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Travel insurance for someone whose been here on visitor extensions.

JamesinCanada

Star Member
Jan 23, 2014
175
6
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-05-2015
Doc's Request.
25-11-2015
AOR Received.
25-05-2015
IELTS Request
Batch EMail: 23-10-15
Med's Done....
upfront
Passport Req..
DM: 15/2/2016
VISA ISSUED...
COPR: 23/2/2016
LANDED..........
14-03-2016
I've been here with my husband, James, since 2014. I had travel insurance, but it ran out just recently. When I search for travel insurance it keeps telling me that I need to apply for it before going to Canada. Well, I'm already here, and I'm legally here as well. My COPR should be arriving anytime from now until possibly March at the latest I imagine. So I wanted to buy health insurance for 6 months to be on the safe side since it takes 3 months for OHIP coverage after I land.

Where can I buy insurance, though, when I'm already in Canada and not outside it?
 

Rob_TO

VIP Member
Nov 7, 2012
11,427
1,551
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Seoul, Korea
App. Filed.......
13-07-2012
AOR Received.
18-08-2012
File Transfer...
21-08-2012
Med's Done....
Sent with App
Passport Req..
N/R - Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
JamesinCanada said:
I've been here with my husband, James, since 2014. I had travel insurance, but it ran out just recently. When I search for travel insurance it keeps telling me that I need to apply for it before going to Canada. Well, I'm already here, and I'm legally here as well. My COPR should be arriving anytime from now until possibly March at the latest I imagine. So I wanted to buy health insurance for 6 months to be on the safe side since it takes 3 months for OHIP coverage after I land.

Where can I buy insurance, though, when I'm already in Canada and not outside it?
Before my wife got PR, she got emergency medical coverage from this site: https://www.kanetix.ca/travel-visitors-to-canada
She bought the policy after she was already in Canada, made a claim once, and there were no problems.