (i) a person respecting whom an undertaking application was made to Quebec before the coming into force of these Regulations by a sponsor who meets the requirements of sponsorship set out in section 158 and a Certificat de sélection du Québec was issued to that person before or after the coming into force of these Regulations; (j) a person whose circumstances were being examined under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act before the coming into force of these Regulations and who made an application for a permanent resident visa under that section after the coming into force of these Regulations; and (k) a parent or grandparent respecting whom a sponsorship application was made before November 5, 2011. (2) Section 25.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations does not apply with respect to the dependent child of a person referred to in subsection (1). (3) The fees payable for processing an application referred to in sections 295, 301 and 307 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations , as they read immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, shall apply to a dependent child of a person referred to in subsection (1) if that child is 22 years of age or older — or, if less than 22 years of age, is a spouse or common-law partner — and meets the description set out in subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition of dependent child in section 2 of those Regulations as it read immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations.