Yes, I had to wait 3 months to get re-established with the Canadian system after being in the US for a couple of years.
Alghough I must admit I did like the treatment we had in the US system. Fast, efficient, and excellent care. I had good insurance through the university though. During the 3 month wait when I was back in Canada, I just tried to be careful -- no cleaning my guns, sharpening my knives, or playing around with flashbangs until I was back on OHIP (Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan). --Mike On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Christopher D. Green <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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? > > [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]) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
