Hi Funkymom,
Pls will you like to share your apartment with someone, if yes am interested.Will be around by 2nd week in May.What date will you also be comin around?
I await your response,
Thanks



quote author=Funkymom post=65986477][Hi @ Hotstepper, pls i need you. I have been sending msgs to you but i dont know if they delivered or not. Pls i have a canadian visa and i will like to give birth in canada. Pls can you help me with doctors that accept international patients without insurance ? I have been trying to get one but nothing so far. Also any advice on accomodation? Thank you so much and may God continue to bless you .quote author=Hotstepper post=63202329]
massaged u bk since



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Hotstepper:
have reaponded tp all emails i got



quote author=Koolmum post=66033579]

Hi Hotstepper,
Pls am yet to get a response.
My question is if you have anyone who wuld like to share an aparmtnt?am coming in May.
Kindly respond thanks

@hotstepper and other gurus pls assist o. Pls pls plsss

Eilenora:
So u guys hav advised that I defer my EE application til i get my visitin visa. So am saying il apply 1st and when mine comes out hubby will then apply. Du get? Cos av read through the thread and seen that people that apply together with hubby lack sufficient proof for home tie. Proof of funds will also be higher so better 1 after the other.

I also noticed that most ppl advise 5m pof and above. 10k Usd is just about 3.7. Can this work? Remember I have accommodation already.

Does anyone know any hospitals in London Ontarìo area? Havent seen any referrals in that area all through the pages. I am currently checking the ratemds website as previously mentioned though. Hopefully i am able to find something. Ds Canada ordeal is more stresful than yankee sha which is where I had my 1st. But am tilting more towards Canada now cos of the accommodation i have there which I dont have in yankee

have u found a place? if yes, at where?

Koolmum:


Hi Hotstepper,
Pls am yet to get a response.
My question is if you have anyone who wuld like to share an aparmtnt?am coming in May.
Kindly respond thanks

Why London Ontario? do u know anyone there?

3.7 will be ok and let him send it to ur active account asap.

is your hubby in Nigeria?

Eilenora:
@hotstepper and other gurus pls assist o. Pls pls plsss

Yea my bro stays there.

Seems most gynaes am seein are all affilliated wth victoria hosp whch appears to be on d high side in terms of cost.

$130 to $140 for first visit with Gyn
$300 per visit Hospital bill to be reviewed from April
$25 to $35 for follow up
$300 for ultrasounds
$5000 for normal delivery
$10,000 to 15,000 for C-Section

Yea hubby is in Nig. So he sends d Naira equivalent to my activ account? Will i still need his statement or mine alone? Then besides a sponsor letter what else will i need frm hubby?

Hotstepper:
Why London Ontario? do u know anyone there?

3.7 will be ok and let him send it to ur active account asap.

is your hubby in Nigeria?

abisoyed:
Hello @Thespecialist, I am an April/May 2018 mum, 3rd child though and definitely cs.I would like you to help me with information to Oshawa hospitals and Obgyn as I need proof of medical appointment for my oniline application. I would also be needing hospital and accomodation costing. I really hope you can assist me as I would like to apply before end of December.

Thank you in anticipation.

Hi Abisoye,

Trust youre good.Please I want to find out if uve settled plans as regards your accomodation and if you wuld like to share the apartment with someone? I wil be comin in May and I hope to share apartmnet as i will not want to be alone.

Please do reply,
Thank you

hajidel:
My wife is due around that time and i do have relatives in canada but zero contact and i have never been to canada before. So yeah that is an option that can be explored sharing accommodation. I will be going to USA end of new year month and may be i can go to canada to scout out there.

Pls i hope am not so late.I want to ask if you've been able to make plans and if I can share in d accommodation as i would be comin in May.

Your response will be highly appreciated

Hotstepper:
have u found a place? if yes, at where?

Hi hotstepper ,
No I havnt got a get a place yet.

Hotstepper:
have u found a place? if yes, at where?

No not yet

Hi,

Please pardon me if this post is not following the thread. I am not sure am doing a good job with finding my way on Nairaland. All the same, I am trying to provide some information for all those who are asking about having information on cost for delivery without insurance in Canada.

Response

I was given the information that some hospitals have special reduced rate for women without Health Insurance coverage. The first thing then is to ask your hospital if they have payment plans for women with low income. Payment plans could be installment or a large cut off from the initial bill. In essence, dont be scared of the big figures you hear or see, you may not pay up to the big cost. They will need evidence you earn low and thanks to poor naira to dollar exchange ...all the big naira na small dollars. Your Nigeria payslip is enough for this I was informed. Having said that, if you provide me with the name of hospital , I could make calls for you to know their pricing and of other plans that will be beneficial. Good news is that, if they dont offer what is needed, they will refer to where such cheaper maternity services could be accessed. Anywhere in this place is good, the system works..no story...although some hospitals could have more facilities but basically...You will be fine...Pray also.

Secondly, about accomodation, I am not in a position to share right now but my place may be available for a month rent in June. If interested, let me know. I live in Toronto. I have been greatly helped by people I never knew and will never meet again in this life, so I can help make calls and provide the information for you to follow up. Making few calls wont reduce or add to my monthly phone bill, so no hassles.

If this info above will help someone, then good. Pls respond to this same page. My response may be late because of time difference but I will respond.

I doubt if such thing exist

preciousfab:
Hi,

Please pardon me if this post is not following the thread. I am not sure am doing a good job with finding my way on Nairaland. All the same, I am trying to provide some information for all those who are asking about having information on cost for delivery without insurance in Canada.

Response

I was given the information that some hospitals have special reduced rate for women without Health Insurance coverage. The first thing then is to ask your hospital if they have payment plans for women with low income. Payment plans could be installment or a large cut off from the initial bill. In essence, dont be scared of the big figures you hear or see, you may not pay up to the big cost. They will need evidence you earn low and thanks to poor naira to dollar exchange ...all the big naira na small dollars. Your Nigeria payslip is enough for this I was informed. Having said that, if you provide me with the name of hospital , I could make calls for you to know their pricing and of other plans that will be beneficial. Good news is that, if they dont offer what is needed, they will refer to where such cheaper maternity services could be accessed. Anywhere in this place is good, the system works..no story...although some hospitals could have more facilities but basically...You will be fine...Pray also.

Secondly, about accomodation, I am not in a position to share right now but my place may be available for a month rent in June. If interested, let me know. I live in Toronto. I have been greatly helped by people I never knew and will never meet again in this life, so I can help make calls and provide the information for you to follow up. Making few calls wont reduce or add to my monthly phone bill, so no hassles.

If this info above will help someone, then good. Pls respond to this same page. My response may be late because of time difference but I will respond.

Hi Godsgoodness,

Did you have to register the birth of the baby before you apply for the birth certificate? I am a little confused about this process. Please explain

I heard about this 4-1 bundle package but non immigrants can not use this from what I understand.

You said you received the birth certificate in 5 working days....did you apply online?

Thanks in advance

you have to apply and pay online. yes its 4 in 1 but only 2 applies to u which is the Registration of birth which will have u nd spouse info nd the birth certidicate is what is it lol. The former is long nd the latter is short.

in applying for passport nd all, the registration of birth is what u will be asked. ao plz get both of them ans ignore the other 2 which r Social Insurance card and a child benefit

Gottigoodgood:
Hi Godsgoodness,

Did you have to register the birth of the baby before you apply for the birth certificate? I am a little confused about this process. Please explain

I heard about this 4-1 bundle package but non immigrants can not use this from what I understand.

You said you received the birth certificate in 5 working days....did you apply online?

Thanks in advance

Hi Hotstepper,

Thank you so much for clearing up that for me. I pray continous blessings on you for being such a help to us in this forum.

Will I need hubby signature for any of those documents?




quote author=Hotstepper post=66077490]
you have to apply and pay online. yes its 4 in 1 but only 2 applies to u which is the Registration of birth which will have u nd spouse info nd the birth certidicate is what is it lol. The former is long nd the latter is short.

in applying for passport nd all, the registration of birth is what u will be asked. ao plz get both of them ans ignore the other 2 which r Social Insurance card and a child benefit



[/quote]

Amen. No i wont need his signature as everything is online nd u submit online

Gottigoodgood:

Hi Hotstepper,

Thank you so much for clearing up that for me. I pray continous blessings on you for being such a help to us in this forum.

Will I need hubby signature for any of those documents?




quote author=Hotstepper post=66077490]
you have to apply and pay online. yes its 4 in 1 but only 2 applies to u which is the Registration of birth which will have u nd spouse info nd the birth certidicate is what is it lol. The former is long nd the latter is short.

in applying for passport nd all, the registration of birth is what u will be asked. ao plz get both of them ans ignore the other 2 which r Social Insurance card and a child benefit

Hello house, still trying to get a doctor in Montreal its been a nightmare. Nothing happening but making calls hopefully will get something soon. If anyone has any ideas or doctors in Montreal can you please share. Once I have then I will post their info on here.

why dont u walk into any walk in clinic nd register and they will do the referals

hajidel:
Hello house, still trying to get a doctor in Montreal its been a nightmare. Nothing happening but making calls hopefully will get something soon. If anyone has any ideas or doctors in Montreal can you please share. Once I have then I will post their info on here.

Ok we will look at that in the week.

Hotstepper:
why dont u walk into any walk in clinic nd register and they will do the referals

hajidel:
Ok we will look at that in the week.

Just go to urgent care and see a general practitioner. He/she will refer you to a OB. That's how it's done in Oshawa.

All the best

So i just learnt that Victoria dsnt embrace birth tourism.

@hotstepper is it safe to use brampton and Dr Abou/Ayodele? Both hospital and gynae are 2 hours from my brother's place.

Also does dr Abou still accept international patients? I saw his number in previous threads but not sure i have seen Dr. Ayodele's nos. Can u pls help out with this?

Eilenora:
Yea my bro stays there.

Seems most gynaes am seein are all affilliated wth victoria hosp whch appears to be on d high side in terms of cost.

$130 to $140 for first visit with Gyn
$300 per visit Hospital bill to be reviewed from April
$25 to $35 for follow up
$300 for ultrasounds
$5000 for normal delivery
$10,000 to 15,000 for C-Section

Yea hubby is in Nig. So he sends d Naira equivalent to my activ account? Will i still need his statement or mine alone? Then besides a sponsor letter what else will i need frm hubby?

Hello everyone,
So as promised, here’s an update on my general experience.

POE experience : scroll to previous post below this one.

Dr: Dr Kayode Ayodele (his clinic is at Brampton, almost opposite/adjacent to the Brampton Civic Hospital)
Fee: $3,500 (this includes all antenatal visits, dr’s fees, paediatrician fee (this is who checks the baby at the hospital before you get discharged), anesthesiologist (so this covers epidural should you need it and in case of CS as well), 1 postpartum visit at 6 weeks for those who would be here at that time. I wouldn’t and I intend to visit him shortly before I leave for a quick checkup. He may or may not agree to this but that’s my plan).


Lab work:
I would advise that you find out exactly what tests your dr would need you to do and sort the ones you can sort in your country of residence especially if they are free over there like in my case.

I ended up paying about $55 for the 2 tests I did (Rubella and GBS). Unfortunately UK doesn’t offer these tests else I would have paid nothing.

Bear in mind that you are not obliged to use one particular lab. I did my research and I found out that Dynacare was cheaper than Lifelab so I went for them instead.

Hospital: Brampton Civic Hospital
Fee: $2000 per day for Mum and $600 per day for child. For vaginal birth which was what I had, you get discharged within 24hrs which means you’ll only have to pay $2,600 for mother and child. If it’s CS, the minimum stay is 48hrs which should be $5,200 for mother and child.

For me, I had a post delivery ultrascan because my placenta was manually removed and dr wanted to be sure that she got everything out ok. I forgot to ask if the money I paid already covers this but she didn’t also ask. So far (15days pp) I’ve not got any bills via post. If I do, I’ll come back and update.

So even though you’re signed up with Dr Kayode (in my case), if you went into labour when he’s not on duty, that means another dr would be assigned to you for delivery. The dr that delivered my baby (Dr Sahi) was absolutely brilliant.

Please note that hospital fee is for delivery without complications.

Birth registration (long birth certificate) and birth certificate (short birth certificate)

Fee: $60 ($35 and $25 respectively)
Paid online via Service Ontario website (www.serviceontario.ca). It’s the 4-in-1 bundle but do not tick the SIN and health card options as they do not apply to you if you’re not a permanent resident in Canada.
Be sure that all your details are correct before submitting. When we received our son’s certificate, we realised there was a mistake on dad’s dob, this means we had to call service Ontario and get them to send us a form for correction. This form cannot be obtained online, you have to call them and get them to send it to you, then you complete it, send the incorrect ones with the form back and they then send you the correct version (we’re still waiting to receive this form, I’ll update on how long it took to sort it all out).
The original one took 5 working days (applied on Tuesday, got the birth certificates Wednesday the following week).

Passport:
Even though the long birth certificate had error, we still took it along with dad’s passport. We explained the situation and luckily they agreed to still process the passport after verifying dob on dad’s passport.

Fee: $57, expedited for 5 working days for extra $50 so total paid: $107
So we applied Thursday (22/03), we’ll pick up Thursday (29/03).

Without expediting the process, the handler mentioned that the earliest pick up time would have been 9th April ie 10 working days considering the bank holidays for Easter. So not too bad although this depends on backlog etc. If not that I’d be leaving before then, I would explore that option and save my $50 to be honest.

I did ask option for next day pick up and the handler said I didn’t qualify for that option because my travel date wasn’t within 48hrs of applying. There’s an option for date of travel on the form, if you want 24hrs pick up, you should ensure this date is within 48hrs from when you apply. I didn’t ask for the cost, I’m guessing it’ll be more than the extra $50 for 5-10 business day expedited service.

I applied in person in Mississauga where I stayed so pick up will be there too. I hear you’ll have to pick up from Mississauga anyway if you applied in Brampton.

Accommodation was free for me. Transport was subsidised in the sense that my friend or her mom would take me for appointment or anything when they are available.

The few times I took uber for my antenatal it was approximately $70 round trip. I came in at 35weeks, so assuming I never got help from my friend, the minimum I’d be paying for uber would have been $350. If you drive, you may want to consider renting a car. When my hubby arrived, we rented for about 8 days and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg considering the convenience.

In summary:
Dr fee: $3,500
Hospital: $2,600
Lab: $55
Birth certificate: $60
Passport: $107
Total: $6,262

Accommodation, feeding and transport will vary depending on where you decide to go as per city and if you have any help with any of them.

Good luck to all expecting mums and dads. God bless you all!

PS - all amount are in Canadian dollars.

Geeagu:
Hi Dserious,

They are yet to get back to me on actual cost of deposit to make but Dr Kayode said it wouldn’t be a problem. From their website, deposit should be 7,800 for 3 nights for both mother and child. But I’m waiting to hear back from the secretary though about the hospital’s decision and way forward.

I’m in Mississauga and it’s close to Brampton, I’m careful not to get a hospital that’s too far off just in case labour starts at odd hours.

I didn’t see your dm, perhaps just send me an email (chinyereagu@gmail.com). We can rub minds.

For POE, it might depend on what airport you arrive. There are automated process in place in Toronto where I landed but I still got asked questions especially why I want to birth in Canada and not UK which is my usual place of residence. The first POE officer said UK has fantastic healthcare which is true so it’s a bit different from how healthcare in Nigeria is perceived. So I had to defend my decision to give birth here which was not necessarily easy. I was even passed onto another officer (the point where deportation happen) but I was too hot and tired to even be afraid and also cos I was aware I wasn’t doing anything illegal. I emphasised the fact that I have a good paying job and a husband to go back to in England and that I already contacted their colleagues in England who guaranteed me that it wasn’t illegal, that all I needed was show that I can cover my bills although ultimate decision lies on the POE officer.

In terms of food, I didn’t bring any so can’t really comment. I’m staying with a friend so accommodation and feeding are not issues.


Meanwhile, I’ll say to confirm all the tests they need you to do and do them before you come especially if you can save cost (for me all my tests are free where I reside so it definitely would save me extra cost). It’ll also save you the stress of looking for and attending lab (not much of a hassle but again anything to avoid additional stress right?).

I hope someone finds this information useful.

Pls can you share Dr. Ayodele's number

Thnx so mch 4 d detailed post. really clarified some grey areas for me

Geeagu:
Hello everyone,
So as promised, here’s an update on my general experience.

POR experience : scroll to previous post below this one.

Dr: Dr Kayode Ayodele (his clinic is at Brampton, almost opposite/adjacent to the Brampton Civic Hospital)
Fee: $3,500 (this includes all antenatal visits, dr’s fees, paediatrician fee (this is who checks the baby at the hospital before you get discharged), anesthesiologist (so this covers epidural should you need it and in case of CS as well), 1 postpartum visit at 6 weeks for those who would be here at that time. I wouldn’t and I intend to visit him shortly before I leave for a quick checkup. He may or may not agree to this but that’s my plan).


Lab work:
I would advise that you find out exactly what tests your dr would need you to do and sort the ones you can sort in your country of residence especially if they are free over there like in my car.

I ended up paying about $55 for the 2 tests I did (Rubella and GBS). Unfortunately UK doesn’t offer these tests else I would have paid nothing.

Bear in mind that you are not obliged to use one particular lab. I did my research and I found out that Dynacare was cheaper than Lifelab so I went for them instead.

Hospital: Brampton Civic Hospital
Fee: $2000 per day for Mum and $600 per day for child. For vagina birth which was what I had, you get discharged within 24hrs which means you’ll only have to pay $2,600 for mother and child. If it’s CS, the minimum stay is 48hrs which should be $5,200 for mother and child.

For me, I had a post delivery ultrascan because my placenta was manually removed and dr wanted to be sure that she got everything out ok. I forgot to ask if the money I paid already covers this br she didn’t also ask. So far (15days pp) I’ve not got any bills via post. If I do, I’ll come back and update.

So even though you’re signed up with Dr Kayode (in my case), if you went into labour when he’s not on duty, that means another dr would be assigned to you for delivery. The dr that delivered my baby (Dr Sahi) was absolutely brilliant.

Please note that hospital fee is for delivery without complications.

Birth registration (long birth certificate) and birth certificate (short birth certificate)

Fee: $60 ($35 and $25 respectively)
Paid online via Service Ontario website (www.serviceontario.ca). It’s the 4-in-1 bundle but do not tick the SIN and health card option as they do not apply to you if you’re not a permanent resident in Canada.
Be sure that all your details are correct before submitting. When we received our son’s certificate, we realised there was a mistake on dad’s don, this means we had to call service Ontario and get them to send us a form for correction. This form cannot be obtained online, you have to call them and get them to send it to you, then you complete it, send the incorrect ones with the form back and they then send you the correct version (we’re still waiting ro receive this form, I’ll update on how long it took to sort it all out).
The original one took 5 working days (applied on Tuesday, got the birth certificates Wednesday the following week).

Passport:
Even though the long birth certificate had error, we still took it along with dad’s passport. We explained the situation and luckily they agreed to still process the passport after verifying dob on dad’s passport.

Fee: $57, expedited for 5 working days for extra $50 so total paid: $107
So we applied Thursday, we’ll pick up Thursday.
I did ask option for next day pick up and the handler said I didn’t qualify for that option because my travel date wasn’t within 48hrs of applying. There’s an option for date of travel on the form, if you want 24hrs pick up, you should ensure this date is within 48hrs from when you apply. I didn’t ask for the cost, I’m guessing it’s ve more than the extra $50 for 5-10 business day expedited service.

I applied in person in Mississauga where I stayed so pick up will be there too. I hear you’ll have to pick up from Mississauga anyway if you applied in Brampton.

Accommodation was free for me. Transport was subsidised in the sense that my friend or her mom would take me for appointment or anything when they are available.

The few times I took uber for my antenatal it was approximately $70 round trip. I came in at 35weeks, so assuming I never got help from my friend, the maximum I’d be paying for uber would have been ($350). If you drive, you may want to consider renting a car. When my hubby arrived, we rented for about 8 days and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg considering the convenience.

In summary:
Dr fee: $3,500
Hospital: $2,600
Lab: $55
Birth certificate: $60
Passport: $107
Total: $6,262

Accommodation, feeding and transport will vary depending on where you decide to go as per city and if you have any help with any of them.

Good luck to all expecting mums and dads. God bless you all!

Are the costs in Canadian dollars? I'm guessing it is as sometimes I get confused reading the posts for the amounts being US dollars.

Geeagu:
Hello everyone,
So as promised, here’s an update on my general experience.

POR experience : scroll to previous post below this one.

Dr: Dr Kayode Ayodele (his clinic is at Brampton, almost opposite/adjacent to the Brampton Civic Hospital)
Fee: $3,500 (this includes all antenatal visits, dr’s fees, paediatrician fee (this is who checks the baby at the hospital before you get discharged), anesthesiologist (so this covers epidural should you need it and in case of CS as well), 1 postpartum visit at 6 weeks for those who would be here at that time. I wouldn’t and I intend to visit him shortly before I leave for a quick checkup. He may or may not agree to this but that’s my plan).


Lab work:
I would advise that you find out exactly what tests your dr would need you to do and sort the ones you can sort in your country of residence especially if they are free over there like in my car.

I ended up paying about $55 for the 2 tests I did (Rubella and GBS). Unfortunately UK doesn’t offer these tests else I would have paid nothing.

Bear in mind that you are not obliged to use one particular lab. I did my research and I found out that Dynacare was cheaper than Lifelab so I went for them instead.

Hospital: Brampton Civic Hospital
Fee: $2000 per day for Mum and $600 per day for child. For vagina birth which was what I had, you get discharged within 24hrs which means you’ll only have to pay $2,600 for mother and child. If it’s CS, the minimum stay is 48hrs which should be $5,200 for mother and child.

For me, I had a post delivery ultrascan because my placenta was manually removed and dr wanted to be sure that she got everything out ok. I forgot to ask if the money I paid already covers this br she didn’t also ask. So far (15days pp) I’ve not got any bills via post. If I do, I’ll come back and update.

So even though you’re signed up with Dr Kayode (in my case), if you went into labour when he’s not on duty, that means another dr would be assigned to you for delivery. The dr that delivered my baby (Dr Sahi) was absolutely brilliant.

Please note that hospital fee is for delivery without complications.

Birth registration (long birth certificate) and birth certificate (short birth certificate)

Fee: $60 ($35 and $25 respectively)
Paid online via Service Ontario website (www.serviceontario.ca). It’s the 4-in-1 bundle but do not tick the SIN and health card option as they do not apply to you if you’re not a permanent resident in Canada.
Be sure that all your details are correct before submitting. When we received our son’s certificate, we realised there was a mistake on dad’s don, this means we had to call service Ontario and get them to send us a form for correction. This form cannot be obtained online, you have to call them and get them to send it to you, then you complete it, send the incorrect ones with the form back and they then send you the correct version (we’re still waiting ro receive this form, I’ll update on how long it took to sort it all out).
The original one took 5 working days (applied on Tuesday, got the birth certificates Wednesday the following week).

Passport:
Even though the long birth certificate had error, we still took it along with dad’s passport. We explained the situation and luckily they agreed to still process the passport after verifying dob on dad’s passport.

Fee: $57, expedited for 5 working days for extra $50 so total paid: $107
So we applied Thursday, we’ll pick up Thursday.
I did ask option for next day pick up and the handler said I didn’t qualify for that option because my travel date wasn’t within 48hrs of applying. There’s an option for date of travel on the form, if you want 24hrs pick up, you should ensure this date is within 48hrs from when you apply. I didn’t ask for the cost, I’m guessing it’s ve more than the extra $50 for 5-10 business day expedited service.

I applied in person in Mississauga where I stayed so pick up will be there too. I hear you’ll have to pick up from Mississauga anyway if you applied in Brampton.

Accommodation was free for me. Transport was subsidised in the sense that my friend or her mom would take me for appointment or anything when they are available.

The few times I took uber for my antenatal it was approximately $70 round trip. I came in at 35weeks, so assuming I never got help from my friend, the maximum I’d be paying for uber would have been ($350). If you drive, you may want to consider renting a car. When my hubby arrived, we rented for about 8 days and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg considering the convenience.

In summary:
Dr fee: $3,500
Hospital: $2,600
Lab: $55
Birth certificate: $60
Passport: $107
Total: $6,262

Accommodation, feeding and transport will vary depending on where you decide to go as per city and if you have any help with any of them.

Good luck to all expecting mums and dads. God bless you all!

its in CAD

hajidel:
Are the costs in Canadian dollars? I'm guessing it is as sometimes I get confused reading the posts for the amounts being US dollars.

Thanks hotstepper, always find myself calculating in USD. So the prices quoted are not too bad considering the CAD against USD.

Hotstepper:

its in CAD

So which urgent care? I have tried to look for urgent care but nothing comes up. Do they have different names?

Gottigoodgood:


Just go to urgent care and see a general practitioner. He/she will refer you to a OB. That's how it's done in Oshawa.

All the best

For me, I think 2hrs is far especially as you don’t know what time the baby may decide to come. If it comes during rush hour for example, you may exceed 2hrs. If you have false labour and get sent back nko? Except your brother is happy to drive you for antenatal but that’s minimum of 4hrs just for a 10mins max antenatal appointment. Not worth it in my opinion. But if your brother is willing and you don’t mind, fair enough. Still I’ll say to find a hotel or Airbnb closer to EDD to save yourself that extra stress cos contractions are enough stress on their own.

No cheaper options where your brother lives?

Eilenora:
So i just learnt that Victoria dsnt embrace birth tourism.

@hotstepper is it safe to use brampton and Dr Abou/Ayodele? Both hospital and gynae are 2 hours from my brother's place.

Also does dr Abou still accept international patients? I saw his number in previous threads but not sure i have seen Dr. Ayodele's nos. Can u pls help out with this?

which city is ur brother?

Eilenora:
So i just learnt that Victoria dsnt embrace birth tourism.

@hotstepper is it safe to use brampton and Dr Abou/Ayodele? Both hospital and gynae are 2 hours from my brother's place.

Also does dr Abou still accept international patients? I saw his number in previous threads but not sure i have seen Dr. Ayodele's nos. Can u pls help out with this?

We are getting ridiculous amounts being quoted in Montreal.

Couple of hospitals called and quote for Dr. fee is $3700 and mother and baby per day $5000 plus miscellaneous fees for any visits.

Geeagu:
Hello everyone,
So as promised, here’s an update on my general experience.

POE experience : scroll to previous post below this one.

Dr: Dr Kayode Ayodele (his clinic is at Brampton, almost opposite/adjacent to the Brampton Civic Hospital)
Fee: $3,500 (this includes all antenatal visits, dr’s fees, paediatrician fee (this is who checks the baby at the hospital before you get discharged), anesthesiologist (so this covers epidural should you need it and in case of CS as well), 1 postpartum visit at 6 weeks for those who would be here at that time. I wouldn’t and I intend to visit him shortly before I leave for a quick checkup. He may or may not agree to this but that’s my plan).


Lab work:
I would advise that you find out exactly what tests your dr would need you to do and sort the ones you can sort in your country of residence especially if they are free over there like in my case.

I ended up paying about $55 for the 2 tests I did (Rubella and GBS). Unfortunately UK doesn’t offer these tests else I would have paid nothing.

Bear in mind that you are not obliged to use one particular lab. I did my research and I found out that Dynacare was cheaper than Lifelab so I went for them instead.

Hospital: Brampton Civic Hospital
Fee: $2000 per day for Mum and $600 per day for child. For vaginal birth which was what I had, you get discharged within 24hrs which means you’ll only have to pay $2,600 for mother and child. If it’s CS, the minimum stay is 48hrs which should be $5,200 for mother and child.

For me, I had a post delivery ultrascan because my placenta was manually removed and dr wanted to be sure that she got everything out ok. I forgot to ask if the money I paid already covers this but she didn’t also ask. So far (15days pp) I’ve not got any bills via post. If I do, I’ll come back and update.

So even though you’re signed up with Dr Kayode (in my case), if you went into labour when he’s not on duty, that means another dr would be assigned to you for delivery. The dr that delivered my baby (Dr Sahi) was absolutely brilliant.

Please note that hospital fee is for delivery without complications.

Birth registration (long birth certificate) and birth certificate (short birth certificate)

Fee: $60 ($35 and $25 respectively)
Paid online via Service Ontario website (www.serviceontario.ca). It’s the 4-in-1 bundle but do not tick the SIN and health card options as they do not apply to you if you’re not a permanent resident in Canada.
Be sure that all your details are correct before submitting. When we received our son’s certificate, we realised there was a mistake on dad’s dob, this means we had to call service Ontario and get them to send us a form for correction. This form cannot be obtained online, you have to call them and get them to send it to you, then you complete it, send the incorrect ones with the form back and they then send you the correct version (we’re still waiting to receive this form, I’ll update on how long it took to sort it all out).
The original one took 5 working days (applied on Tuesday, got the birth certificates Wednesday the following week).

Passport:
Even though the long birth certificate had error, we still took it along with dad’s passport. We explained the situation and luckily they agreed to still process the passport after verifying dob on dad’s passport.

Fee: $57, expedited for 5 working days for extra $50 so total paid: $107
So we applied Thursday (22/03), we’ll pick up Thursday (29/03).

Without expediting the process, the handler mentioned that the earliest pick up time would have been 9th April ie 10 working days considering the bank holidays for Easter. So not too bad although this depends on backlog etc. If not that I’d be leaving before then, I would explore that option and save my $50 to be honest.

I did ask option for next day pick up and the handler said I didn’t qualify for that option because my travel date wasn’t within 48hrs of applying. There’s an option for date of travel on the form, if you want 24hrs pick up, you should ensure this date is within 48hrs from when you apply. I didn’t ask for the cost, I’m guessing it’ll be more than the extra $50 for 5-10 business day expedited service.

I applied in person in Mississauga where I stayed so pick up will be there too. I hear you’ll have to pick up from Mississauga anyway if you applied in Brampton.

Accommodation was free for me. Transport was subsidised in the sense that my friend or her mom would take me for appointment or anything when they are available.

The few times I took uber for my antenatal it was approximately $70 round trip. I came in at 35weeks, so assuming I never got help from my friend, the minimum I’d be paying for uber would have been $350. If you drive, you may want to consider renting a car. When my hubby arrived, we rented for about 8 days and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg considering the convenience.

In summary:
Dr fee: $3,500
Hospital: $2,600
Lab: $55
Birth certificate: $60
Passport: $107
Total: $6,262

Accommodation, feeding and transport will vary depending on where you decide to go as per city and if you have any help with any of them.

Good luck to all expecting mums and dads. God bless you all!

PS - all amount are in Canadian dollars.

Great update. GOD bless you

French city. theres someone that had a baby there last year...dunno if she updated the room or even still active here

hajidel:
We are getting ridiculous amounts being quoted in Montreal.

Couple of hospitals called and quote for Dr. fee is $3700 and mother and baby per day $5000 plus miscellaneous fees for any visits.