The spouse’s work permission requires separate assessment. TD does not authorize employment, and a corrected principal offer does not create a dependent work benefit.
Keep each person’s evidence separate
Identify the spouse’s actual intended activity and any independent category. Avoid combining two people’s offers into one apparent authorization. The dependent framework generally covers a spouse and unmarried children under 21; each person must obtain and maintain the appropriate status.
Households sometimes assume that dependent restrictions soften with time, that a spouse who has lived in a community for three years acquires some entitlement to work there, or that a long-settled teenager can take a part-time job like their classmates. If the letter names an initial period with possible extension, treat leases, school enrolment, and a spouse's resignation as decisions tied to that period rather than to a hoped-for renewal. Prepare each family member's documents on their own terms, remembering that TD permits study but does not authorize employment, including remote work, and that a child who is a United States citizen does not need TD. TD status permits study but never authorizes employment, so translating brochures, answering customer messages, or invoicing through a Canadian account can still amount to work rather than harmless family help.