Health Insurance in Ontario

[Applicant7]

Dear all,

Terribly sorry as I'm sure this subject has been broached before, so forgive the repetition.

My partner is moving to Toronto in about a week (with COPR in hand). He will need to have his health insurance covered for the next 3 months and we find ourselves unsure of which provider would be the best. Does anyone have a recommendation? He's in perfect health, and a British national.

Cheap would be great - we've seen some very expensive ones - but not so cheap that if something happens it's really next to useless (we'd like our cake and to eat as well).

Thanks in advance.

 

[rhcohen2014]

if you google "canada travel insurance", a bunch of companies will pop up. i do know the following one has packages for "inpatriots" (landed immigrants waiting for healthcare). i am not sure about pricing though. it seems you have to call one of their local partners to sign up for a plan. if you get some info on pricing, definitely share how much it will cost!

https://www.travelinsurance.ca/en/public/Pages/default.aspx

 

[screech339]

There is no such thing as "cheap" medical insurance for coverage equivalent to OHIP coverage. You gotta pay the price if you want same coverage as OHIP for 3 months. We took a gamble and not bothered to buy insurance for my wife for 11 months before she finally gotten OHIP coverage. Knock on wood, no serious health problems occurred.

Screech339

 

[Rob_TO]

Use this site to compare plans/prices from several providers: https://www.kanetix.ca/travel-visitors-to-canada

Basic plans are in the $50 per month range and can be done entirely online (if no special circumstances). My wife used one of the companies from here, we ended up making a claim, and had no problems at all.

 

[keesio]

I purchased emergency coverage through Manulife for my wife while she waited for OHIP eligibility:
http://www.coverme.com/

I would recommend them.

 

[Applicant7]

Thank you to all who responded. We got my partner insurance from Blue Cross and will be landing tomorrow!