Simpsons

Good morning, we are a family of 6 hoping to move to Canada we are just starting to look into what needs to be done, we are from the u. K so are English speaking, we would be able to buy a house outright, and my husband is a skilled carpenter who specialises in fitting science labs with a international company, he has travelled to Canada to fit labs in the last year, he is also close to finishing an electrical course so hopefully finding work would be o. K. He is also a kidney transplant patient he is over 2yrs post transplant and in very good health, but does take daily Meds, would his health care continue in Canada as it does in the u. K?
Thanks in advance for any help.

christmasoompa

Hi, and welcome to BE.

The biggest difference is that in Canada prescription medicine isn't subsidised like it is in the UK, so he'd be paying full price for his daily meds. If you post in the Canada forum then hopefully some of the good folks there will be able to work out what it's likely to cost him on a monthly basis so you can see if it's feasible or not. It's possible that he may find an employer that will offer a medical plan, but of course there's no way of knowing that in advance. This Wiki article may be useful - Medical Insurance-Canada : British Expat Wiki

Do also look in to whether or not he's likely to pass the medical, I've no idea if a transplant patient would have an issue, but it's something else to check.

Best thing to do is to pop over to the Canada forums and you can ask about his meds there, the Welcome Inn is really just a place to say hi.

See you over there.