Wannabe

I went with Blue Cross for coverage before OHIP kicked in (and for a while after, while I had a job with no benefits). They were fine, although I found the premiums increased pretty fast when I started using their dental plan to the max lol.

A fact I stumbled upon by chance (and I'm not sure if it's still a fact...) is that OHIP counts the month you land as a full month, no matter what date you land. For me, who landed on the 23rd of December, that meant that I was eligible for OHIP on March 1st, and not March 23rd, as I originally thought.

lins and Stef McLachlan

Thank you everyone for your replies, I will look into all suggestions
Gonna be busy
lol
Stef

zoec

I went with Manulife, there was no excess and I had heard they are a reputable company, I haven't claimed anything yet though! It was 182 dollars for one person for $25,0000 medical coverage.

Psyched

We are a family of 4 (39, 31, 8, 2) cost was $681.00 from Pacific Blue Cross, Visitors to Canada bit covers Immigrants during waiting period, not the cheapest but then i thought more comprehensive cover. Unfortunately found out yesterday our 8 year old has an abcess and found out today the dental coverage only applies to Accidental Dental Injury, bugger!

Also went for PBC as my employer uses them, so thought must be a good one!

florrie2011

ExMetCop - I've noticed a few threads from you and think you are probably in a good position to help with some questions we have about relocating to Burlington area as a Met officer. Any chance you can help??

My husband has 12 years in the Met - rank Sargeant.

I am Canadian born but have lived in UK for years and years - have jst applied for our young daughters to become Canadian citizens and will do the same for my husband (PR I guess) once we are clearer about his possible job move to Canada.

I lived in Burlington from 2000-2004 so know it really well!

Will his years in service be recognised by for example Halton Region? We are sure that Toronto don't.
Would his rank be carried over?
What is work life like in general?

We have a load of questions if you have time to answer them! Maybe you could PM me??

Cheers

christmasoompa

It would be better to start your own thread with these questions, either in the main Canada forum or in the Police forum - this thread is very old, and ExMetCop hasn't been on the forum since August of last year so is unlikely to see your questions.

Please also have a read of the 'Newcomers to the Forum' sticky at the top of the forum which includes hints and tips on how to use it.

Thanks, and good luck.

Siouxie

http://www.duinsure.com/sites/duinsu...ies_Emigration ex-pat insurance which you can get to cover the interim period.