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Health insurance is available to all Canadians through provincial health plans. The services vary and have limits. Provincial health plans cover most medical expenses arising from an accident or sickness

• transferable between provinces
• when travelling outside Canada, emergency health services are covered to set limits (you pay the excess)
• exclusions
  • payment for medical services which are available in your province if you choose to have them performed elsewhere
  • doctors: phone consultations, examinations for camp, certificates of fitness to work, transferring files, etc
  • hospitals: semiprivate or private hospital rooms, private duty nursing, ambulances
  • surgery: cosmetic
  • dental: other than hospital treatment for fractures or necessary jaw reconstruction
  • other: prescription drugs, medical appliances (e.g., artificial limbs)

Coverage for exclusions is available from individual or group plans.