Plan to have our first baby in Canada

[sky1126688]

Hi everyone,
My wife and I want to have our first baby in Canada. I am a permanent resistance in Canada and currently having a full time job. My wife submitted PR application under Family sponsorship. She has already got her Open Work Permit. And it is good until Jan 2017. She has been working full time for 3 years. We have following questions if anybody could provide us some information.
1. If my wife goes on maternity leave, does she entitle to have EI?
2. How about expense in hospital for my wife delivers the baby? Does the government cover the hospital expense? She has a health care card.
3. What would be the nationality of my new born baby?

 

[etienbjel]

1. If she pays into EI, then yes http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/lifeevents/baby.shtml
2. Apparently, yes "You may be eligible for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) if you are included under one of the following categories:
•you are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or landed immigrant, or are registered as an Indian under the Indian Act;
•you have submitted an application for permanent residence in Canada, and Citizenship and Immigration Canada has confirmed that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence in Canada" http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/ohip_eligibility.aspx
3. For the moment, Canadianhttp://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2014/08/18/ottawa_urged_to_remove_citizenship_by_birth_on_canadian_soil.html

 

[Rob_TO]

1. Yes
2. If she has valid health card, then all pregnancy and delivery related charges will be covered.
3. Canadian

 

[sky1126688]

Thanks so much etienbjel and Rob_TO!!!!
My wife and I live in Alberta not Ontario, we have Alberta health card.

 

[swestenzweig]

3. What would be the nationality of my new born baby?

Check the rules from the country where you hold your citizenship, as each country's rules are different. My son was born in Canada (my wife is Canadian), but my residence was still US at the time of birth. As such, the United States State Department allowed me to confer my US citizenship to my son; he is now a dual-citizen.

 

[screech339]

Check the rules from the country where you hold your citizenship, as each country's rules are different. My son was born in Canada (my wife is Canadian), but my residence was still US at the time of birth. As such, the United States State Department allowed me to confer my US citizenship to my son; he is now a dual-citizen.

The only reason you are able to confer your US citizenship was because you have resided in US for at least 5 years before the baby was born. If you had not lived in US for 5 years, you wouldn't been able to pass American citizenship to your child.