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You should be prepared because you may not qualify for maternity leave payments due to not enough work hours (payments are difficult to survive on), what if you get sick and can’t work you won’t qualify for unemployment pay, etc.? How will you support a child on likely minimum wage and find/pay...

The critieria was not changed for visitors applying for status in 2009. Having looked at the OHIP eligibility criteria many times since then it. This change was not in place months ago leading many to discover they would have to pay for care as visitors or without proof of full-time employment...

You are right. They must have very recently changed the eligibility requirements likely in response to many spouses arriving in Canada often pregnant without the ability to pay for care. How long is the expiry on the OHIP cards given person doesn’t have permanent status and not working? IRCC...

Unless your spouse provided proof of full-time employment for at least 6 months then they shouldn’t have qualified for OHIP.

they likely don’t believe she is coming for 10 days.

Your mother may have difficulty even visiting given your asylum claim so you need to be prepared for an extended separation. You can try to have her visit through the supervisa program when you are a PR and meet the income requirement but approval is far from guaranteed given there will be...

Without proof of being persecuted in their home country claiming asylum is a good way to get you potentially deported from Canada and then struggle to visit for a very long time if not for life. If your parents apply for asylum be prepared for other family members to struggle to get any form of...

How much time are you required to stop studying?

When did you get PR since you would have had to apply for PR after a year of common law unless you were already a PR? When did you move to the US? In general time in Canada as a PR before leaving can be an important factor. Ifyou left soon after becoming a PR that could have implications.

The post is from 2017.

You must contact CRA who will determine your status every year based on your ties to Canada. Your spouse needs to do this as well.

Supervisa insurance is just emergency medical insurance and needs to be renewed every year so if you use it one year expect costs to go up or to be denied further coverage. Any routine medical care is not covered. Many people don’t seem to be aware that if parents get sick they are expected to...

You don’t qualify to apply for health cards on your short landing because you will not fulfil the residency requirement to qualify for healthcare and would be committing healthcare fraud in most provinces if you apply and then leave again. Your priority should be moving to a province where you...

that’s not true. IRCC would want to know why pleural effusion and have that treated likely before approval which is exactly what happened.

You are within processing times compared to others currently applying for PR with a similar profile so applying for a writ may not have any impact. What county are you from? Are your background checks still being processed or have any been completed?

You are correct sorry missed the fact that you were a PR. No issue with going to your home country as long as you have your PR card or else travel to the US and enter via land border. You may receive pushback or comments about travel to your home country. It is legal but the optics are not...

Believe KSA changed their policy a few years ago so visiting KSA is not an option anymore.

You are required to include your spouse in your PR application whether accompanying or not accompanying. You and your son will have your PRs processed and once your PRs have been approved IRCC will start processing his PR application. You have been very lucky and have had an extremely fast...

If one of the primary reasons you want to move to Canada is to access specialized services for your child you probably have better options. The system is very overwhelmed by the amount of children needing various therapies and schools have had to cut down on extra support for children who are...