Hi,
my wife and I are PR holders of Canada and we do not have children.
There was a unfortunate incident happened in our family and therefore have to adopt my sister's son who passed away.
I am his guardian as per the court orders from Pakistan (we cannot adopt a child in Pakistan). I am only mentioned as her Guardian. My wife's name is not mentioned in the guardianship certificate. Based on this we have applied for his refugee status at the border in Buffalo and was successfully granted the Refugee Status for the 6 year old child in Oct. 2019. Now we are waiting for his hearing.
Since I have heard that child benefits are transferred to wife's account. I have applied for the same couple of months ago under her CRA account but today received the notification that she is not eligible for the child, no further details mentioned.
Need advice on the above:
1. Are Refugee child eligible for child benefits?
2. The child has received the refugee status based on my PR status, should I apply for his child benefits?
3. Should I wait until he receive the protected status and then apply for his benefits?
my wife and I are PR holders of Canada and we do not have children.
There was a unfortunate incident happened in our family and therefore have to adopt my sister's son who passed away.
I am his guardian as per the court orders from Pakistan (we cannot adopt a child in Pakistan). I am only mentioned as her Guardian. My wife's name is not mentioned in the guardianship certificate. Based on this we have applied for his refugee status at the border in Buffalo and was successfully granted the Refugee Status for the 6 year old child in Oct. 2019. Now we are waiting for his hearing.
Since I have heard that child benefits are transferred to wife's account. I have applied for the same couple of months ago under her CRA account but today received the notification that she is not eligible for the child, no further details mentioned.
Need advice on the above:
1. Are Refugee child eligible for child benefits?
2. The child has received the refugee status based on my PR status, should I apply for his child benefits?
3. Should I wait until he receive the protected status and then apply for his benefits?