Who is eligible for Ontario health insurance coverage?
Generally speaking, Canadian citizens, permanent residents or landed immigrants, convention refugees (protected persons), or a person registered as an Indian under the Indian Act, or others listed in Regulation 552 under the Health Insurance Act are eligible for Ontario health insurance coverage provided they :
- Make their primary place of residence in Ontario, and
- Are physically present in Ontario for at least 153 days in any 12-month period.
Generally speaking, Canadian citizens, permanent residents or landed immigrants, convention refugees (protected persons), or a person registered as an Indian under the Indian Act, or others listed in Regulation 552 under the Health Insurance Act are eligible for Ontario health insurance coverage provided they :
- Make their primary place of residence in Ontario, and
- Are physically present in Ontario for at least 153 days in any 12-month period.