Easier births in Quebec

Posted Dec 5, 2010 06:08:41 PM.

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Having a baby has just gotten a bit easier for Quebec parents.

That province’s government announcing earlier today that they are taking some of the paperwork out of childbirth introducing just one form to inform both Federal and Provincial governments about a family’s new arrival.

The new one-stop-shop form will send the baby’s information to both revenue canada and quebec provincial departments.

Amoung the expected benefits of the simplified process — getting parental benefits sooner.

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