In keeping with Invest in Kids commitment to share up-to date and relevant resources and information with the professional community, Invest in Kids have recently highlighted this online prenatal resource by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has created a website entitled, A Healthy Pregnancy, that offers accurate and up-to-date information for pregnant women and those planning on getting pregnant.
Who would have thought that having a baby would be so complicated? I’m not talking about trying to explain that 9-months pregnant is actually 10-months pregnant (40-weeks of pregnancy divided by 4 weeks in a month = ? ... do the math. Yup, I wasn’t happy about it either), but I’m talking about the paperwork that is needed just after baby is born. Sleep-deprived, mommy-brain and filling out forms do not mix.
Here are a few links that we hope will be helpful to all those new Canadian moms and dads:
Employment Insurance (EI) and Maternity, Parental On-line Services and Information
The New Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
Application for Employment Insurance Benefits On-Line
Passports for Children: Since December 11, 2001, all children who travel need a passport.
You can apply online. Apply early though because it can take months. You'll need a birth certificate to get the documents below.
You'll need a birth certificate to get an SIN card. A SIN number is needed to set up an RESP for your child.
Apply for this tax credit as soon as you baby is born.
Apply for this tax credit, as well, as soon as you baby is born.
