Delivery as an immigrant

[cebuana18]

Hello everyone,
I am a newbie in this forum and I hope someone could enlighten me.
I have heard from a friend that when you deliver a baby in Canada , the expectant mother can receive a lumpsum amount of money ? is it true? I dont know if this applies only to a canadian citizen only or even immigrants can avail it.
Thank you

 

[Pippin]

wow. I wonder who thought that one up? I am a Canadian and never received lump sum payments when my children were born in BC. Have you tried doing a google search? Start with Quebec first.

 

[Leon]

Not everything you hear is true. I am not aware of any lump sum given to parents of babies born in Canada.

If you have a baby in Canada without having health care, you will however have to pay a lump sum to the hospital for their services.

There are some benefits in Canada for parents. One is called child tax benefit. You can apply for this if you are living in Canada with your child and are either a citizen or PR or if you are 18 months in Canada as an international student or TFW. It is not a lump sum but a small monthly amount.

Parents in Canada also may have the right to get maternity / parental leave if they have worked and paid into EI (employment insurance) for at least 600 hrs. They will then be able to take time off work after the birth of a baby while getting payments every 2 weeks from EI.

 

[Msafiri]

Hello everyone,
I am a newbie in this forum and I hope someone could enlighten me.
I have heard from a friend that when you deliver a baby in Canada , the expectant mother can receive a lumpsum amount of money ? is it true? I dont know if this applies only to a canadian citizen only or even immigrants can avail it.
Thank you

I guess the benefits Leon describes including the $100/ month universal child benefit when converted in some countries will indeed be a lump sum...there is usually a delay in processing the relevant benefits since they require proof of status and residence e.g. birth certificates which can take some time to be issued. You then have the 'workload' at the relevant Tax Office which will include cross referencing of filed taxes..I was talking to a buddy in the tax field and its funny how many PRs/TRPs suddenly start filing taxes when the realize they need to do so to get their child benefits 'lump' sum. The funds are backdated so you can indeed get a lump sum. Keeping to this theme there are others who say the streets of London are paved with gold...well its certainly not the case for the one in England or Ontario but if you find it please let me know.

 

[Hasher]

Yes, adding to above to child benefit (CB), please note that as soon as you leave the country with child your CB will stop, and if by some means one hide or forgot to tell CRA about the absence from the country, CRA have nowdays so many ways to know that one cannot imagine, then one has to returned the whole amount with or without penalty (depends on CRA).