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mickay

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Hi! Im giving birth on September here in Canada... But I want to declare it as a single mother... Do i need to write the name of the father of the child in the birth certificate of the coming baby?....
 
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There is no harm writing the name of the father as long as you've stated you are a single mother.
 
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mickay

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I still have a working visa and my permanent resident visa still on process... can i claim a child care benefits even i am a temporary working visa since my baby will be a canadian citizen?
 
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mickay said:
I still have a working visa and my permanent resident visa still on process... can i claim a child care benefits even i am a temporary working visa since my baby will be a canadian citizen?
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If you are living in Canada for 18 months as a TFW, you can claim Canada child tax benefit.
 
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mickay

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I started living here in canada as TFW last June 2012 then I'm giving birth on September 2013. So it would not be able to have a 18 months...

But the father of the child is 2 years now as TFW here in Canada...

Would that mean that I am not qualify to have a child care benefits for my child?
 
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If you were living with the father or married to him, it would be enough that he is in Canada 18 months or more as a TFW, see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/cctb/fq_qlfyng-eng.html#q4
 
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mickay

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We are not living together with the father....

Im going to have my 18 months living in canada as TFW by the my baby is 3 months old.... in that case... can i apply by december 2013 the child care benefits?
 
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mickay said:
We are not living together with the father....

Im going to have my 18 months living in canada as TFW by the my baby is 3 months old.... in that case... can i apply by december 2013 the child care benefits?
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Yes and it is called child tax benefit, not child care benefit.
 
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They are two different types of benefits but you can apply for both, see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/
 
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