Should we land before baby's delivery?

[J-A]

Hello guys.

Suggestions are requested from forum members.

We have received PPR and passports have been dispatched for visa stamping. We are expecting baby in mid of Jan 2018. Apparently we have 4 options to choose from. I have also mentioned pros and cons for all four options.

1. Go to canada immediately and give birth there
Pro : Baby would be citizen by birth.
Cons : The winters and no relatives in new country would be a challenge. Also we would have to land in Alberta as Ontario or British Columbia do not provide medical coverage from first day. However, apparently the finance related job condition in Alberta is not encouraging and we might be stuck for 6 months in that province, for availing the medical coverage.
2. We both do soft landing and return to our home country.
Pro : Wont have to go through the hassle of adding baby after birth and going through the PPR process again
Cons : The travel in pregnancy and the travel/stay costs.
3. We both land in Canada, wife comes to home country and I stay there. After getting a job etc call family to Canada.
Pro : Delivery at home country. And I might start job search process sooner.
Cons : The absence at the time of birth of our first child. A social cost.
4. Wait for baby delivery in home country, add baby to profile, get visa for family and then go to Canada.
Pro: We get more time to plan and then move to Canada in a more prepared manner.
Cons : The time delay. We 'll have to add baby to our profile, receive PPR etc again and visa process. If the whole process get delayed we might have to re-take medicals as our medicals will expire in August 2018.

Which options seems most plausible?

Thanks.

 

[APPNOV2014NY]

Some relevant information:

1. Several other provinces provide health coverage from day 1. Also , Quebec provides coverage to pregnant women from day 1 and it appears that Quebec's Finance job scene is slightly better than Alberta though it does not match Ontario.
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/which-provinces-offer-medicare-from-day-1.519500/

2. If you decide to land before delivery and then baby is born outside Canada , then your newborn will need to enter Canada on visitor visa. After entering Canada, your kid will be on private insurance for 9-12 months ( until he/she gets PR via Family sponsorship ) as visitors are not covered by under provincial health care.

I am in similar situation. Expecting DM/PPR within 1-3 weeks and baby is due end of Jan 2018.

If I get PPR in next few weeks and my wife is in position to travel then I will got with option #2 else option #4.

 

[canuck78]

Unless you speak and write French I would not consider Quebec a viable option if you are looking at finance jobs. I would have the baby in your home country and reapply. If you don't intend on settling in a province that provides coverage immediately you will spend at least 6 month of rent and expenses to have your baby in Canada and will have to scramble to organize housing, doctor, etc heavily pregnant with 2 weeks being major holidayss in Canada where things shut down. Alberta, etc will not be thrilled that you used their healthcare and left and you will will probably have to provide detailed residence records.

 

[J-A]

Thanks a lot @APPNOV2014NY and @canuck78 . Your replies have been really helpful