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fireluck

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Apr 20, 2012
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Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
MNL
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-04-2012
AOR Received.
10-07-2012
File Transfer...
25-09-2012
Med's Request
18-04-2013
Passport Req..
18-04-2013
VISA ISSUED...
18-07-2013
LANDED..........
August or September 2013
Hi guys. I just submitted my sponsorship application for my husband who is in Manila this April 10, 2012.

We are going to have a baby by June, and I am giving birth here in Toronto. I wish to apply for child care subsidy as early as now since the waiting list is pretty long. However I am not sure if getting child care subsidy is classified as a "financial assistance" which a sponsor should not have during the sponsorship period, or if it is classified as a "child benefit" to my unborn Canadian citizen baby.

If anyone has any idea or experienced the same dilemna, I would really appreciate your advice regarding this. I know there is a 49 days waiting period for the approval of my sponsorship. I am now undecided if I wait for the result after 49 days first before applying, or just go with it since the subsidy wont be in effect until I use it by around October or November.

As far as I know Child Tax Benefit & Universal Child Care Benefit are financial assistance that won't affect the sponsorship. I don't know about the rest. I just need to make sure it won't jeopardize my sponsorship.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.
 
Only social assistance/welfare is classified as financial assistance. You'll be fine.