Health card for New Immigrant (OHIP) for Ontario

[brucem]

https://www.kanetix.ca/travel-visitors-to-canada

Thanks for that Rob!

 

[bartjones]

No matter when you apply, it will not be activated until 90 days after landing as a pr.

Actually, this is not quite right. You're eligible for OHIP 90 days after CIC completes your Eligibility Assessment (assuming you are already residing in Ontario when that step is complete).

You can read about it here http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/important-ohip-eligibility-info-for-all-pr-applicants-residing-in-ontario-t56695.0.html

 

[rhcohen2014]

Actually, this is not quite right. You're eligible for OHIP 90 days after CIC completes your Eligibility Assessment (assuming you are already residing in Ontario when that step is complete).

You can read about it here http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/important-ohip-eligibility-info-for-all-pr-applicants-residing-in-ontario-t56695.0.html

right, and for non-inland applicants, it requires a lot of legwork to get approved, and i'd imagine a good portion of people would rather just wait. good luck to anyone who wants to spend their time cutting through all that red tape like you did:

After my wife was denied coverage at the Service Ontario Center I wrote to the OHIP Eligibility Review Committee (OERC) requesting a review of the Service Ontario representative's decision. The letter explained my wife's PR situation and enclosed the denial document as well as the letter I got from CIC approving me as sponsor.

So, yesterday I got a letter from the OERC enclosing a consent form for my wife to sign which will allow OERC to contact CIC and make inquiries about the status of her PR application. I spoke with the people at OERC by phone today and they told me this.

I had always thought that the outland PR process was a two step procedure; sponsorship approval/denial and then PR approval/denial. Unbeknownst to me, according to the OERC representative, in outland applications there is an intermediary step that the visa office goes through behind the scenes where they take a preliminary look at each application to determine if the applicant appears to be eligible for PR. Unlike inland applications where this step is called Stage One Approval, they don't tell the outland applicant anything about this step. If you appear to meet all the PR requirements your application then moves forward and someone looks at it later in more detail. If you get this interim approval they call you an "AFP", (Applicant For Permanent Residence).

So, as far as OHIP goes, once you sign the consent form allowing the OERC to communicate with CIC, the OERC will send a letter to the visa office where your application is being processed and inquire as to whether you are an "AFP". If CIC confirms that you are an AFP you can get OHIP three months after the date that CIC determined you were AFP. You don't need to wait for the final determination of your PR status."

 

[Rob_TO]

right, and for non-inland applicants, it requires a lot of legwork to get approved, and i'd imagine a good portion of people would rather just wait. good luck to anyone who wants to spend their time cutting through all that red tape like you did:

For people that are facing long outland processing times for whatever reason and in Canada during the process, it's definitely worth attempting even if it will be a frustrating experience.

From what I've heard of several people that have done this, it's only the staff you usually talk to working at the actual Service Ontario offices that don't seem to know the process whatsoever and are useless to ask questions to. Once you actually talk to other people with the OERC they seem to be more familiar with the process and can actually help guide people through everything.

 

[bartjones]

For people that are facing long outland processing times for whatever reason and in Canada during the process, it's definitely worth attempting even if it will be a frustrating experience.

From what I've heard of several people that have done this, it's only the staff you usually talk to working at the actual Service Ontario offices that don't seem to know the process whatsoever and are useless to ask questions to. Once you actually talk to other people with the OERC they seem to be more familiar with the process and can actually help guide people through everything.

Agreed. It's a letter to the OERC and a consent form. Not that much effort.

 

[Panamai]

I certainly plan on making the effort. I'm out over $1000 already on walk-in and urgent care trips. I also have rosacea and asthma, which left untreated have been a real pain in the arse! I've been in Canada since December 2013. I think I will qualify well before the 90 days after landing. It's worth it for me to try.

 

[fmz]

Hi Guyz,


We landed in Toronto on August 2015 to complete our Landing Formalities.We stayed in Toronto,for about 37 Days,due to some circumstances,we had to leave on the 02 of October 2015.During our 37 days of stay,we applied for all the necessary documents IDs,Health Card(OHIP) etc...About November we received all our PRs, Health Card, Ontario IDs etc.
Now i have been out for Ontario since October 2015 and planning to move back in February 2016,

1.How long do i have to wait in order to qualify for OHIP coverage,
2.Do i have inform Ontario Service about my absence from Canada for the duration mentioned.

Since,my wife is expecting, we wanted to move back and start a family in Toronto.

 

[truesmile]

The 'textbook' RIGHT thing to do is to let them know. Once you do so however, expect them to apply the rules as they are written, which would mean another 90 days waiting period. Sometimes the less said, the better! Your Health Cards are more than likely still valid.

 

[amjad1002]

Hi Guyz,


We landed in Toronto on August 2015 to complete our Landing Formalities.We stayed in Toronto,for about 37 Days,due to some circumstances,we had to leave on the 02 of October 2015.During our 37 days of stay,we applied for all the necessary documents IDs,Health Card(OHIP) etc...About November we received all our PRs, Health Card, Ontario IDs etc.
Now i have been out for Ontario since October 2015 and planning to move back in February 2016,

1.How long do i have to wait in order to qualify for OHIP coverage,
2.Do i have inform Ontario Service about my absence from Canada for the duration mentioned.

Since,my wife is expecting, we wanted to move back and start a family in Toronto.

I thing its better to call them and ask because they mention oj web that after first time landing u can not leave more then 30 days and if u have to leave ON then ur 90 days cycle will start again so ask them.

 

[MrJanevski]

Hi,

I applied yesterday for OHIP card and they told me that my coverage starts 3 months after November 2015.
My question is:

Which date will be on the card? The date when my coverage starts ( February 2016) or the date when I applied for card ( 29 March 2016)?
Thank you

 

[screech339]

Hi,

I applied yesterday for OHIP card and they told me that my coverage starts 3 months after November 2015.
My question is:

Which date will be on the card? The date when my coverage starts ( February 2016) or the date when I applied for card ( 29 March 2016)?
Thank you

Coverage date will be the date on OHIP card. Since you are already covered back in Feb, you need to get reimbursed for any doctor visits since start of coverage to time you receive the OHIP card.

Another thing is since you were already covered since Feb, when you apply for OHIP, ontario service would give you the active OHIP number on paper that you need to show for any medical needs until OHIP card arrives.