As of July 1, 2017, BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) is no longer offering extension of coverage to foreign workers whose work permit has expired, even if they produce evidence of having “implied status”  according to Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) while waiting on their new immigration document. […]

If you are preparing to immigrate to a province in Canada that has a 3-month waiting period for Medicare (public health insurance), you’ll need to buy emergency medical coverage for your first three months in Canada. […]