Dear members following this thread,
I know it has been asked to death, but are there any loopholes to get signed up for the RAMQ and start the 90 day waiting period before receiving AIP or having a full-time six-month contract with a OWP?
Last week we received notification online that my spouse's OWP was approved. I spoke with a lovely person at RAMQ over the phone who assured me we would find a way to apply for RAMQ, but that I simply needed to call back this week once we had received the OWP by mail. It arrived yesterday, and I called the RAMQ back. This time, the person I spoke with was extremely unpleasant. I have no idea why the previous person I spoke with insinuated that there could be some way to register my spouse, as this RAMQ worker flatly stated that without either: a. a letter from CIC addressing my spouse (AIP) or b. OWP + full-time work contract of at least 6 months, there was absolutely no way to register for RAMQ.
I argued with her that this was ridiculous as we have a young baby, and that in theory I could draft a legal contract employing my wife (not that I would want to pay taxes and pension...), or that my wife could be self-employed.
There has got to be a loophole here -- can they really discriminate like this? Could my wife simply apply and get any sort of job, just to have the contract, then quit (my wife has a PhD and is trying to get work in her field, but it takes time)?
Thanks, I'd be very curious to know if anyone has managed to surmount this obstacle.
I know it has been asked to death, but are there any loopholes to get signed up for the RAMQ and start the 90 day waiting period before receiving AIP or having a full-time six-month contract with a OWP?
Last week we received notification online that my spouse's OWP was approved. I spoke with a lovely person at RAMQ over the phone who assured me we would find a way to apply for RAMQ, but that I simply needed to call back this week once we had received the OWP by mail. It arrived yesterday, and I called the RAMQ back. This time, the person I spoke with was extremely unpleasant. I have no idea why the previous person I spoke with insinuated that there could be some way to register my spouse, as this RAMQ worker flatly stated that without either: a. a letter from CIC addressing my spouse (AIP) or b. OWP + full-time work contract of at least 6 months, there was absolutely no way to register for RAMQ.
I argued with her that this was ridiculous as we have a young baby, and that in theory I could draft a legal contract employing my wife (not that I would want to pay taxes and pension...), or that my wife could be self-employed.
There has got to be a loophole here -- can they really discriminate like this? Could my wife simply apply and get any sort of job, just to have the contract, then quit (my wife has a PhD and is trying to get work in her field, but it takes time)?
Thanks, I'd be very curious to know if anyone has managed to surmount this obstacle.