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To clarify a question asked earlier in this post: Canadian provincial healthcare plans do not cover basic dental services like cleanings, fillings, etc. These type of dental costs are only covered by private health insurance plans (either employee benefits from a company or a personal health...

Just a quick note to anyone else who reads this post. When coming to Canada you are better off buying a visitor to Canada insurance plan as opposed to travel insurance from another country.

Sorry for the late reply, I didn't get a notifiation. Anyways, dental work varies, and depends on the work done. Here are some approximate dental costs: - exams: about $50 per exam - X-rays: about $120 - fillings:about $140 per filling - extractions: about $150

For anyone who reads this post at a later date: if you are a nanny considering comeing to Canada under the Live-in Caregiver Program please make sure you know your rights inside and out. There have been cases of employers getting away with not paying a minimum wage, overtime, etc...

Unfortunately repatriation costs are only covered by travel insurance plans which aren't retroactive! If you are in a bad financial bind maybe sponsor a fund raiser (e.g. Facebook page or something like that).

Ontario has changed the amount of time you have to be in Ontario so that OHIP coverage remains in place while away. You have to be in Ontario for at least 153 days per 12-month periods for 2 consecutive years. We have a handy OHIP summary at HealthQuotes.ca (left-hand column) if you would like...

Here are rough averages: - Cleaning: $120 - $160 - Extractions: $120 -$200 (per extracted teeth) - Fillings: $120 - $160 (white amalgam is a little more) - X-rays: $100 - $140 (panoramic are cheaper) Visitor to Canada insurance (you can get quotes at HealthQuotes.ca) only covers emergency...