Anyone sponsored a baby born outside Canada?

[mixdali]

HI,

I am seeking advise from people in similar situation as ours. We became PR in november 2008, however, as we found out that a baby was on the way, we decided not to complete the move into Canada after the fact. So our daughter was born in our home country in June 2009. We moved to Canada in December 2009. Now it looks like the only way to get her PR is through sponsorship. Though it totally does not make sense to me as she was born when we were PR already. Is there any way to argue sponsor's obligation of 10 years? We are trying to apply for housing subsidy/EIA and it seems we are not eligible because one family number is under sponsorhsip. The babys is also not eligible for Child tax benefits.

Thanks

 

[can_usa_97]

If the baby was born outside Canada to non-Canadian parents I believe the only way to gain PR is thru sponsorship (at the infant age).

There is a difference between being a PR and being a Canadian Citizen - either thru Naturalization and thru Birth.

PR's become citizens thru Naturalization after 3 years of being PRs.
I am not certain how it works fully (I know there were some recent law changes and Citzenship thru birth to a Canadian parent has changed a bit). But I do *think* your child, had you even been Naturalized at their birth would not have fallen under the "automatic'" Citizen.

 

[mixdali]

Thanks. Right, it all makes sense, what does not is that as a permanent resident I cannot apply for benefits though I would be eligible to do that if I did not have to sponsor my baby. I am trying to find out if there is anyway in certain cases to be relieved of sponsor's obligation to "sponsor" for 10 years. I just see no rational in a ban to apply for housing and income assitance benefits for the coming 10 years.

 

[can_usa_97]

I guess I'm confused.

Your asking about a way to apply for assistance that you could get if you didn't have to sponsor your child. I thought that you weren't allowed as PR assistance. ?

I don't think there is anyway around sponsoring your child, and thusly - the inability to receive subsidy.

 

[iarblue]

What is it you exactly want to know?If you can get assisstance for housing?And you say because your sponsoring your child you cant get it?

 

[can_usa_97]

That's what I've taken from the post.

In order to sponsor a foreign national, a sponsor (Canadian citizen/permanent resident of Canada) must:
* not be receiving social assistance for any reason other than disability and/or short-term unemployment benefits.
* not be in default of any financial undertaking, immigration loan performance bond, or family support payments.

The subsidy authority says;
*Each member of the household must be a Canadian Citizen / Permanent Resident / or have made a claim for refugee protection under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) and no removal orders have become enforceable against any member of the household

I can't see anyway

 

[iarblue]

Can a PR even get housing assistance?

 

[can_usa_97]

According to the housing authority I guess they can - though I thought (and I might just be mistaken and crossing US & Canadian rules) but that they couldn't. I KNOW we couldn't here in the US.