OHIP Card

[virajrao]

Hi,

I have arrived in Toronto on 2 yrs Work Permit along with my wife and daughter who are on Visitor Visa of 2 yrs. I would like to know, my daughter and wife can apply for OHIP card.

Regards,
Viraj Rao

 

[Leon]

According to this: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/ohip/ohipfaq_dt.aspx#Q1 they are eligible. It says:

You may be eligible for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) if you are included under one of the following categories :
- you are a foreign worker who holds a work permit valid for at least 6-months which permits you to work in Canada, and you are working under a formal agreement in place to work full-time for an employer situated in Ontario which sets out the employer’s name, your occupation, and states that you will be working for no less than six consecutive months;
- you are the spouse, same sex partner, or dependent child (under 22 years old or 22 years and over if dependent due to a mental or physical disability) of an OHIP-eligible foreign clergy member or OHIP-eligible foreign worker;

 

[virajrao]

Thanks Leon.