Travel Insurance costs for Canadians

Another option is to travel to a country with comparable procedure and hospitalization costs as Canada. That way you don't need insurance. Just a receipt and a detailed list of procedures performed. Spain falls under this category. We spoke to a couple of snowbirds in Spain this year. They too had to cross that bridge (they are in their 60s) and after a little research talking with other snowbirds Spain is their solution. Only problem is you can only spend 90 days there unless you buy property and get a longer residency type visa. Still for those who want to hang around Canada until Christmas and then get a few months of sunshine in a super nice country. If you really want to stay longer then you can take the ferry to Tangiers but the health care is not to the same level as Spain's. We enjoyed Morocco though.

Just an idea. It is part of our long term plan. We will still get a repatriation policy though. Por si las moscas. :).