January 8, 2014 – Fredericton, New Brunswick – Employment and Social Development Canada
A new integrated birth registration service will make it easier for New Brunswick parents to apply for federal and provincial benefits for their newborn children. The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Sue Stultz, Minister of Government Services (Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Internal Services Agency), today announced the Bundled Birth Service, which will give parents the option to apply for Canada child benefits and a Social Insurance Number for their newborn at the same time that they register their child’s birth.
Through the new Bundled Birth Service, parents can complete one form to register the birth of their child with the Vital Statistics Branch of Service New Brunswick and consent to their child’s birth information being shared with federal government departments to access multiple programs for their newborn.
The same form will now allow parents to apply for the following benefits:
• Social Insurance Number through Service Canada
• Canada child benefits (the Canada Child Tax Benefit, the Universal Child Care Benefit, the GST/HST credit and the New Brunswick Child Tax Benefit) through the Canada Revenue Agency
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Office of the Minister
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