medical coverage for PR applicants living in Canada

[bonacker]

When I phoned our province's medical-insurance registry office, they told me that, yes, my daughter and I would get health cards as soon as we were able to show, A) the AOR, and B) the receipt showing we'd paid our fees, and C) a copy of my Visitor's Record.

Note: we are OUTLAND applicants, living currently in Canada. Not Inland applicants.

I just mailed off everything the provincial health authority asked for, but I'm dubious: Do you think their information is really correct?

 

[ariell]

Depends on the province that you're in. If it's Ontario, that is definitely NOT the case. In Ontario, when you apply outland, you are eligible for OHIP after being a PR and living here for 3 months. For inland, you're eligible once you receive 1st stage approval (AIP or approval in principle).