India in Canada — Safety Sources
Emergency services, healthcare access, safety advisories, and insurance requirements for India nationals in Canada — sourced from official government domains.
Key facts at a glance
- •Assurance-santé De L’ontario processing takes 6 months (OHIP)
- •The re registration threshold for Assurance-santé De L’ontario is 212 days (OHIP)
- •The physical presence threshold for Assurance-santé De L’ontario is 153 days (OHIP)
- •The physical presence threshold initial for Assurance-santé De L’ontario is 153 days (OHIP)
- •Full-time Studies Requirement processing takes 5 months (OHIP)
- •Health Card requires: 3 documents (OHIP)
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Assurance-santé De L’ontario
- Work Permit Duration
- 6 months
- Re Registration Threshold
- 212 days
- New Card Delivery Timeframe
- 8 weeks
- Newborn Registration Timeframe Late
- 90 days
- Newborn Registration Timeframe
- 90 days
- Waiting Period
- 0 days
- Physical Presence Threshold
- 153 days
- Physical Presence Threshold Initial
- 153 days
présence en Ontario dans le cadre d’un permis de travail valide et travail à temps plein en Ontario, pour un employeur ontarien, pendant au moins 6 mois
Si vous avez quitté l’Ontario pendant plus de 212 jours au cours d’une période de 12 mois, vous aurez peut-être à vous réinscrire à l’Assurance-santé de l’Ontario
La nouvelle carte Santé de votre bébé vous sera envoyée par la poste au cours des huit semaines après l’envoi du formulaire Inscription des nouveau-nés à l’Assurance-santé de l’Ontario.
si vous vous présentez après un délai de 90 jours suivant sa naissance, apportez un document attestant de sa citoyenneté canadienne
si vous vous présentez dans un délai de 90 jours suivant sa naissance, apportez un document attestant de l’endroit où votre bébé est né
Il n’y a plus de délai de carence avant d’être couvert par l’Assurance-santé de l’Ontario.
présence physique en Ontario pendant 153 jours au cours de toute période de 12 mois
présence physique en Ontario pendant au moins 153 jours sur les 183 premiers jours immédiatement après votre date d’établissement dans la province
Children's Health Care Investment
- Investment Amount
- 330 million CAD
$330 million Ontario’s biggest investment in children’s health care
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
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.
Health Card
- Required Documents
- 3 documents
- Validity Period
- 5 years
- Employment Duration
- 6 months
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
Canadian passport valid or expired no more than five years
Source: OHIP — Healthcare - Documents Needed for Health Card
the employer intends to employ the employee for a minimum of six (6) months
Source: OHIP — Healthcare - Documents Needed for Health Card
Health Care Connect
- Mailing Address Requirement
- up-to-date mailing address
- Waitlist Threshold
- January 1, 2025
- Valid Health Card Requirement
- valid Ontario health card
- Registration Phone
- 811
- Contact Phone
- 1-888-579-6707
- Completion Goal
- 2029
- Connection Timeframe
- spring 2026
have an up-to-date mailing address associated with your health card
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.
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.
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
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.
Nurses Added In 2025
- Nurses Added 2025
- 16,000
In 2025, we added approximately 16,000 more nurses to work in the province.
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
Ohip
- Waiting Period
- 0 days
- Initial Days Residency
- 183 days
- Reapply Days Outside
- 212 days
- Required Documents
- 3 documents
- Required Documents Children
- 0 documents
- Infant Health Card Processing Time
- 8 weeks
- Minimum Days Residency
- 153 days
There is no longer a waiting period for OHIP coverage.
Source: OHIP — OHIP Application
be physically in Ontario for at least 153 days of the first 183 days immediately after you began living in the province
Source: OHIP — OHIP Application
If you’ve been outside of Ontario for more than 212 days in any 12 month period, you may have to reapply for OHIP
Source: OHIP — OHIP Application
You will need to bring these documents with you: a completed Registration for Ontario Health Insurance Coverage form 3 separate documents from the List of qualifying identification documents
Source: OHIP — OHIP Application
children under 16 do not require proof of residency or identity.
Source: OHIP — OHIP Application
Your baby’s new health card will be mailed to you within 8 weeks of the date the Ontario Health Coverage Infant Registration form was submitted.
Source: OHIP — OHIP Application
be physically in Ontario for 153 days in any 12‑month period
Source: OHIP — OHIP Application
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.
Ohip Coverage
- Validity Period
- 2 months
- Coverage Duration
- 7 months
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.
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 Coverage Outside Canada
- Validity Period
- 2 years
- Physical Presence Requirement
- 153 days
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...
have been in Ontario for at least 153 days in each of the two 12-month periods immediately before you leave the country
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
Optometry (eye-health Services)
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Data last updated: 10 Mar 2026
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