I believe that non-citizens on visas (e.g., foreign students) can purchase health insurance from the provincial system. Canadian citizens can re-establish residency in a province (and thereby be eligible for the health plan) in a relatively short period of time (90 days in Ontario, I think. The rules may vary somewhat from province to province).
Chris Green ============= Joan Warmbold wrote: > Wow, just 6 months and are then out of the loop? That really astonishes me > as I'm sure it does many. Is it then challenging to then get back into > Canadian health coverage? And if any of us moved up to Toronto to live > with our romantic partner, what would be our chances of getting covered by > by your health system, eh? > > Joan > [email protected] > > > > > >> Who's ethnocentric now? :-) >> >> (And, incidentally, one loses Canadian health coverage if one lives >> elsewhere for more than 6 months, citizen or not, the motivation you >> impute is based on a misunderstanding of the insurance system here.) >> >> Chris Green >> ============= >> >> michael sylvester wrote: >> >>> It seems that some of the Canadians that I have met in the U.S like >>> the money here but they still keep their health insurance in Canada. >>> I have found that some faculty in the U.S -of Canadian origin- not >>> wanting to become U.S citizens for fear that they may lose their >>> benefits in Canada.Whereas immigrants to the U.S are rushing to become >>> U.S citizens,some Canadians are dragging their feet.I am in favor of a >>> policy of denying tenure or limited tenure to immigrant faculty who >>> have no intentions of becoming U.S citizens. GRRR! >>> >>> Michael Sylvester,PhD >>> Daytona Beach,Florida >>> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly ([email protected]) >> > > > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
