Canadian future husband sponsoring US wife

[CDNPR2014]

I'll bring you next time we go to the Service Ontario office then . They told us explicitly that it's 90 days from the date of application. Two different agents (who issue OHIP); one senior told us that...

do you have pr status yet? you can't be eligible unless you can provide all the required documents. one of which is the landing document for being a PR. if you don't have pr status, then you need to qualify otherwise.

if you qualify without pr status, then i would show them the service ontario website to prove they are wrong. there are very strict documentation requirements that make it very difficult to prove residency.

here are the eligibility requirements:
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/ohip_eligibility.aspx

for some reason i can't find the needed documentation list, but it's very specific and you need to have 1 thing from 3 categories i believe.

 

[keesio]

I'm pretty sure CDNPR2014 is correct. My wife did not apply for OHIP until about a month after she landed (took awhile to get a valid proof of address). At Service Canada, she got a printout saying her coverage will start in about 2 months. Basically it was 3 months from her landing date.

 

[profiler]

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/ohip_waiting_pd.aspx

OHIP Coverage Waiting Period

Generally, there is a three-month waiting period for Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) coverage. It applies to most new residents and former residents returning to Ontario.

Is anyone exempt from the waiting period?

Yes; these include, but are not limited to:

newborn babies born in Ontario;
OHIP-eligible adopted children under the age of 16;
protected persons (Convention Refugees and persons in need of protection); and
people from another province/territory who move directly into a long-term care facility in Ontario, or who require admittance into a long-term care facility within 3 months of arrival in Ontario.

 

[CDNPR2014]

I'll bring you next time we go to the Service Ontario office then . They told us explicitly that it's 90 days from the date of application. Two different agents (who issue OHIP); one senior told us that...

Also, this is what you wanted:
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/ohip_waiting_pd.aspx

you are reading it wrong. establishing residence = landing as a pr. it is 90 days after landing as a pr. trust me. i landed as a pr and i got it 3 months from the date i LANDED.

 

[MustLoveCats]

This is a lot to think about. I appreciate all this information because I did not know any of this. I didn't realize I could be given less than 6 months to move once sponsorship has been approved. Maybe it would be best for him to apply as soon I obtain my masters. 90 days isn't so bad to wait for health coverage. I suppose we might as well TTC when I land because I'll have to see a doctor for my issues and medications anyways, and who knows how long it would take to actually conceive.

Thank you for also talking about a ServiceOntario office. I never heard of that. I put in his address and got some locations close by. After landing I should just go in and talk with them? Would my then husband have to go with me or is this something I would do myself?

 

[profiler]

do you have pr status yet?

I have been an Ontario resident and Canadian Citizen my whole life.

 

[profiler]

Thank you for also talking about a ServiceOntario office. I never heard of that. I put in his address and got some locations close by. After landing I should just go in and talk with them? Would my then husband have to go with me or is this something I would do myself?

You can do it yourself. You have to visit a full-service ServiceOntario. Most don't issue OHIP coverage. Only the full service locations do. Depending on where he is in Ontario, it might be a little further away..

 

[MustLoveCats]

He lives right outside Kitchener/Waterloo. When I entered his postal code, it showed me a couple Kitchener and Waterloo locations that did say health under services.

 

[profiler]

He lives right outside Kitchener/Waterloo. When I entered his postal code, it showed me a couple Kitchener and Waterloo locations that did say health under services.

We live in Cambridge.

Here is the location you need: https://www.services.gov.on.ca/locations/locationDetail.do?id=12164

 

[MustLoveCats]

We live in Cambridge.

Here is the location you need: https://www.services.gov.on.ca/locations/locationDetail.do?id=12164

Wow you guys are so close to him. I saw that location come up in the results but was disappointed when reading it is taking longer than normal wait times, and was hoping to be able to go to another location.

 

[profiler]

Wow you guys are so close to him. I saw that location come up in the results but was disappointed when reading it is taking longer than normal wait times, and was hoping to be able to go to another location.

Does he live in Guelph? There might be one there..

Yeah when we went to try to apply for my wife's OHIP coverage (you can do that with a work permit as well as a few other possible conditions), we tried one on Victoria street -- that's where we were told it must be 20 Duke. We got there about 10am on a Tuesday, and waited about an hour.

That said, I did used to work down the street, and I went in to renew my OHIP and DL cards on my birthday at lunch time (2014 I think?). I literally had no line to wait for. I was back to work in 20 minutes -- and I walked there...

 

[MustLoveCats]

Does he live in Guelph? There might be one there..

No he lives in Wellesley. I know Guelph is about an hour away though. I did want to ask since you brought up a work permit, since your wife is now a permanent resident and waiting for her coverage to kick in, does that mean she has her work permit then?

 

[Ponga]

No he lives in Wellesley. I know Guelph is about an hour away though. I did want to ask since you brought up a work permit, since your wife is now a permanent resident and waiting for her coverage to kick in, does that mean she has her work permit then?

Once a person lands and becomes a permanent resident, they no longer need a work permit...or any other type of permit.

 

[profiler]

No he lives in Wellesley. I know Guelph is about an hour away though. I did want to ask since you brought up a work permit, since your wife is now a permanent resident and waiting for her coverage to kick in, does that mean she has her work permit then?

As Ponga said, once she lands as a PR, apply for a SIN from ServiceCanada, then she can work right away. Takes about 5 minutes to do, they issue paper right on the spot.

Used to be white and red cards... I miss those..

 

[CaroM8]

Used to be white and red cards... I miss those..

Haha, like the old red and white health cards?