bigreduk

hello everone , thanks for all the information this great resourse has already provided to me to help me get my IEC 2 year WORKING HOLIDAY VISA for Canada and for helping me get all the information i needed on trucking in Canada . I am back again to ask for some more information ,this time it is for the wife .
As i plan to go on my working visa to Canada for 2 years my wife would like to come also . She missed out on the IEC working holiday visa that i have due to her bing a year to old to apply , how ever that is not a big deal as she plans to come to Canada with me , not work and stay in the truck with me as i plan to do long haul trucking . How ever she can only stay for 6 months at a time untill i apply for permant resedency in Manitoba ( if all goes well and we like it of course ) but i have heard of a 2 YEAR HOLIDAY VISA that you can apply for and she is considdering applying for it , a medical and backround check is needed , that is not a problem at all ( bar the price of medicals and hassel of filling out forms of course lol ) MY question is does anyone have any knowledge of these 2 year holiday visas or is it just as handy for her to take a trip home after 6 months to see her mum etc then return a few weeks later to Canada on another 6 month hoilday visa , do customes officers frown at you on arival for staying for the full 6 months or 5 1/2 months with no job but your husband in canada to support you . My long haul trucking should pay well but long hours .

Any information on the 2 year holiday visa would be greatly welcomed as would any other advice

Former Lancastrian

The 2 year one you are probably thinking about is the parent/grandparent super visa which won't apply in your situation.
On arrival and activating your IEC 2 year work permit your wife can ask CBSA to be issued with a 2 year visitor record providing you can prove you are married or common law. She won't be able to wok and she will need to have medical insurance covering her for the 2 years. no medical exam required. She can also go home at any time and the visitor record remains valid until it expires.

bigreduk

thats great information and great news for us . Thanks you for the help . one question that might seem some what silly of me but i take it she would buy the 2 year medical insurance cover before going to Canada like the 2 year insurance and medical cover i will need and would get from a backpacker insurance brokers type website and it is not some thing you buy from the Canadian Government .

many thanks for all your information , wife says thanks also .

Former Lancastrian

Buy it before coming to Canada.

bc2015

If the OP finds a job, would his spouse not qualify for provincial healthcare? I think that's the way it is in BC anyway.

bc2015

In case your wife is not covered by provincial healthcar, note that backpackers insurance will generally cover emergencies only and will not cover routine day-to-day costs. In Canada, these costs can be significant and worth bearing in mind (up to $100 per visit to a walk in clinic for example). Not sure if there is any insurance that would cover day to day costs. Maybe someone else can advise.

Former Lancastrian

Thats something the OP needs to check out with BC MSP.
Other Individuals in B.C.

Certain other individuals, such as some holders of study and/or work permits, or working permits on working holiday programs — which are issued under the federal Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and are valid for a period of six or more months — may be deemed residents. Tourists or visitors to B.C. do not qualify.
Are you Eligible? - Province of British Columbia

bc2015

But then it also says

JonboyE

But the OP is going to Manitoba?

bc2015

Oh I didn't see that. Still the same benefit though

Are You Covered? | Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors | Province of Manitoba