OHIP for Foreign Workers

[luiquao]

Cross-post from "Foreign Workers". I just thought it belongs in this forum.

A friend of mine is a foreign worker (3 year Work Permit) (came to Canada in 2011 to study in college). She has been employed by a hotel since May 1, 2014. She is also a seasonal worker and her contract will be over in the middle of October 2014. So its slightly over 6 month.

Can she apply for her OHIP coverage right now? She is in the middle of her employment contract but seems like she meets all the requirements anyway:

Temporary foreign workers who hold a valid work permit (checked) may be eligible for OHIP coverage. The worker must be employed full-time for an employer in Ontario for a minimum of 6 months and (checked):

Maintain their primary place of residence in Ontario; and
Be physically present in Ontario for at least 153 days in any 12-month period, and
Be physically present in Ontario for 153 of the first 183 days immediately after establishing residency in the province

 

[haver]

She should definitely apply!