OHIP coverage

[yalgar]

My parents landed in 2019 and completed the mandatory 153 days period for OHIp after landing
They left the countery and then planned to travel back in Apr 2020 to resume OHIP coverage.. unfortunately, due to COVID all the airlines cancelled the tickets and refunded them
Now they want to travel again . I heard that OHIP coverage has been expanded to remove 3 month wait period in March. Is it still waived?

 

[canuck78]

My parents landed in 2019 and completed the mandatory 153 days period for OHIp after landing
They left the countery and then planned to travel back in Apr 2020 to resume OHIP coverage.. unfortunately, due to COVID all the airlines cancelled the tickets and refunded them
Now they want to travel again . I heard that OHIP coverage has been expanded to remove 3 month wait period in March. Is it still waived?

Did they remain in Ontario for 6 months in the first year?

 

[Canada2020eh]

My parents landed in 2019 and completed the mandatory 153 days period for OHIp after landing
They left the countery and then planned to travel back in Apr 2020 to resume OHIP coverage.. unfortunately, due to COVID all the airlines cancelled the tickets and refunded them
Now they want to travel again . I heard that OHIP coverage has been expanded to remove 3 month wait period in March. Is it still waived?

Yes it is still waived but that could be changed anytime.

 

[yalgar]

Did they remain in Ontario for 6 months in the first year?

They stayed for the 153 days mandatory for the first 6 months after landing

 

[canuck78]

They stayed for the 153 days mandatory for the first 6 months after landing

But did they remain for 6 out of the 12 months which is also required?

 

[jddd]

But did they remain for 6 out of the 12 months which is also required?

I don't think they did based on the OP's other post.

Can we get any tax credits for dependent parents already on PR? They only stayed 155 days last year, 2019

 

[canuck78]

I don't think they did based on the OP's other post.

Assume so as well which means they were never entitled to recieve OHIP and could be asked to pay back ane health services they used. They must meet the 1st year residency requirements again and should really be reapplying since they didn't meet the requirements the 1st time.

 

[canuck78]

They stayed for the 153 days mandatory for the first 6 months after landing

Just saw that your parents only remained in Canada for 155 days in 2019 so didn't qualify for OHIP because they didn't remain for 183 days.