Canadian citizen (Baby) not covered for health

[sunireddy]

Hi,

My cousin delivered a baby while she was a dependent of post graduate student work permit holder. Basically gave birth to a girl as a wife of work permit holder while she was house wife in Calgary, Alberta.

The baby was covered under Alberta health care.

My cousin now moved to Montreal as a international student with her baby and it seems both mom and daughter are not eligible for Quebec health care.

We tried to reason with Quebec Health for getting health care for the baby as the baby is Canadian citizen with Canadian birth certificate and passport but no success.

Not sure if anyone faced similar situation?

- Is there any clause in Quebec health care to get the baby covered as she is Canadian citizen? The parents are student and work permit holder and are not eligible for free health care in Quebec?

- Is there any Federal Health program that covers the baby Canadian Citizen (I have been told by Service Canada that IFHP is only for refugees)?

Thanks for your help!
Sunitha

 

[scylla]

The baby should be covered by the Quebec program (not sure about the mother). There is no Federal program available to them.

What are the reasons they are giving why the baby isn't eligible?

 

[sunireddy]

The baby should be covered by the Quebec program (not sure about the mother). There is no Federal program available to them.

What are the reasons they are giving why the baby isn't eligible?

Yes mom isn't covered and is okay as she has student medical insurance. The same insurance is not providing family medical insurance and it is expensive to buy private insurance from bank/insurer etc. Not to mention the hidden clauses in the contract.

As per them, baby is ineligible because she is dependent of international student who is not covered and so the baby will also not be covered.

 

[goldenbrown]

They can try to apply for a private health care plan - called Visitors To Canada in case they are ineligible for the government health care. Note that it's only temporary coverage in case she or her baby get sick or injured so the coverage is limited in that way. But other than that that might be the best way to avoid large medical expenses if something were to happen to them

You can look up the details of coverage <a href=https://arbetovinsurance.com/visitorstocanada/>on this page</a>.