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The most important thing to know about government benefits is that most federal legislation defines a ''spouse'' as someone who has been in a cohabiting relationship for at least one year, as opposed to British Columbia's legislation which generally requires a two-year cohabiting relationship to qualify. As a result, someone in a relationship of at least one year may qualify for any federal benefits that depend on a spousal relationship although they probably won't qualify for provincial benefits. People in a relationship of less than one year will not usually qualify for any benefits at all. | The most important thing to know about government benefits is that most federal legislation defines a ''spouse'' as someone who has been in a cohabiting relationship for at least one year, as opposed to British Columbia's legislation which generally requires a two-year cohabiting relationship to qualify. As a result, someone in a relationship of at least one year may qualify for any federal benefits that depend on a spousal relationship although they probably won't qualify for provincial benefits. People in a relationship of less than one year will not usually qualify for any benefits at all. | ||
Benefits relating to children, like the BC Family Bonus, the Canada Child Tax Benefit, the National Child Benefit Supplement and the Universal Child Care Benefit, are available to anyone who is a parent, regardless of the nature of that person's relationship with the other parent. The website of the Canada Revenue Agency has a lot of information about federal and provincial benefits. | Benefits relating to children, like the [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/topic.page?id=406FD5D227AA4BAEB741A49AFBEDD485 BC Family Bonus], the [http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/cctb/ Canada Child Tax Benefit], the [http://www.nationalchildbenefit.ca/eng/home.shtml National Child Benefit Supplement] and the [http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/uccb/ Universal Child Care Benefit], are available to anyone who is a parent, regardless of the nature of that person's relationship with the other parent. The [http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html website of the Canada Revenue Agency] has a lot of information about federal and provincial benefits. | ||
==Rights and responsibilities of unmarried parents== | ==Rights and responsibilities of unmarried parents== | ||
