Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan

Alberta (AB)
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan:
Eligibility

Participation

Provincial law requires that all residents and their dependents register with the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan:

residents coming from other provinces in Canada must register themselves and their dependents within one month after becoming eligible for coverage
residents coming from outside Canada must register within one month of the date they become a resident
a resident may opt out of the program for a 12 month period starting July 1st following the date that the resident signs a declaration to that effect

Eligibility

All residents are eligible for coverage regardless of health, age or financial status.

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, R.C.M.P., tourists, transients and visitors, or individuals serving terms in penitentiaries are not eligible for benefits.

An eligible dependent is:

a spouse
an unmarried dependent child under age 21 (age 25 if in full-time attendance at an accredited educational institute)
an unmarried child age 21 or over who is dependent due to mental or physical infirmity

Date Coverage Begins

new residents from outside Canada are eligible for benefits on the date of their arrival
new residents from elsewhere in Canada are eligible for benefits the first day of the third month following the date of arrival
dependents are eligible for benefits on the later of the dates that the insured's coverage becomes effective or the date that the first dependent is acquired

Coverage Terminates

a resident leaving the province to establish permanent residence elsewhere in Canada may purchase coverage for the period from the date of departure to the last day of the second month thereafter
a resident leaving the province to establish permanent residence outside Canada may purchase coverage for the three-month period following the date of departure

Coverage Extended