Got pragnant and visa is going to issue to husband ....please help

[screech339]

She did state that she is a Canadian citizen and not just PR.

Both Canadians and PRs must wait 3 months after moving to Ontario as new residents. I am Canadian and I still have to wait 3 months for OHIP coverage after moving back to Ontario from US. I still had a legal Canadian Ontario address as well while in US. I lost OHIP coverage when I stayed outside Canada longer than 6 months.

So just because the OP still retain legal address in Mississauga, doesn't automatically mean she still have OHIP coverage.

Screech339

 

[Rob_TO]

That depends. For example, if she lived in Ontario prior to being away (has an Ontario Health Card), and has been away for less than 6 months, then her OHIP coverage will not have lapsed.

If one has a valid OHIP card, then sometimes you can continue to get coverage even if you've been out of Canada more than 6 months. OHIP doesn't exactly keep in constant communication with CBSA, CRA or other government agencies on the travel and residency updates of every single Canadian... so there's a good chance coverage would still be active and they would never even know.
Do at your own risk though, as if OHIP did ever find out for whatever reason, they would demand all costs to be paid back after the fact.

 

[Rob_TO]

I'm in Ontario and I'm waiting for my stage 1 approval of inland sponsorship before I can apply for OHIP, but our baby is due in 4 weeks! It will be somewhere between the $4-5,000 mark for us to have the baby without coverage. Health care is a privilege that I am looking forward to!

Did you inquire about availability of a midwife for your due date? I believe their services are free even to visitors in Ontario, although the wait times for them are quite long and most are out of luck unless they book one as soon as they get pregnant.

 

[rhcohen2014]

Did you inquire about availability of a midwife for your due date? I believe their services are free even to visitors in Ontario, although the wait times for them are quite long and most are out of luck unless they book one as soon as they get pregnant.

this is interesting information... so "if" I happen to get pregnant before i am a pr (which we are working hard to avoid!), i could potentially get a midwife free of charge, if i happened to register as soon as I'm pregnant???

 

[Rob_TO]

this is interesting information... so "if" I happen to get pregnant before i am a pr (which we are working hard to avoid!), i could potentially get a midwife free of charge, if i happened to register as soon as I'm pregnant???

http://www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwife/q-a
What does it cost to use a midwife?
Midwifery services are completely funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, so women do not pay for care out-of-pocket. Women who are not currently covered by OHIP can still receive free midwifery care.

So yes, as long as you register early enough (like the second you become pregnant) you should be able to register for a midwife. Based on our experience, your first actual appointment with one will be at around 10 weeks of pregnancy (so obviously any doc visits, blood tests, ultrasounds etc before then would need to be paid out-of-pocket). I'm not entirely sure what services are free from midwife, and what would need to be paid for.

 

[rhcohen2014]

http://www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwife/q-a
What does it cost to use a midwife?
Midwifery services are completely funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, so women do not pay for care out-of-pocket. Women who are not currently covered by OHIP can still receive free midwifery care.

So yes, as long as you register early enough (like the second you become pregnant) you should be able to register for a midwife. Based on our experience, your first actual appointment with one will be at around 10 weeks of pregnancy (so obviously any doc visits, blood tests, ultrasounds etc before then would need to be paid out-of-pocket). I'm not entirely sure what services are free from midwife, and what would need to be paid for.

very cool. thanks!

 

[screech339]

Do at your own risk though, as if OHIP did ever find out for whatever reason, they would demand all costs to be paid back after the fact.

Even if those that managed to get continued OHIP coverage after being outside Canada more than 6 month, and they got caught after the fact, not only ontario service may demand you pay back all the expenses, they could also charge you with fraud as well.

 

[screech339]

One other ways to know that you have been out of Canada for more than 6 months is by looking at your income tax history. Have you been filing income tax as a resident or a non-resident. Or have you been not filing since you did not have been working in Canada. These are some things ontario service can verify if you are in fact able to have continued OHIP or not.

Ontario service could start questioning your OHIP status if you haven't been filing income tax or you have but as non-resident.

Screech339

 

[canuck_in_uk]

A person can retain their OHIP coverage outside of Ontario for longer than just 6 months. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/longer_absences.aspx

 

[truesmile]

No kidding! That's the most "interesting" thing I've learned all year. And it seems the low-end threshold is 7 months (or 212 days), not 6 months.

 

[alicia13]

http://www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwife/q-a
What does it cost to use a midwife?
Midwifery services are completely funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, so women do not pay for care out-of-pocket. Women who are not currently covered by OHIP can still receive free midwifery care.

So yes, as long as you register early enough (like the second you become pregnant) you should be able to register for a midwife. Based on our experience, your first actual appointment with one will be at around 10 weeks of pregnancy (so obviously any doc visits, blood tests, ultrasounds etc before then would need to be paid out-of-pocket). I'm not entirely sure what services are free from midwife, and what would need to be paid for.

By the time my pregnancy was cleared as low-risk at around 14 weeks, there weren't any spots available with the sole midwifery practice that serves the area I live in, they are in super high demand and I have been wait-listed for the past 21 weeks and nothing! I was able to get a spot with a brand new practice but they don't have hospital privileges yet so we have to pay both the hospital and OB as my midwife isn't authorized to deliver the baby at the hospital. At least my prenatal care has been free! Also had we opted for a home birth that would have alleviated the cost but this being our first child we just aren't comfortable with that.
I really don't mind too much as I know that it's just the situation we're in and the timing, no one is to blame. I do look forward to eventually getting coverage though!

 

[cccaannddaa]

my sister was in the same situation and she told them after she gave birth. She got the Canadian passport from the embassy in brunei and husband was granted a PR after 1 month, since the child did not need any other paper work. then she moved with her family to vancouver