First 90 Days
Your Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) coverage normally becomes effective three months after you move to Ontario.
It is strongly recommended that you purchase private health insurance in case you become ill during the OHIP waiting period. You must buy this insurance within five days of arriving in Ontario or insurance companies may not provide coverage.
Buy coverage for immigrating families, not for visiting or vacationing families. Contact a private insurance company or call the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. at 1-800-268-8099 to get more information.
If you do not have health insurance in the first 90 days:
- See Community Health and Telehealth Ontario for information on services for people who do not have their OHIP card.