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I have these endless questions but this board is so good with answers.
Landing in a province that requires 3-month wait for health insurance, but not applying for health insurance at that time. At some point in the future (i.e., 6 months after landing), move to another province that does not require a waiting period for health insurance. Do I qualify for immediate health coverage?
Or must you have landed in the province that has no waiting period to qualify for immediate coverage?
[30-08-2006,19:35]
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Richard |
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(in reply to: Landing and Health Insurance)
Richard all provinces require the three month residency clause. When Canada brought home thousands of CDN Citz. out of Lebanon certain provinces waived the three month wait time.
If you have an address in a province it will be hard for the provincial government to prove you were not in the province for the last three months--understand.
What you and all have to do is have a residential address and some bills arriving at that address in your name to prove residency and each province is different but the information of what is required is on that province´s health system web site.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[31-08-2006,08:07]
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Roy |
(in reply to: Landing and Health Insurance)
Roy,
Thanks much. But are you sure about the 3 month rule for ALL provinces? Here´s a quote from the CIC website for newcomers:
"Permanent residents in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick have a three-month eligibility waiting period."
Here´s Prince Edward Island´s policy from their web site:
Am I Eligible for PEI Health Card if I Move to PEI from Outside of Canada?
Persons from outside Canada establishing permanent residence in PEI may be eligible on the first day they become residents of the province.
New residents will be required to show proof of Canadian citizenship and citizens of other countries will have their status in Canada confirmed with the Department of Immigration.
Permanent residents include Landed Immigrants, repatriated Canadians, returning Canadians, returning Landed Immigrants or a Canadian citizen or spouse of a Canadian citizen assuming residence in PEI for the first time.
And here´s what Nova Scotia says:
To be eligible for Nova Scotia Medical Service Insurance (MSI) benefits you must be:
- a Canadian Citizen or ?Permanent Resident? (Landed Immigrant)
- a resident who makes his/her permanent home in Nova Scotia and is present in the province 183 days every calendar year.
- You must be registered with MSI to be eligible for benefits.
[31-08-2006,12:15]
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Richard |
(in reply to: Landing and Health Insurance)
Hi, Richard, see my reply to your last reply to my question on the previous forum. In regard to health insurance, if you now have it in the states, you might be able to carry it over for a period of time in Canada. You might inquire about that. You could also purchase private insurance in Canada for the period of three months which may not be too exhorbitant, especially if you use the company for other insurance like your car, etc. Good luck.
[31-08-2006,14:52]
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Bob |
(in reply to: Landing and Health Insurance)
Thanks, Bob and Roy. It´s not so much about U.S. temporary coverage, as understanding the rules on when provincial coverage begins, especially since each province has its own rules.
Private insuranace, even for a few months, can be expensive. So it´s worth investigating which province´s coverage begins immediately.
At least one of the Maritime provinces covers landed immigrants immediately on condition that they land in that province. So where one lands may matter in terms of which province´s immediate health coverage you may want and ultimatley register for.
[31-08-2006,17:30]
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Richard |
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