BOWP and travel insurance?

[mtc1992]

Do you need travel insurance in order to activate a BOWP? Even though I'm eligible for OHIP renewal?

 

[jes_ON]

Do you need travel insurance in order to activate a BOWP? Even though I'm eligible for OHIP renewal?

LOL, what? You don't "activate" a BOWP, it is activated if IRCC issues it to you. So, no, you don't need travel insurance.

As for OHIP renewal, that can be a PITA. You should bring a letter from your employer and/or a couple of recent paystubs with you, they'll want to make sure you're still employed.

 

[mtc1992]

"Lol" I thought you had to activate it at the border, like other visas? The checklist for the BOWP specifically specifies travel insurance, hence why I ask "LOL"