Does my wife need private health insurance?

[swervetech69]

My wife got her pr and will arrive in Canada on September 6th. Im assuming we will need to buy private insurance until she gets a health card from the government, even i had to get private insurance upon return to Canada because they cancel it if you're out of the country for several years. Will having her PR status give her health care benefits automatically or will we have to buy some prior to her arrival?

 

[KJG]

My wife got her pr and will arrive in Canada on September 6th. Im assuming we will need to buy private insurance until she gets a health card from the government, even i had to get private insurance upon return to Canada because they cancel it if you're out of the country for several years. Will having her PR status give her health care benefits automatically or will we have to buy some prior to her arrival?

she will need three months worth before she is eligible for government coverage

 

[steaky]

Just depends which province she will be living. I heard one can get Albertan provincial health coverage immediately after landing.

 

[Safou]

how long did your application take??

 

[TSauretBaxter]

Just depends which province she will be living. I heard one can get Albertan provincial health coverage immediately after landing.

Really?? I assumed every province was 3 months.. I will have to look in to this.

 

[KJG]

Really?? I assumed every province was 3 months.. I will have to look in to this.

TSB....pretty sure every province is 3 months.......when I lived in Alberta I had to wait three months...but Ontario covered me for three months and then it was the same when I moved back to Ontario after 5 years.......I had to wait three months for OHIP but Alberta covered me for three months out of province

 

[TSauretBaxter]

TSB....pretty sure every province is 3 months.......when I lived in Alberta I had to wait three months...but Ontario covered me for three months and then it was the same when I moved back to Ontario after 5 years.......I had to wait three months for OHIP but Alberta covered me for three months out of province

Yeah I'm pretty sure when I first moved to AB I had to wait 3 months, that seems standard.

 

[swervetech69]

Yeah i feared so, it took me 3 months to get mine in Ontario, only took her 3 months to get pr from Taiwan. Thanks for the replies

 

[Fencesitter]

My family will need insurance for the first 90 days when we arrive in Canada. The question is, which insurance company offers the best rates and do they offer a short-term plan to accommodate newly landed immigrants?

FS

 

[Harju]

Here are the rules for Alberta. They are different for people moving between provinces and for people moving in from outside Canada.

http://www.health.alberta.ca/AHCIP/moving-to-Alberta.html