Some help please
 

Hi all
Myself and family have the chance to move from UK to Vancouver but just a few things i forgot to ask sponsor . in uk we have national health service what do you have over there and do you need to join a union in the building trade .
Many thanks

Re: Some help please
 

There is health care in BC. You get it by paying MSP (medical service plan) premiums, which are around $600 per year per person. These cover hospitals and doctors, but not prescriptions or dentists which you have to pay for yourself. Most people have additional cover for this through work.

Also, there is a 2-3 month wait for cover, so you have to have private medical insurance for that period. Blue cross or some other insurance company do this kind of thing.

Re: Some help please
 

Just to add to what Alan said, there is some info and links in the wiki:
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Medical_Insurance-Canada

Re: Some help please
 

Many thanks Alan big help mate.

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Cheers Iaink i will look in to that bud.

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It depends, is the not very helpful answer. Smaller companies tend to be non-union but some of the bigger ones are. Some trades (crane operators I believe are one) are employed by the union which hires them out to contractors.