| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by bimbss: 2:40pm On Feb 25, 2022 |
Hello Everyone. Please i am looking for a high risk OB/GYN in Ontario. Any recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks 2 Likes |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Mconcept: 1:38pm On Feb 26, 2022 |
Please did you get answers to this questions.
I need help can someone recommend a good hospital in Ontario for delivery purpose.
Secondly, should I declare my delivery plans or just apply for a tourist visa.
Hello everyone.
Glad to come across this thread. How do you guys find doctors in canada to register with before going? Is there a list of recommended doctors based on experiences in this thread? Also what is the latest average cost for childbirth in canada and how much do u need to have in your account to get the visa?[/quote] |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by gaeul(f): 5:15pm On Mar 03, 2022 |
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Kaycherry: 8:42am On Mar 09, 2022 |
gaeul:
Good evening House, so after applying for student visa, that same month, I found out I was few weeks pregnant, so I informed IRCC that I can't complete my upfront medicals (had some medical delays) because I was pregnant and I couldn't do x-ray with my baby. I also sent scan documents etc but I was surprised that my medicals was updated to pass and I got my approval same day my medical was updated. My passport have also been stamped. Now my question is, can I travel with my pregnancy since I informed IRCC or will I have issues with immigration because I hate stress of any kind. I don't just want any back and forth with immigration. Please advice needed. Between am in my 5th month. Thanks In My Opinion...I think you can still travel....you may need to have evidence with u that you informed IRCC about the pregnancy and also update your POF to show you can pay for the delivery, also get a doctors appointment and above all...Pray to God. Wish you best of luck. |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by gaeul(f): 3:07pm On Mar 09, 2022 |
Kaycherry:
In My Opinion...I think you can still travel....you may need to have evidence with u that you informed IRCC about the pregnancy and also update your POF to show you can pay for the delivery, also get a doctors appointment and above all...Pray to God.
Wish you best of luck. |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Hwaji: 9:16am On Mar 29, 2022 |
Nikky14:
Please can you confirm if they came through for you... i am thinking of using them also and dont want stories that touch. I wont mind recommendation for credible agency in Nigeria
I submitted all the necessary requirements early November, I didn't make payment till I was sure she had gone through the documents I sent her. I made payment towards the end of the month but i kept calling and followed up with chats in between to be sure she was keeping track. I hesitated because of the travel ban and I mentioned it to her that its because of the travel ban I was skeptical about going ahead with the process. I spoke with another staff to ask about their success rate and that 1 told me she submitted an application a month before and had already gotten favorable response from IRCC. Obviously the person I submitted documents to didn't go through what I sent to her because I was surprised she was still asking me for some documents as at 1st week in December. What she was asking for was part of the documents I sent to her mail and I was furious. I called the company for someone else to look into it and their response was that it's only the person I made payment to that would handle my application (I called 2 other staff). Well I eventually received no-reply mail that my application has been submitted on the 6th of December and then I requested for my login details so that I can follow up. Thank God I asked for my login details because the person handling my application fell ill and wasn't in the office and then the other staff i kept in touch with couldn't follow up. I kept checking my mail day and night and their Instagram page that was when I saw 1 of my children's birth certificate I submitted on their page. It was when I mentioned it on Nairaland the Instagram post was deleted. They denied the post but I already had screenshot of it on their page. I went through their Instagram page thoroughly and discovered their pattern of deceit (the birth certificates they post are all scanned documents and not phone pictures). Let me explain this: From their posts, the conversations is usually between a mother that used their service and a staff. So if the mother is sending them her child's birth certificate through chat it should be a phone camera picture but NO, their's is always scanned birth certificates. Please at this point I want someone that has used their service to prove me wrong because I have drawn my conclusion about agencies, package your application by yourself but ask questions from platforms like this or people you know have traveled for such and has experience. As it is, I have had my baby already (mid march) and I still check my email day and night. I am just hoping my visa will eventually come through (Sometimes there could be actual delays, It’s not unusual for applications to take time) and I would keep it to use later. 3 Likes |
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by KC23: 9:07pm On Mar 29, 2022 |
Thanks for sharing your experience and I hope your son is going great. Could you please share more details how you were able to book an appointment with Dr Ted before your arrival in Canada? Any contact details for his office? Please help as we are due to arrival in Canada in 2 weeks. Anyone with past experience in this area can also share info. Thanks at lot. makylove101:
BIRTH STORY..Long Post alert:
VISA HISTORY:
My hubby and I got our TRV from VFS Abuja office via online application in 2019(4yrs and 10yrs visas respectively due to the validity of our passports). I posted about documents submitted and timeline in the Canada TRV thread. I wasn’t pregnant back then and had planned to use it for tourism in 2020 but then I lost my mum feb 2020 and COVID hit.
POE EXPERIENCE:
Got pregnant early this year and decided to give birth in Canada (we had our first son in the United States in 2018. We tried but couldn’t get a visa appointment date to renew our US visas which expired last year).
I am fully vaccinated so I travelled with my vaccination card and didn’t encounter any issues (From Sept 7th, foreign nationals are allowed to enter Canada if fully vaccinated and aren’t expected to quarantine either). I did my Covid test at Medicaid (N35k) and filled the Arrivecan form via the app 48hrs before my trip.
I landed in Toronto Pearson Airport, Canada from Abuja via British Airways on the 4th of Oct at exactly 32wks plus 6 days pregnant while visibly showing. Proceeded to fill the automated entry kiosk (filled in no of days to stay in Canada,Food items I came with etc) and then headed to immigration.
First officer asked my reason for being there, I told her that I came to give birth and for vacation. The immigration officer didn’t seem to know the questions to ask me and I was sent for secondary inspection.
The interview went like this;
Officer: Why are you here?
Me: For childbirth and vacation. Proceeds to give him my email appointment confirmation with a family doctor.
Officer: why would you risk traveling especially since blood clot at this stage of your pregnancy can kill you?. I know this cause my wife is pregnant and our doctor told her not to think of any long distance traveling as she is prone to having blood clots at this stage of her pregnancy.
Me: Well I have no history of blood clots during pregnancy and my doctor wasn’t worried about that being a problem for me hence my “fit to fly” letter
Officer: I am aware you have a fit to fly letter obviously cause you wouldn’t have been able to travel otherwise but still “blood clot” is a general thing for all pregnant women. Everyone knows this.
Me: I still insist it isn’t a problem for me. I am here and no issues obviously as you can see.
Officer: Okay so why give birth in Canada, why not in Nigeria?
Me: Better healthcare for baby and I and also cause I can afford it. Given how long it took me to have my first baby, I make it a point to get the best in terms of healthcare to avoid any stories.
Officer: But there is good healthcare in Nigeria too. Once you have money you should be able to get good healthcare.
Me: Sorry Sir, have you been to Nigeria before?
Officer: I have been to India and it’s the same thing with Nigeria. Same criteria applies to healthcare if you have money.
Me: India is not the same with Nigeria. Again I ask, have you been to Nigeria Sir?
Officer: I don’t have to be in Nigeria to know. It’s the same thing with India
Me: Yeah but the question is have you been to Nigeria?
Officer: * Pauses for a bit* Ok, so how much do you have with you?
Me: I came in with 9k US dollars cash. Do you want to see?
Officer: No, it’s fine. Generally it costs about 10k CAD to give birth in Canada but you are atleast expected to have minimum of 20k CAD in case of an emergency with the baby (not that we are praying for one)
Me: The estimate I was given is definitely less than 20k CAD. However, we are prepared in case of an emergency
Officer: Do you have proof of other funds just in case of an emergency?
Me: Yes. Logged into my USD domiciliary account in Naija and also showed him my husband’s BOA account statement.
Officer: Ok, I can see you have the funds in case of an emergency but do you have other funds or you are using all your savings for this childbirth?
Me: Yeah ofcourse. My husband and I work and earn monthly plus I have funds in money market investment and my hubby also has other savings. Do you want to see?
Officer; Yes please.
Me: Proceeds to login to my money market investment mobile app. He sees the amount in Naira and does a quick conversion.
Officer: OK, I see you have more than enough. Where will you be staying in Canada?
Me: Proceeds to give him the letter from my host with her phone no and the address I will be staying in and also stating that I paid her for a full basement apartment for a period of 2 months.
Officer: How did you get this apartment?
Me: It was a referral from a contact in Nigeria
Officer: Ok. Do have a lovely time in Canada, I wish you all the best and pray there is no complications with the baby. Congratulations in advance. Stamps me in.
Me: Thank you very much.
ACCOMODATION:
I got a two bedroom basement apartment to stay in for 62 days at Brampton Ontario. (I used a birth service company for this). Hired them to help with accommodation and doctor’s appointment but I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM. Crappy service to say the least!. Canada is a new turf for us and we barely have family or friends here. I was just tired after trying AirBnB and seeing some crazy rates. Our rent was a bit expensive ($1,900 per month plus cleaning fee $100 but better than what I got from Airbnb) plus the apartment was great and well situated. Most stores were within a walking distance so we were really good.
I bought my SIM card from Chatr mobile. See the link below for their data plans. It’s advisable to get one cause you will need to make calls, book appointments, use Uber etc.
https://www.chatrwireless.com/web/chatr.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PlanBrowse
*My hubby and son joined me in Canada on the 5th of Nov, exactly one month after. Hubby stated that he was coming in to welcome his new baby as wifey was in Canada to give birth when asked at POE.
HOSPITAL:
My first appointment was at Humber River Hospital with Dr Ted on the 19th of Oct at exactly 35 weeks. I eventually found out I didn’t need a referral from a family doctor to see him even though I could have gotten one from my appointment with a family doctor if they wanted.
Dr Ted was super nice, I liked him right away and he is quite familiar with Nigerian patients.
First Appointment fee: 120 CAD
Subsequent(went twice again): 60 CAD per visit. Overall total 240 CAD
Doctor: 2,500 CAD
Assistant: 500 CAD
Hospital (mum & baby): 0 CAD. Apparently due to COVID 19, some hospitals here in Ontario is free for all patients till the end of Nov 2021. I tried but they aren’t accepting payments even for Intl patients.
Peadetrician: 500 CAD
Epidural: 1,000 CAD
Lab: 99.03 CAD (I used Dyna care, it was just a walking distance from where I stayed in Brampton)
Scan: 82 CAD
Pediatric visit: 100 CAD (We used Dr Wise. subsequent visit 50 CAD. We went twice so a total of 150 CAD)
Ps: I am a CS mama.
*Baby boy was born on the 10th of Nov. I stayed at the hospital for about 36hrs before I was discharged.
Circumcision: We will be doing this in Naija as we did for our first son.
BABY DOCUMENTATION:
Birth certificate (Long & short): 60 CAD
We requested and registered baby’s birth online and paid for birth certificate on the 13th of Nov. It took 7 working days to arrive.
Baby’s Passport photo (4 copies): 33 CAD.
Intl Passport: 107 CAD. It took two days before we could pick up
Visa on arrival: $195 and N30k processing fee. It took two days.
BA ticket for baby: 355 CAD
SUMMARY:
Accommodation for Two months: 3,900 CAD
Doctor’s Appointment fee: 240CAD
Doctor’s fee: 3,000 CAD
Hospital Peadetrician: 500 CAD
Hospital fee: 0 CAD
Scan: 82 CAD
Lab: 99.03 CAD
Epidural: 1000 CAD
Pediatric visit: 150 CAD
Long & short Birth certificate: 60 CAD
Passport Photo for baby: 30 CAD
Intl passport (expedited): 107 CAD
Visa on Arrival: $195 and N30k processing fee
BA ticket for baby: 355 CAD
We are leaving for Abuja in 5 days time.
Ps: Please note that this is exclusive of money spent shopping for food, Uber and other essentials. We used a lot of Uber rides which didn’t come cheap. Hubby tried to rent a car but they kept insisting on a Canadian driving license and a Canadian credit card so it was Uber all the way for transportation.
I hope this helps someone...the thread has been quite dry for a long while.
It’s a shame that there is a ban against Nigeria due to the new covid 19 variant but hopefully that changes soon enough.
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by makylove101: 10:19pm On Mar 29, 2022 |
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. KC23:
Thanks for sharing your experience and I hope your son is going great. Could you please share more details how you were able to book an appointment with Dr Ted before your arrival in Canada? Any contact details for his office? Please help as we are due to arrival in Canada in 2 weeks.
Anyone with past experience in this area can also share info. Thanks at lot.
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by MG007: 3:33am On Mar 30, 2022 |
Hello fellow Nairalanders, I am on a study permit here in Canada but wants my pregnant wife who is near term to deliver in Canada. I already applied for visit visa but its taking time and I fear she might deliver before her application is granted. Pls good people, is there anyway to fas track her visa process, probably requesting for a letter from a doctor or any other legitimate means |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by PeacefulPeaceA: 12:25pm On Mar 31, 2022 |
@TheSpecialist I will like to contact with to ask some specific questions if you don’t mind. |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Gottigoodgood: 12:38pm On Apr 16, 2022 |
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.
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by tracy0803409: 4:27pm On Apr 26, 2022 |
Good day house, my sister just found out that she's pregnant and she's to resume in September as an international student in Canada, pls would she be allowed to enter Canada with her pregnancy by September, must she contact a Doctor ion Canada before travelling? |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Cherrymia: 4:37pm On Apr 26, 2022 |
tracy0803409:
Good day house, my sister just found out that she's pregnant and she's to resume in September as an international student in Canada, pls would she be allowed to enter Canada with her pregnancy by September, must she contact a Doctor ion Canada before travelling? As long as she already has her student Visa,I see no problem. She can get a doctor when she arrives. As an international student when she arrives she will get health insurance card from her province and all cost of pregnancy and childbirth will be covered by the government. She might want to come with her husband because schooling and pregnancy/childbirth is no joke,she will need all the help she can get.my 2cents. |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by mideempress(f): 11:43am On Apr 29, 2022 |
Good day everyone,
I just came across this thread.
Please help o
I need information on what to do.. Just got married and have plans to give birth in Canada.
My passport is virgin but I have a couple of relatives in Canada.
Please I will really appreciate info
Thank you |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by CindyCC(f): 7:17pm On Apr 30, 2022 |
HELLO EVERYONE,
No updates yet, please someone with recent information should update us. Thanks! |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Bharbiepi: 6:27pm On May 07, 2022 |
No one is saying anything here � |
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by CindyCC(f): 12:09pm On May 13, 2022 |
Hello all.
Would need recent information/requirements as regards to visitor's visa and medicals visa
What is the best visa to apply for Birth tourism?
Have been waiting on updated information here
Looking forward for positive response!
Thank you! |
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Piepiehoney: 10:24am On May 20, 2022 |
Hello everyone, I applied for visitors visa with the sole purpose of giving birth in Canada and I also applied for B2 visa to give birth in US. I got the US visa yesterday. I am thinking of withdrawing my application since it's for same reason, I hope this won't be an issue in any way. |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Candybright: 12:13am On May 27, 2022 |
Piepiehoney:
Hello everyone, I applied for visitors visa with the sole purpose of giving birth in Canada and I also applied for B2 visa to give birth in US. I got the US visa yesterday. I am thinking of withdrawing my application since it's for same reason, I hope this won't be an issue in any way. You should withdraw the Canada application since you won't be needing the visa for the stated purpose. If you don't want to withdraw, you can send a web form to notify them. I doubt if they give refund after withdrawal. Shaa withdraw before they will Sama you with refusal. Better to still have a clean record with them. My opinion |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Piepiehoney: 2:48pm On Jun 02, 2022 |
Candybright:
You should withdraw the Canada application since you won't be needing the visa for the stated purpose. If you don't want to withdraw, you can send a web form to notify them. I doubt if they give refund after withdrawal. Shaa withdraw before they will Sama you with refusal. Better to still have a clean record with them. My opinion
Yes I did. I got a mail from them yesterday that if I will get a refund, it will be processed in 16 weeks. I am not interested in the refund biko. I just want to have a clean slate, when I am back from the States I will apply for visitors visa with my valid US visa.
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Maryam212: 7:04am On Jul 16, 2022 |
Hello house. I want to apply for Canada visit visa but I am pregnant. Will my pregnancy affect my application? Pls I need advice. |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by mankand(m): 11:51am On Aug 04, 2022 |
Hotstepper:
That is not true. People who weren't allowed inside are those that lied and it also happens in the US as well. A family friend of mine I helped just came in yesterday with her hubby nd even da customs officer told dem he's happy they said the truth cuz a lot of Nigerians will come and lie when it is obvious why they came. It is not illegal to have a baby in Canada just have ur money, paid accommodation nd doctors appointment nd you are good to go. My family friend applied in Jan nd was given 4 yrs visiting visa. She was asked if the embassy in Nigeria knew she was preggy when she applied nd she said no cuz it was an online application and nowhere to input it. The key is to be truthful cuz ur visa application is in their system nd they will pull it is once they swip your passport. At 7monthd plus, r u sure any airline would agree to take u?
Good day I see thag you gave enough knowledge about giving birth in Canada. Please we are about to start our visa application and my wife is 3months pregnant. Our intention is to give birth there, please can you highlight the steps to follow and I will take it up from there. Thanks |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by ajasielpartner: 5:10am On Aug 13, 2022 |
Good Morning, Thank you for all your comments. Please I am intending to come to Canada next month to give birth. I will be staying with a family friend at Windsor, I don't know how i can get a doctors appointment for POE purpose. I will be glad if you can help out. God bless Hotstepper:
Hello everyone
Happy New Year. Hope everyone is doing well. I have few thingw to say
1. If you decide to come to Canada to have your baby, have an open mind.
2. Budget over whatever u read here or people have told you as each case diff.
3. If you are going to be needing accomodation, its not cheap in this part of the world.
4. You will porbably be using taxi for ur appointment so budget that as well esp if you are coming in winter .
Good luck
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by beebeeA: 1:31am On Aug 17, 2022 |
Hello people. Good to see this thread still on. I'm in Canada and torn between using Dr Ted and RVH. I have an appointment with Dr. Ted next week. My challenge is accomodation and support system. I have friends in Milton and Mississauga but Humber River is some distance away. 48 minutes away. Wondering if I can cope alone in the hospital if labour starts on a day that my friends are at work.
Any advice will be appreciated or any one who knows anyone who can render support services for a token will go a long way |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Lollystardamsel: 5:04am On Aug 20, 2022 |
hi Makylove, i don't think it's entirely false, dynamics of applications differ from applicant to applicant. For my first application in 2018 (invited by a sibling), i was only issued a one year visa despite having a 3 year passport validity and long travel history. makylove101:
I was a first time applicant and so was hubby. The information you have is false. |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Lollystardamsel: 5:24am On Aug 20, 2022 |
Hi BeeBeeA, seems we are in the same boat, can you be kind to drop an email when you get any details? i'll sure drop a message if i have any update too. i was at Dr Ted's Office on tuesday. beebeeA:
Hello people. Good to see this thread still on. I'm in Canada and torn between using Dr Ted and RVH. I have an appointment with Dr. Ted next week. My challenge is accomodation and support system. I have friends in Milton and Mississauga but Humber River is some distance away. 48 minutes away. Wondering if I can cope alone in the hospital if labour starts on a day that my friends are at work.
Any advice will be appreciated or any one who knows anyone who can render support services for a token will go a long way |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Lollystardamsel: 5:30am On Aug 20, 2022 |
hello Hotstepper, I'm currently in Canada with my son but i need accommodation for birth around Humber river as i booked an appointment with Dr Ted for my childbirth Hotstepper:
Hello everyone
Happy New Year. Hope everyone is doing well. I have few thingw to say
1. If you decide to come to Canada to have your baby, have an open mind.
2. Budget over whatever u read here or people have told you as each case diff.
3. If you are going to be needing accomodation, its not cheap in this part of the world.
4. You will porbably be using taxi for ur appointment so budget that as well esp if you are coming in winter .
Good luck
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| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by Zaja: 5:44pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
Hello BBA & Lollystar,
When you applied for your visas, did you say it was for child birth? & at the Point of Entry,what was your experience like.
Thanks in advance. |
| Re: Giving Birth In Canada by gaeul(f): 7:49am On Aug 30, 2022 |
Attend any Nigeria Church there and they will help you immensely... They even came to bath baby after we were discharged...infact they did wonders... beebeeA:
Hello people. Good to see this thread still on. I'm in Canada and torn between using Dr Ted and RVH. I have an appointment with Dr. Ted next week. My challenge is accomodation and support system. I have friends in Milton and Mississauga but Humber River is some distance away. 48 minutes away. Wondering if I can cope alone in the hospital if labour starts on a day that my friends are at work.
Any advice will be appreciated or any one who knows anyone who can render support services for a token will go a long way |
