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If she is only coming for a three month program then she only needs a TRV and not a study permit. Also, if she is only studying for 3 months, then I don't think you qualify for an OWP. I believe the program of study needs to be at least six months in length.
See below. For you to qualify for an OWP, the program your spouse is taking must be eligible for a PGWP. A 3 month language program is not eligible for a PGWP. So you would not qualify for an OWP.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/permit/temporary/need-permit/studying-family.html
If you’re the spouse, common-law partner or a family member of someone studying temporarily in Canada, you need a work permit to work in Canada.
You may be eligible for an open work permit if you’re the spouse or common-law partner of a foreign student at a public post-secondary school, such as a college or university, or a collège d’enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP) in Quebec. To be eligible, the student must be in a post-graduation work permit-eligible program of study.
Maybe there's a rule I'm not aware of.
I don't think being from a visa exempt country matters that much. I think what matters is whether the progression of studies makes sense. So for me, what doesn't really make sense about your wife's profile is that she completed one english program in Canada and now wants to do a second. Hopefully you provided a really good explanation of this.
Good luck.
You got very lucky and someone made an error. You should have never received a WP. Not sure how your wife had a child in Canada unless you had private health insurance.
My wife had student’s visa, and she got health coverage from Alberta, we just applied for the free health card, and it covered everything
Is she redoing her dental training or is this a relicensing program? Some relicensing programs do not qualify as study programs so you you would not qualify for an OWP based on the international graduate licensing program. If she is applying for regular dental school it is extremely competitive to get a spot and most programs favour Maritime residents and those with PR or citizenship. She may not get a spot in a dental school or even in a relicensing program so I would look at a plan B. If you are considered high skilled and can find an employer willing to hire you and go through the sponsorship program you would qualify for faster processing time. Depending on your spouse for a WP is risky given getting a spot in dental programs is very difficult.
Didn’t she give birth after she finished her course? She was required to remain in Alberta for a year to qualify for health coverage so to could be billed for all the healthcare she received if Alberta audits your file and didn’t live in Alberta for the first year.
You were required to make sure you were eligible to receive free healthcare when you applied. Alberta could ask you to repay the healthcare expenses you received incorrectly. Whether the province will when they eventually audit the files is up to them. Your wife and child didn’t meet the requirements to receive a health card or free public healthcare. Would suggest you do your own research since you seems to have run into a lot of incompetence. So far but has somewhat worked out for you but that can change. You are always responsible to make sure you qualify to apply for something or you can be accused with applying for something based on misrepresentation.
International students
If you are a student from outside Canada, you may be eligible for AHCIP coverage.
Students under 18 years of age must be added to the AHCIP account of a custodian.
Students who have a 12-month study permit (valid for an Alberta educational institute) and who will reside in Alberta for 12 months or more are eligible for AHCIP coverage and should apply.
Students with study permits valid for less than 12 months, may be eligible for AHCIP coverage if their application is accompanied by a letter from the school confirming their enrollment and their intent to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months.
Students who transfer to an educational institute outside Alberta or move to another province or territory are no longer eligible for AHCIP coverage and must contact AHCIP to have it cancelled.