In order to be allowed to join the province's public health plan (Health Insurance BC Medical Services Plan), you'll need to satisfy their three-month residency requirement (balance of month of arrival, plus two full months) before you would be eligible.
While fulfilling the three month residency requirements, your prior province or territory of residence will continue to provide public medical coverage to you.
In order to be allowed to join BC's public health plan (Health Insurance BC Medical Services Plan), you'll need to satisfy their three-month residency requirement (balance of month of arrival, plus two full months) before you would be eligible.
While fulfilling the three-month residency requirements you may consider purchasing interim medical insurance through a private insurer. A recommended insurer is Pacific Blue Cross.
Your legal spouse or common-law partner (a common-law partner is a person who has been publicly represented as your spouse for at least one year).
Any child, stepchild, legally adopted child, or legal ward who is unmarried and dependent on the employee, and under age of 21 years (children under age 21 are not covered if they are working more than 30 hours a week, unless they are full-time students, or age 21 to 25 and in full-time attendance at a recognized educational institute. If child is no longer a student, the coverage will cease at the end of the month of finishing school or university, or incapable of supporting themselves because of physical or mental disorder are covered without age limit if the disorder begins before they turn age 21, or while they are students under age 25, and the disorder has been continuous since that time.
Children that are legally considered minors may be named but you must also appoint a trustee on their behalf.
If you do not appoint a trustee, in the event of your death you children may have to wait until age 19 before the life insurance funds can be released.
