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If you Google the doc name, you will see information for his office with contact number.

makylove101:
No, I didn’t book an appointment with Dr Ted till I got to Canada. Prior appointment I got was with a family doctor (You need a family doctor to refer you to an OBGYN). Though, I eventually didn’t need the referral to see Dr Ted when I arrived.

Hello Sicaron,
Please could you share your experience having your baby? Which hospital you use? The cost for the hospital and doctor fees?

Sicaron:
Please I will like to know the procedure for applying for visa on arrival. I had my baby in Canada and have already booked a ticket for the baby.
I read that I need a visa approval letter but don't know how to go about it and I don't want to use an agent. Please can someone kindly put me through the process. Travelling in less than 2 weeks

Where did you have your baby and which port was this?

Sheila007:
Thanks to all the advice I got here, i had a successful port of entry , I want to drop my experience so others can learn…
Thank God I didn’t lie, I am 34 weeks gone
Cbp: what are you here for?
Me: to have my baby
CBp: oh that ok?? You have other children?
Me: yes, one
Cbp: I would lik to see the receipt from your last child birth
Me: I don’t have it here, he wasn’t born here in America
Cbp: ok, well giving birth here in usa isn’t illegal we just get irritated wen people don’t pay their bills, how much do u have and who’s sponsoring?
Me: …… amount in cash and …. Amount in card
Cbp: is your husband coming ?
Me: no busy with work
Cbp: I see you were here in June… what for?
Me: funeral
Cbp: how long do you intend staying?
Me: I have a return ticket for March 2023 , I would like to be given 6 months, but if I and my baby are fit to fly before then , I would definitely leave
CBp: stamps passport for 6 months***
Make sure you come with all your payment receipts when next you are entering the USA

Port of entry: international airport dulles

Good day All,
If someone is granted a study permit for a course that will be delivered 100% online, as per the new policy, will they be allowed the PGWP after completion of the program?

I read that after December 31st, time spent outside Canada will not be counted towards the PGWP. Is it that you can go to Canada with the study permit you received and finish the online program there and still be eligible for the PGWP?

Good day All,

I am planning to study in Newfoundland. How long connection I would need in Toronto to process the study permit before catching the next flight?

viviangogos:
This should not be a problem. My friend landed on the 24th if August at Toronto airport, got her SP there and could not get her SIN cause she landed late. Then proceeded to Calgary ( her school is University of Calgary). Also considering she is fully vaccinated so there was no quarantine plan. so if she had friends in Toronto that she would love to see, no one will stop you shaa. Just ensure you get your SP and SIN, cause for me this should not be any issue at all.

Thank you Viviangogos
Your friend had a connecting flight to Calgary? How long layover she had in Toronto?

shupy:
It's simply not advisable.

Thank you Shupy

Gottigoodgood:
Good day All,
After getting your student study permit, can you land in Canada at a different province than what was originally on the student permit application?

Please could someone clarify this for me? I applied for a school in Newfoundland but want to stop by some friends in Ontario when I land in Canada. Will the immigration officer at the port entry allow this?

Good day All,
After getting your student study permit, can you land in Canada at a different province than what was originally on the student permit application?

Hotstepper:
I will read up and see what the new law says as I know by sept 7, fully vaccinated ppl can come in

Thank you. Please let me know if anything changes.

Hotstepper:
I wish you all good luck

Hello Hotstepper,
Can i enter for child birth in Canada?

Hello Hotstepper, is Canada allowing foreigners to enter for giving birth since the border open?

They made some changes....it's now 5-in-1 bundle and they are three option for birth certificate. Below information is what I copy from the Ontario website.


Birth certificate, birth certificate with parental information or certified copy

- birth certificate - $25
- birth certificate with parental information (recommended for newborns and children under 16) - $25
- certified copy of birth registration - $35

Parents no longer need to apply for their baby’s birth certificate and certified copy of birth registration. Parents will only require a birth certificate with parental information for most purposes including a passport.


@hotstepper do you know about these changes?

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.

If you Google urgent care you will see clinics in your area.....it's the same.

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




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

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

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]

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

Hello Dazzing

What documents hubby have to sign after the baby is born?

Does hubby have to sign documents for the birth certificate and passport?

Dear Thespecialist,

Thanks alot for the information. It was surely helpful. I start researching OBGYN in that area.

Is it possible to use midwives and OBGYN together?

would really prefer a natural birth and research shows that the C-section rate is very high in Canada.

Thespecialist:
Dear Gottigoodgood,
The health care system in Canada is structured such that a family physician has to refer you to an obgyn.
If you have friends or relations here get them to do this for you.
You can go online to read reviews of obgyn doctors in Oshawa or any area you intend to give birth at so you could provide the info of your choice obgyn to the family doctor for the referral.
Hope this info helps...

Dear The specialist,

Do you have any contacts for obgyn in Oshawa that deliver at lakeridge birth center?

Would really appreciate any info u could give

Thespecialist:
Hi All,
Wanted to share this to help anyone looking to give birth in Canada make an informed decision cos knowledge is power!

A relation of mine came over late last year and had her baby at Oshawa and we found out that the child delivery charges are a fraction(less than half) of what the charges are in Toronto( where she delivered her previous babies)

Below is a breakdown of charges for child birth @ Oshawa

Doctors(obgyn) fee...$1600 (irrespective of c-section or natural delivery, and provided delivery is without complications)
Ante natal check up...$72.50/visit
Blood tests...$51.20
Ultrasound...$175.40

In Toronto Doctors fee is $3500 (this is the charge as of three years ago for complication-free delivery and does not include ante natal visits, blood tests, ultrasound)

Hospital fee is $2500/night...this is same across Ontario (of which Toronto and Oshawa are part of)

Hope this info helps in making informed decision...

Dear Hermosa,

Please could you share the details of the doctor you use. I would really appreciate it

How was your experience at lakeridge?

hermosa:
hello everyone! just wanted to give God the glory for the birth of my baby boy and also give you the breakdown of what i spent here in Ontario.
i had my baby at Lakeridge Health, Oshawa,
cost:
per night: 2500
Dr: 1600.88
Baby per night: 600
went to a Walk in clinic to get baby checked out. cost: 100 CAD
Birth Cert (long and short forn, premium service): 120
PASSPORT (TO GET IT PROCESSED within 10 working days): 77. normal processing fee is 57 CAD i believe
passport photograph for 2 copies: 17 CAD
NAIJA TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: 100
no stress test (pre baby): 300
TRANSPORTATION AND LIVING: stayed with relation so free
diabetes test (try and do it in naija): i think it was less than 30 CAD. can't remember
if there's anything else i remember i'll put it here.

Please provide me with the doctor details as well.
I would greatly appreciate it.

oloriesther:
Hello Hermosa, thanks for the insightful breakdown on your delivery experience.please kindly give the name & contact of the doctor you used for the sake of us also who are still planning towards this journey.Incase you can't drop it on the platform, kindly it to me via email (bukros @yahoo.com).
Thanks in anticipation