TD provides no employment authorization, including remote services performed in the United States for a foreign employer. The principal’s ongoing negotiation creates no dependent exception.
Assess the household activity independently
A qualifying spouse and unmarried child under 21 may seek TD, but that status does not supply a work benefit. Identify a separate lawful basis if the spouse’s income is part of the plan.
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 children's school records or a spouse's own documentation were part of what raised questions, address those specifically rather than assuming the family side will resolve itself once the principal issue is fixed. 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. A dependent who is not a Canadian citizen may need to obtain a TD visa before travelling, while a Canadian citizen dependent generally seeks admission directly, so confirm the applicable procedure person by person instead of inferring it from the principal's route.