OHIP for child

[courtjoh]

Hi there,
I am an american citizen and my husband is a canadian citizen. We got married 1 month ago, we are in the process of applying for PR for me to move to Canada. We just found out we are pregnant. If I am not a PR by the time I have the baby and the baby is born in the US, will the baby have OHIP right away? or do I need to have a pediatrician in the states and do the well child visits in the US until the baby can get OHIP?

 

[canuck78]

No if the baby is born in the US it will not get OHIP right away. You will have to apply to get proof of his/her citizenship through the embassy and then apply for OHIP when you permanently land in Canada and then you have to go through the 3 month wait period.