Hello ulit kabayan,
1. Before I applied for my wife’s SOWP and my son’s permit, I went to the local district school board to enroll my son to grade 12 in advance. The school board said that my son needs a SP before they accept him. So I attached this to my family’s application particularly my son’s SP.
2. Yes po, once on implied status pwede po mag work pareho. Pero last year po kasi was the height of the pandemic and lockdowns. So wala po kami work pareho nung time na yun. I got a job at a factory one week before my PGWP approval. One month later nakapasok na po ako sa work na related sa program ko.
3. Yes po, my son will need his own SP. Dito na po inside Canada ang application. When you apply for your PGWP, you can apply for a change of status for your child (unless ready na rin po sya for SP application). This is to ensure that your son will not be out of status. Kelangan mag overlap yung SP nya at yung application for change of status.
4. Kapag po hindi kasabay ang SOWP application sa PGWP application, you need to change spouse status to visitor. Then after approval of PGWP you need to provide 3months worth of paystub in order to apply for SOWP. Kaya po advisable na kasabay na ang SOWP sa PGWP application. Kasi kung hindi po kasabay, matagal po hindi pwede mag work ang spouse. Not practical na isa lang may work if you are renting because of the monthly expenses. Even if you are earning a lot, a single paycheck may not always be enough. Because the higher your income bracket, the higher the income tax deduction.
HTH!