Baby Bonus?????

ready4looneybin wrote: When Baby Bonus falls on a Sat or Sun, u always get it on the Frid. b4. Well, it's now Mon. and I still haven't gotten mine!!!!

Anyone else not get theirs????

amymom replied: I am sorry I don't know what you are refering to?

mckayleesmom replied: Me either....I am lost....Are you from Canada? Is it a Canadian thing Im guessing?

ready4looneybin replied:

I never even thought of that, hehehe

It's our Child Tax Credit... each family gets a certain amount based on number of children, age of children and income, and yes, it's Canadian. It comes on the 20th of every mth, and the Fri. b4 if that falls on a wkend.

I wanted to buy groceries!!!

amymom replied: I need one of those checks.

PrairieMom replied: Makes me think of moving to Canada.

kimberley replied: yes it does. if the 20th is a weekend, it will be deposited the friday before. i got mine friday. also, most people don't know, but the december check comes on the 13th so we can shop for christmas early

mummy2girls replied: yes i got mine on friday. i get it directly deposited into my account. Sometimes though if its mailed to you it can take longer. Just call the government and ask. let them know you did not recieve it and see what they say...

mckayleesmom replied: Do you guys recieve them every month?

kimberley replied: yes but only until the child is 7yo.

mummy2girls replied:
yes on the 20th of each month. and then in jan and july we get a family bonus cheque as well. I always love those months because i get 500 in total from the gov..plus a gst cheque... gotta love it:)

mckayleesmom replied: Thats cool....Im moving to Canada....

kimberley replied: what is family bonus, Shelly? we dont get that here

Kaitlin'smom replied: thats is I am moving to Canada, where do you live Shelly??? I want ot move there.

I would love thoes, and the Mat Leave is good to from what I have seen posted

moped replied: I odn't qualify but I know what it is.......................it would be nice. But you should have it by now

mom21kid2dogs replied:
Yeah, that and socialized health care make that 5 hour trip north look pretty darn lucrative!

amymom replied:
5 hour trip!!! I can see Canada from my front porch. But I guess since my dd is now 8, and I don't expect to be using maternity leave at my age, I am a day late and a dollar short AGAIN!

mummy2girls replied:
really because my friend has a 11 year old and 9 year old and gets a cheque still

mummy2girls replied:
in july and january you get a cheque for 250 whioch is called a family allowence..

mummy2girls replied:
im in alberta... edmonton.

yes when i was preggo i was able to stay off of work for 12 months... but i hardly got much so i couildnt manage to do that:(

moped replied: Kimberely, my sister still gets it and her kids are 10 and 15..............until they are 18........and that is federal not provincial!

PrairieMom replied: Canada is sounding better and better! i am so frusterated with our health insurance situation here.

ready4looneybin replied:
You get it till the child[ren] are 18 unless they're no longer living at home. Our oldest is 15 and we still get money for him, although it isn't that much.

When a child turns 7, your check amount goes down, but you'll still get money. We don't get much anymore b/c DH makes too much money, but it covers the rest of the bills that he can't cover.

We also get direct deposit, and have for yrs at the same bank.

kimberley replied: i dont get it anymore for jacob and will lose it for james in april when he turns 7yo. i just filled out the forms for jade 2yrs ago and it says right on it that the child tax credit is only available for children under 7yo and it is provincial. i get nothing federal. weird.

and we dont have family allowance here either unless you are on social assistance. i need to move to Alberta lol. i do get a working family supplement that is supposed to help with the cost of daycare but that is like $15/mo

booey2 replied: Hi all, Kimberley you should look into the Canada Child Tax Benefit, cause that is what we get, here is a link :canada child tax benefit You get this til they are 18.

Here is a quote from the site:

What is the Canada Child Tax Benefit?
The Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) is a tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families to help them with the cost of raising children under age 18.

Included with the CCTB is the National Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS), a monthly benefit for low-income families with children. The NCBS is the Government of Canada's contribution to the National Child Benefit, a joint initiative of federal, provincial, and territorial governments, and First Nations.

The CCTB also includes the Child Disability Benefit (CDB), a monthly benefit providing financial assistance for qualified families caring for children with severe and prolonged mental or physical impairments.

HTH

CantWait replied: I got mine.

3_call_me_mama replied: I could move across teh street and be in canada:) We get somethgin similar, but it comes at income tax return time. It's not money mailed direstly to us. But it is a deduction type thing. And last year we got $200o extra mailed to us because of a change adn they didn't credit it in time. THAT was nice. But other than that here it is income based, on how much you can claim/ get back on your children.. EIC.. Earned Income Credit. Families that make under a certain amount qualify adn get more money back in the return. Doesn't help ya if you have to pay in though:(

holley79 replied: A girl I work with is from Canada. She was telling me about this and their maternity leave. I need to move to Canada.