Canada has one of the best health insurance systems in the world.

After immigrating to Canada, you can enjoy many local social benefits. A health card is a medical certificate for Canadians, and Canada has one of the best health insurance systems in the world. In the United States, personal medical insurance is borne by employers or individuals. If you don't have an employer or the company you work for doesn't provide medical benefits, you don't have medical insurance, so you have to pay for it yourself. In Canada, citizens and permanent residents have the right to enjoy free medical insurance, which is established by the government in the form of health insurance law. All Canadian residents, including citizens and permanent residents, can get health cards as long as they register in the Canadian health insurance plan, and health card holders can enjoy free medical care throughout Canada. Medical expenses are paid directly by the government from taxes to hospitals and doctors. But there are two basic conditions for immigrants to enjoy free medical benefits in Canada. First of all, you must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident; Secondly, you must have lived in Canada for three months.

A medical card (or health card) is a voucher for receiving welfare medical care in Canada. Every Canadian, whether you are a citizen or a permanent resident, can get a medical magnetic card with photos, which is called Health Card in English. With this card, medical treatment, laboratory tests, fluoroscopy, surgery and hospitalization in Canada are free. It should be noted that if you are seeing a doctor in an outpatient clinic, you must go to the pharmacy to buy medicine yourself after the doctor has written a prescription, and the medicine fee will be paid by yourself.

Although medical insurance is a welfare provided by the Canadian government to all citizens and permanent residents, it cannot be directly enjoyed without going through the formalities. You should also apply for a medical card as soon as possible to protect yourself. Take preventive measures. In Canada, medical expenses are very expensive. In case of common headaches, brain fever and other minor illnesses, you can go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, but in case of emergency or surgery, you may spend tens of thousands of Canadian dollars in a few days. So the sooner you apply for medical insurance, the better. Medical insurance is paid by the provincial government. The specific regulations of different provinces are also different. In many provinces, you can get free medical insurance without paying any fees, but in BC province, everyone still has to pay a nominal fee.

Medical cards are issued by the provincial government and have different names in different provinces, such as Medi-Care card in Quebec, OHIP card in Toronto and CARE card in Vancouver. You can't apply for a medical card until you get the crime card. The family should apply together, and the application materials they bring are passport, immigration paper, maple leaf card, SIN card and mailing address, which prove the rental contract that the whole family has lived in this province. Children under 15 do not need to go with their parents, and children above 15 need to go with their parents with valid government documents. In some provinces, if you apply for a child's medical card at the same time, you may also be required to provide notarization of your relationship with your child. Since medical insurance is a welfare plan independent of the government, everyone can only apply for one medical card in one province. Generally speaking, government officials should consider whether you are stable when applying. If the government finds that you are only here for a short time, or you have no stable plans, it may delay the issuance of your medical card. When you are confirmed to be eligible for government medical insurance, the government will send you a medical card within 3 months. Most provincial governments stipulate that medical insurance will take effect three months after you enter the country. Therefore, in the first three months after entry, for safety reasons, you can buy a non-governmental family medical insurance plan. All major banks and insurance companies have family and personal medical insurance programs, and there are various types of insurance. Buying insurance is voluntary, and you can decide whether to buy it according to your actual situation.