India in Canada — Safety Sources
Emergency services, safety advisories, and insurance for India nationals in Canada — sourced from official government domains.
Key facts at a glance
- •Health Care Connect validity period: until you withdraw (OHIP)
- •Health Care Connect processing takes may experience delays (OHIP)
- •Health Care Connect requires: contact information, valid Ontario health card number, basic health information (OHIP)
- •Health Care Connect requires: up-to-date mailing address (OHIP)
- •Health Care Connect requires: valid Ontario health card (OHIP)
- •The waitlist threshold for Health Care Connect is January 1, 2025 (OHIP)
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Health Care Connect
- Validity Period
- until you withdraw
- Contact Information
- 811 (TTY: 711)
- Processing Time
- may experience delays
- Required Documents
- contact information, valid Ontario health card number, basic health information
- Withdraw Online
- any time
- Withdraw Contact Number
- 811
- Registration Verification
- may be contacted
- Registration Confirmation
- letter in the mail
- Contact Number Tty
- 711
- Contact Number
- 811
- Mailing Address Requirement
- up-to-date mailing address
- Valid Health Card Requirement
- valid Ontario health card
- Registration Phone
- 811
- Contact Phone
- 1-888-579-6707
- Completion Goal
- 2029
- Connection Timeframe
- spring 2026
- Waitlist Threshold
- January 1, 2025
You can withdraw online from Health Care Connect at any time if you no longer need support.
Call 811 (TTY: 711), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
if your health card expires at any point during the referral process, you may experience delays in being connected to a primary care clinician.
When registering with Health Care Connect either online or by phone, you must provide: your contact information, a valid Ontario health card number (found on the front of your health card), your basic health information.
You can withdraw online from Health Care Connect at any time if you no longer need support.
You can withdraw by phone toll-free at 811 (TTY: 711), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You may also be contacted to verify your registration information before being connected to a clinician.
You will get a letter in the mail to confirm your registration and outline what to expect as you wait to be connected to primary care.
Call 811 (TTY: 711), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 811 (TTY: 711), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
have an up-to-date mailing address associated with your health card
To use Health Care Connect, you must: have a valid Ontario health card
register for Health Care Connect online at any time call 811 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can also directly contact Health Care Connect by either: Phone: 1-888-579-6707 Monday to Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
as part of Ontario’s plan to connect every person in the province to primary care by 2029.
If you were on the Health Care Connect waitlist as of January 1, 2025, we will connect you to a family doctor or nurse practitioner by spring 2026 as part of Ontario’s plan to connect every person in the province to primary care by 2029.
If you were on the Health Care Connect waitlist as of January 1, 2025, we will connect you to a family doctor or nurse practitioner by spring 2026 as part of Ontario’s plan to connect every person in the province to primary care by 2029.
Optometry (eye-health Services)
- Additional Follow Up Assessments 65 And Older
- 2 assessments
- Additional Follow Up Assessments 20 And Older
- 2 assessments
- Major Eye Exam Frequency 65 And Older
- 1 18 months
- Major Eye Exam Frequency 20 And Older
- 1 year
- Major Eye Exam Frequency Under 19
- 1 year
If you are 65 years and older and you do not have an eligible medical condition affecting your eyes, OHIP will cover: 1 major eye exam for you once every 18 months and 2 additional follow-up minor assessments.
If you are 20 years old or older, and you have an eligible medical condition affecting your eyes, OHIP will cover: 1 major eye exam for you once every 12 months and 2 additional follow-up minor assessments.
If you are 65 years and older and you do not have an eligible medical condition affecting your eyes, OHIP will cover: 1 major eye exam for you once every 18 months and 2 additional follow-up minor assessments.
If you are 20 years old or older, and you have an eligible medical condition affecting your eyes, OHIP will cover: 1 major eye exam for you once every 12 months.
Children and youth 19 years old or younger are eligible for the following OHIP covered services: 1 major eye exam (for vision and general eye health) every 12 months.
Podiatry (foot-health Services)
- Xray Coverage Amount
- 30 CAD
- Annual Coverage Limit
- 135 CAD
- Coverage Amount Per Visit
- 7-16 CAD
OHIP covers between $7-16 of each visit to a registered podiatrist up to $135 per patient per year, plus $30 for x-rays.
OHIP covers between $7-16 of each visit to a registered podiatrist up to $135 per patient per year, plus $30 for x-rays.
OHIP covers between $7-16 of each visit to a registered podiatrist up to $135 per patient per year, plus $30 for x-rays.
Out-of-country Hemodialysis Reimbursement Program
- Claim Start Date
- 2020-01-01
Submit claims to the Ontario Renal Network for hemodialysis treatments received out of country on or after January 1, 2020.
Emergency Inpatient Services
- Coverage Limit Lower Levels
- 200 CAD
- Coverage Limit Operating Room
- 400 CAD
OHIP will pay up to: $200 (Canadian) per day for lower levels of care
OHIP will pay up to: $400 (Canadian) per day for services provided in: an operating room...
Emergency Outpatient Services
- Coverage Limit
- 50 CAD
OHIP will pay whichever of the following is less: up to $50 (Canadian) per day the amount billed by the hospital
Ohip Coverage Outside Canada
- Physical Presence Requirement
- 153 days
- Validity Period
- 2 years
have been in Ontario for at least 153 days in each of the two 12-month periods immediately before you leave the country
If you plan to be outside Canada for more than 7 months in any 12-month period you can keep your OHIP coverage for up to 2 years if you: have a valid health card...
Full-time Studies Requirement
- Residency Duration
- 5 months
To keep your OHIP coverage while studying fulltime in another province or territory in Canada, you must bring proof to the nearest ServiceOntario centre that you: have lived in Ontario for at least 5 months in the 12-month period immediately before leaving.
Ohip Claim Submission
- Claim Submission Period
- 12 months
If this happens, you can submit a claim to OHIP within 12 months of the date you received the service or treatment to get your money back.
Mobile Worker Qualification
- Travel Threshold
- 212 days
To qualify as a mobile worker, bring proof to the nearest ServiceOntario centre that you: travel frequently for more than 212 days in any 12-month period for work.
Ohip Coverage
- Coverage Duration
- 7 months
- Validity Period
- 2 months
If you’re going to visit, work or study in another Canadian province or territory for more than 7 out of 12 months, you need to confirm your coverage before you leave.
OHIP will cover you for the same services as when you are going away temporarily until the last day of the second full month after you leave Ontario.
Ohip+
- Medications Covered
- 5900 medications
- Coverage Stop Age
- 25 years
- Age Limit
- 24 years
OHIP+ covers the cost of more than 5,900 medications that are currently available through the Ontario Drug Benefit program.
Source: OHIP — Healthcare - OHIP Plus
OHIP+ coverage will stop on your 25th birthday, or if you become covered by a private plan.
Source: OHIP — Healthcare - OHIP Plus
OHIP+ covers the cost of more than 5,900 medications for anyone age 24 years or younger who is not covered by a private plan.
Source: OHIP — Healthcare - OHIP Plus
Children's Health Care Investment
- Investment Amount
- 330 million CAD
$330 million Ontario’s biggest investment in children’s health care
Health Infrastructure Investment
- Investment Amount
- 60 billion CAD
Nearly $60 billion For more than 50 health infrastructure projects
Hospital Beds
- New Hospital Beds
- 3,000
building 3,000 more hospital beds over 10 years, and adding and upgrading thousands of long-term care beds
Nurses Added In 2025
- Nurses Added 2025
- 16,000
In 2025, we added approximately 16,000 more nurses to work in the province.
Physicians Added To Workforce
- Physicians Added
- 20,000
Since 2018, Ontario has added to the health care workforce: Over 100,000 nurses Nearly 20,000 physicians
Nurses Added To Workforce
- Nurses Added
- 100,000
Since 2018, Ontario has added to the health care workforce: Over 100,000 nurses Nearly 20,000 physicians
Pharmacist Prescriptions
- Completed Prescriptions
- 2 million
Since 2023, pharmacists have completed over 2.2 million common ailment assessments and almost 2 million prescriptions across the province, with nearly all of community pharmacies participating in the program.
Pharmacist Common Ailment Assessment
- Completed Assessments
- 2.2 million
Since 2023, pharmacists have completed over 2.2 million common ailment assessments and almost 2 million prescriptions across the province, with nearly all of community pharmacies participating in the program.
Health Card
- Employment Duration
- 6 months
- Validity Period
- 5 years
- Required Documents
- 3 documents
the employer intends to employ the employee for a minimum of six (6) months
Source: OHIP — Healthcare - Documents Needed for Health Card
Canadian passport valid or expired no more than five years
Source: OHIP — Healthcare - Documents Needed for Health Card
To get, renew or replace your health card – including switching from a red-and-white card to a photo card – you will need three separate identification documents (Photocopies not accepted):
Source: OHIP — Healthcare - Documents Needed for Health Card
Data last updated: 5 Aug 2026
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