iam going over to nova scotia on a bunac visa around august time,i have been looking on all the insurance sites but they dont insure you for construction work,iam planning on finding a job within the building trade but iam stuck on how to get insured,the only way i can think of doing this is when i get to nova scotia could i apply for provincial health cover which would cover me for everything ?,or does anyone know any travel insurance companys that insures you to work in the building trade ?, please help thanks.

Not sure about the construction thing, but you are onto something with the idea of applying for the provincial cover. Just be sure that you are eligible, I've checked out the Ontario one and unfortunately Bunac people won't qualify.

Phone BUNAC and get them to do the leg work for you

any news on this? im going in july but not looked for insurance yet.

i cant find anywhere for construction insurance,are you looking to work in construction to ?,iam planning to apply for the health card when i land which will then cover me for all healthcare.

When you going over? yes i will be layng tarmac/ asphalt.what will you e doing? how doyou go about applying for the health card?

well, call me stupid, but could you be a bit more specific what that insurance should cover??? i'm not british and have never worked on the british islands so no idea how it works in the uk and what you are used to.
to be honest i don't know how far your health care coverage goes in terms of accident compensation. as an example you most probably don't get paid income in lieu through your provincial health care insurance if you're not able to work because of your work related injuries. something called compensation insurance or similar issued through a work compensation board would be the thing which would be responsible for that.


it might be not much of help since i'm a) in bc and b) only work as a cabinetmaker (i'm working mainly in the shop, so only about 10 or 15% installation on jobsite), but: the insurance which covers work related accidents is fully taken care of by my employer. i'm pr now but came over on a young workers exchange program - from day one i was covered under the company's work compensation insurance policy. if i'm not mistaken, that's mandatory for most employers, at least here in bc. http://www.worksafebc.com/default.asp

from their faqs:

if you google for "workplace compensation board + [insert your province]" you should get the for you suitable links.


the link i got for nova scotia:
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/paal/WORKERS/paal317.asp

from their website:
and you find "construction" in the appendix a of the regulations

which means to me that in nova scotia your employer is responsible for the premiums like here...



but as i said, as long as i have no idea what you are actually looking for that's just guess work. i'm by no means an expert and apologise for any confusion caused by this post.

Hi Smyth i work for a maintenance building company in the uk,i have city and guilds in carpentry and joinery but i tend to do plastering more than joinery,i would be looking to do anythin in construction preferbly plastering,iam aware they dont do alot of skimming in canada which i normally do in my job everyday,i have seen alot of trainee/labourer positions in roofing/paving etc which i woud do,im planning on going in august,i have just received my approval leter yesterday so all i need to do now is book my flights and insurance.