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What is the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)? Through OHIP, the Ontario Ministry of Health covers most of the costs of health care for eligible residents of Ontario. You should register for OHIP coverage when you take up permanent residence in Ontario. You may have to wait three months to be covered. If you are eligible, you will receive a Health Card with your photograph on it. Tourists, visitors, foreign students and people living in Ontario temporarily are not eligible for OHIP coverage. Students from other provinces in Canada who are attending school in Ontario are not eligible for OHIP coverage as they are covered by their home province. How to register for OHIP? Here is what to do: 1. Complete and sign the form. 2. Complete and sign section G if you want to be an organ and tissue donor and are 16 years or older. You do not have to be an organ and tissue donor to be eligible for OHIP coverage. 3. The Ministry of Health requires proof of citizenship, residence and identity. These documents must be presented when you register. Read the insert to find out the original documents you need. 4. Bring the original documents along with the completed form to any OHIP office listed below. 5. If you are 151/2years of age or older, your photograph will be taken when you bring your form and documents to an OHIP office. This photograph will appear on your Health Card, therefore you must register in person for your photograph to be taken. 6. Fill out a separate form for each family member. Health Cards for children under 151/2years of age will not have a photograph. A parent or legal guardian should bring the child's original documents and this form to any OHIP office. If you are separated or divorced, the parent with legal custody must register the child and sign the form. 7. Your Health Card will be mailed to you. It has an expiry date on it. You will need to renew your card before the expiry date. 8. If any of the information you have given on this form changes after you receive your Health Card, you must complete a Change of Information form. You can get this form at any CHIP office. 9. You must notify the Ministry of Health if you change your address. It is your responsibility to forward this information to ensure your health record is kept up to date. 10. The ministry provides services in two official languages. In section A choose if you want to receive information in English or French. If you have any questions, please call 1
800 268 1154. Or Call the Automated Information System at
1 800 664 4988. You must have three different original documents to register for health coverage: One document must show your proof of Canadian citizenship or immigration status. A different document must show your name and home address to prove your residency in Ontario. Another document must show your name and signature to prove your identity, to show you are the person you say you are. You may be asked for additional documents. Always tell the Ministry of Health when you change your address. We must have your current address so your health record is kept up to date. A parent or legal guardian can register children younger than 151/2years of age. Children do not have to be present to be registered as there is no photograph on their Health Card. If you want to be an organ and tissue donor and are 16 years or older, you can consent to organ and tissue donation on this form. Ministry of Health (OHIP) Offices
CENTRAL SOUTH REGION
CENTRAL WEST REGION
EAST REGION
NORTH REGION
SOUTH WEST REGION
TORONTO REGION
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care For further reference, please visit site: http://www.gov.on.ca/health Health Services in Canada Health Services in Canada gives in details the health services that are available to the Canadian residents. It is a great privilege to have free medical care for all the residents in Canada. Almost all the services are covered by the government of Canada except a for few that have been termed as unnecessary. Health Services in Canada provides the procedure to apply for a Health Card by the new immigrants as well as the procedure to be followed for the change in information on the Health Card. Permanent residents are eligible for Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for which they have to make an application. Health Services in Canada gives a list of Ministry of Health Offices with their contact addresses and phone numbers. Health Services in Canada also covers an important aspect of medical examination of would-be residents in Canada. Medical examination requirements and the procedure to be followed by them has been included in this section.
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