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Who is a dependent child?

Note: As of August 1, 2014, a dependent child must be under 19 years old (previously 22), according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada

For sponsorship purposes, a dependent child may be your own child or those of the person you are sponsoring. According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada, they must:

• Be under the age of 19 and not a spouse or common-law partner; or
• Have depended substantially on the financial support of a parent since before the age of 19 and unable to provide for themselves due to a medical condition.

1. What is the difference between BSF186 and 186A?
2. Which one is applicable for me? 186 or 186A or in white paper list of my goods?

3. I will bring only my clothing, bed sheet, some used utensils and crockeries for my family use. Will I need to submit form BSF186/186A for this type of very personal and family used materials?

4. Can I bring some very essential and common medication (mostly OTC medicine) like paracetamol, antihistamine, cough syrup or antacid etc for few days only?
5. Can I bring antibiotic without prescription?

When a tenant faces money problems, an understanding landlord might help from time to time, but tenants can face serious legal implications for failing to pay rent. The landlord might seek payment by taking the tenant to court. Constant lateness or non-payment might force a landlord to seek compensation for that loss through the courts, and he or she may proceed with eviction. Further, chronic problems could ruin references and harm your credit rating.

When is the Rent Due?

Rent is due on the actual day stipulated in the rental agreement. In most places in Canada, rent is considered late on the day after it is due. For example, if your rental agreement states that rent is due on the first day of the month, the rent would be considered late from the second day of the month onward until it is paid. If the rental agreement stipulated that rent was due on the fifteenth of the month, then the rent would be considered late from the sixteenth day of the month onward. In many jurisdictions, landlords commonly impose a reasonable penalty for late rent. (For specifics, see the Provincial and Territorial Fact Sheets).

In some provinces, the law requires that landlords give a grace period of up to 3 days to allow the tenant to pay. In other provinces, however, landlords are within their rights to notify the tenant as soon as rent is late that they wish to terminate their rental agreement because of rent arrears. Once a tenant pays the rent, a notice to terminate their rental agreement would no longer be valid.It is in the tenant's best interest to pay the rent on time because frequent late payment could be grounds for non-renewal of a rental agreement.

Late Rent Payments

The day after rent is due, if it is unpaid; the landlord can give a “Notice to terminate for nonpayment of rent.” The tenant then has 14 days if they are monthly or yearly renters, and 7 days if they are daily or weekly renters, to pay. If this grace period passes and no rent has been paid, the landlord can file an application with the Landlord and Tenant Board for rent arrears.

Proof of Residency

A document that has your name and current home address. This document confirms that your principal home is in Ontario.

A Family Law Information Centre (FLIC) is an area in the courthouse where the public can get free information and help about issues related to separation and divorce and other family law matters. The following services are available at the FLIC:

• Court staff will provide information about the family court; court process; court forms; guides to procedure and how to get a lawyer;
• An Advice Lawyer (from Legal Aid Ontario) will provide 20 minutes of general legal information on family law matters free of charge regardless of eligibility, or case-specific advice to those who qualify financially; and,
• An Information Referral Coordinator (IRC) will provide information about family mediation; effects of separation and divorce on children; register the parties for free information sessions and make referrals to community services.

How to access this service

Walk-ins, self-referrals, referrals by judges, lawyers, duty counsel, court-staff and community agencies. The public can access the FLIC services regardless of whether or not an application has been filed with the court.