Health insurance for Canucks
Where do Canucks get their health insurance when snowbirding in the U.S.A from the Great White North ?
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- Which visa and how complex was the form?
Badhabit wrote:
Last year we got our best deal through VISA
H - Ontario - 120 days????
I don't think this is correct. - No matter where you get your insurance, read the pre-existing clause very, very carefully.
- Check out the Canadian Snowbird Association and their Medipac travel insurance. Canadians are allowed to travel outside of the country for 183 days; some of our provinces permit provincial absence for a seven month term (to establish residency and to keep provincial health care in tact)but only 183 days can be spent out of country. Medipac allows top up to any other shorter term travel insurance such as one by Visa (30 days) etc.
Whichever insurance you purchase, an application must be completed while in Canada; don't leave home without it! southwoods46 wrote:
Check out the Canadian Snowbird Association and their Medipac travel insurance. Canadians are allowed to travel outside of the country for 183 days; some of our provinces permit provincial absence for a seven month term (to establish residency and to keep provincial health care in tact)but only 183 days can be spent out of country. Medipac allows top up to any other shorter term travel insurance such as one by Visa (30 days) etc.
Whichever insurance you purchase, an application must be completed while in Canada; don't leave home without it!
It's not out of country.
You cannot be out of Province for more than the alloted time.southwoods46 wrote:
Check out the Canadian Snowbird Association and their Medipac travel insurance. Canadians are allowed to travel outside of the country for 183 days; some of our provinces permit provincial absence for a seven month term (to establish residency and to keep provincial health care in tact)but only 183 days can be spent out of country. Medipac allows top up to any other shorter term travel insurance such as one by Visa (30 days) etc.
Whichever insurance you purchase, an application must be completed while in Canada; don't leave home without it!
Good morning. The first part of this information is incorrect. There are no limits on how long Canadians can be out of the country. Canada does not restrict travel to its citizens in any way. You may be confusing this with some countries restricting how long Canadians can stay in their country. Surprisingly this is a common myth.PackerBacker wrote:
LOFAT36 wrote:
Thanks, but we're usually south for 4-5 months.
Who have you been using in the past?
We also out of country 4-5 months a year, our agent signed us with LaCapitale Financial Group last winter.
... Eric
Tour-Med- Best check Ontario Health Insurance. More than 7 months out of PROVINCE and you are no longer covered under the plan. You must be covered under your provincial plan in order to get travel insurance.
- Seriously I really don't care about Ontario as I'm in B.C. Surely with all the Canadians that stay in the park in Yuma where we drop anchor for about 4 months must get insurance. Is info too much to ask ???????????
