Ontario (ON)
Ontario Health Coverage
Eligibility

Participation

Coverage is not compulsory; participation is on an individual basis and there are no premiums.

Eligibility

All permanent residents of Ontario who are Canadian Citizens, landed immigrants and convention refugees are eligible for coverage regardless of health, age or financial status.

No coverage is provided for tourists, transients, and visitors; members of the R.C.M.P. and Canadian armed forces; and inmates of federal penitentiaries and temporary residents, primarily international students and foreign workers and their families are not eligible and will not be covered (with the following exception). However, People who come to Ontario for the primary purpose of working temporarily are eligible for OHIP coverage if, before coming to Canada, they are issued an Employment Authorization allowing them to work for a named Ontario employer, at a specific job, for a limited time and for at least six months. This exception does not apply to accompany family members.

Date Coverage Begins

Ontario Health Coverage begins on the earlier of the following dates:
  1. the first day of the third month following residency in Ontario begins
  2. the day a permanent resident of Ontario ceases to be:
  3. the day a non-resident becomes:

Coverage Terminates

Ontario Health Coverage ends on the earlier of the following dates:
  1. three months following departure of Ontarians who establish residence outside Canada
  2. the last day of the second month following departure of Ontarians who establish residence elsewhere in Canada
  3. twelve months following departure of Ontarians who remain in Canada but do not establish residence in another province or territory
  4. the day a resident becomes:
  5. the day that a non-resident's social assistance is terminated
  6. the day a non-resident is no longer a ward of the Children's Aid Society
  7. the end of the month following the month of expiry of a document issued by Employment and Immigration Canada

Coverage Extended

Under certain circumstances, residents may apply to continue Ontario coverage while living temporarily outside Ontario.

Ontarians who spend more than 183 days outside Canada will face a 3 month waiting period after their return before Ontario Health Coverage resumes, unless prior approval was given for the extended absence.

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