Health Card after landing

[abhidarekar]

Hi, It's been roughly 3 months since I've landed and wanted some info on how to get the Ontario Health card.
I feel I had completely wrong info and waited 3 months for nothing. I assumed I had to wait 3 months before I could apply and now I realize I could have applied at the start.
What are my options now? Would there be any issue if I apply now? And do they accept bank statements as address proof (as the house rent agreement is under my bother's name).

 

[immonger]

Incorrect. Please review the requirements again:

Who qualifies
To qualify for OHIP, you must meet all of the minimum qualifications listed below plus at least one of the additional requirements.

To meet the minimum qualifications you must:

• be physically in Ontario for 153 days in any 12‑month period
• be physically in Ontario for at least 153 days of the first 183 days immediately after you began living in the province
• make Ontario your primary home

You must also meet at least one of the following additional requirements. You:

• are a Canadian citizen
• are an Indigenous person (registered under the federal Indian Act)
• are a permanent resident (formerly called a “landed immigrant”)
• have applied for permanent residence, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has confirmed that:
  • you meet the eligibility requirements to apply
  • you have not yet been denied
• are in Ontario on a valid work permit and are working full-time in Ontario, for an Ontario employer, for at least six months
  • your spouse and any dependents also qualify if you do
• are in Ontario on a valid work permit under the federal Live-in Caregiver Program
• are a convention refugee or other protected person (as defined by Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
• have a Temporary Resident Permit (only certain case types, e.g. 86 through 95)
• are a clergy member who can legally stay in Canada and is ministering full time in Ontario for at least six months
  • your spouse and any dependents also qualify if you do

It can take up to three months for your OHIP coverage to begin after you’ve been approved unless you qualify for immediate coverage.

Regarding the documents, you would need: See this

 

[abhidarekar]

Incorrect. Please review the requirements again:


It can take up to three months for your OHIP coverage to begin after you’ve been approved unless you qualify for immediate coverage.

Yeah so I haven't been to service ontario to apply for it. I moved to canada in october 2019 and I got a job in November. So now I'll have to go to service ontario to apply for this correct and what can i show as address proof?

 

[immonger]

Yeah so I haven't been to service ontario to apply for it. I moved to canada in october 2019 and I got a job in November. So now I'll have to go to service ontario to apply for this correct and what can i show as address proof?

Go to 777 Bay at 6 AM. Bring ALL required documents or they'll send you back from the reception area. As proof of residence, you can use any Utility Bill, Credit Card statement, NOA, basically, any official document that has your Ontario address and name on it.

 

[abhidarekar]

Go to 777 Bay at 6 AM. Bring ALL required documents or they'll send you back from the reception area. As proof of residence, you can use any Utility Bill, Credit Card statement, NOA, basically, any official document that has your Ontario address and name on it.

The credit card statement would be for the last 3 months? and is it okay if it's a print out of the digital statement?

 

[immonger]

The credit card statement would be for the last 3 months? and is it okay if it's a print out of the digital statement?

Just 1 piece of information that proves that you have indeed been living in Ontario. That's it! I think I used my Enercare bill.