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    Destination: Canada Visitors Plan

    Straightforward emergency medical coverage for your stay in Canada

    Who can apply?

    • Visitors to Canada
    • Parents and grandparents applying under the Super Visa program
    • Newly landed immigrants and migrant workers awaiting government health coverage
    • Canadians returning home who are not yet covered by a provincial health plan
    • Minimum age 15 days
    • Option 1 is available up to age 79
    • Option 2 has no upper age limit; from age 80 the sums insured available are $25,000 and $50,000, and from age 86 only $25,000, with a $500 deductible
    • More than one person can be insured under the same policy, provided the coverage dates are identical for all applicants
    • Premiums are based on the insured's age on the date the application is made, not on the date coverage begins

    Included in both options

    • Emergency medical care and hospitalization up to the sum insured
    • Emergency transport with medical escort, when pre-approved by the Assistance and Claims Administrator
    • Accidental dental up to $3,000, and up to $500 for dental emergencies
    • Accidental death and dismemberment up to $150,000, and flight accident coverage up to $50,000
    • Coverage for side-trips outside of Canada, provided the majority of your coverage period is spent in Canada
    • Prescription drugs up to $1,000 (30-day supply)
    • Follow-up visits up to $3,000 (please call the Assistance and Claims Administrator to report your initial emergency)
    • Private duty nursing up to $10,000, when pre-approved by the Assistance and Claims Administrator
    • Professional services (physiotherapist, chiropractor, osteopath, podiatrist) up to $500 per type of practitioner (as an outpatient and ordered by the attending physician)
    • Transportation of a family member or close friend up to $3,000, plus $1,000 for meals and accommodation
    • Meals and accommodation up to $150 a day, to a maximum of $1,500, if you are hospitalized on your scheduled return date
    • Return of remains up to $10,000, or $4,000 for cremation or burial at the place of death
    • Monthly payment plan on coverage periods from 180 up to 365 days with a sum insured of $50,000 or more, ideal for the Super Visa
    • Family rate at 2× the premium of the eldest adult aged 59 or under
    • No medical questionnaire, at any age

    Plans

    Option 1

    Covers pre-existing medical conditions that were stable during the applicable period. The window depends on your age when you apply: 90 days if 59 or under, 120 days if 60–69, and 180 days if 70–79.

    • ✓Covers stable pre-existing medical conditions
    • ✓Available from 15 days old up to age 79

    Option 2

    Excludes pre-existing medical conditions entirely. The lower-cost choice for travellers who do not need that coverage, and the only option from age 80.

    • ✕No pre-existing condition coverage
    • ✓Available at any age, with lower sums insured from 80

    Available coverage amounts: $25,000 · $50,000 · $100,000 · $150,000 · $200,000 · $250,000 · $300,000, with a $0 deductible included. Optional deductibles of $250 to $10,000 reduce the premium (ages 0–85). Minimum premium of $25 per policy.

    How the deductible works

    The deductible you choose applies to each claim, not once per policy.

    Eligibility requirements

    As of the Effective Date, You are eligible for coverage if You:

    • are at least fifteen (15) days old; and
    • are not travelling against the advice of a Physician; or
    • have not been diagnosed with a Terminal Illness; or
    • have not been diagnosed with or received Treatment for pancreatic cancer, liver cancer or any type of cancer that has metastasized (migrated to another organ from its original site); or
    • have not been prescribed or used home oxygen in the last twelve (12) months; or
    • have not been diagnosed with Heart Failure; or
    • have not had a major organ transplant (heart, kidney, liver, lung), bone marrow or stem cell transplant; or
    • have not received kidney dialysis Treatment in the last twelve (12) months; or
    • have not been diagnosed with an aneurysm of four (4) centimeters or more in either length or diameter, that has not been surgically repaired.

    How this plan works

    Waiting period

    If you buy within 30 days of leaving your country of origin, a 48-hour waiting period applies; if you buy 30 or more days after leaving, it is 7 days. The waiting period is waived if you buy before you depart, or before an existing policy expires with no gap in coverage.

    Monthly payment plan

    Available for coverage periods from 180 to 365 days and a sum insured of $50,000 or more. The premium is split into monthly installments:

    • Two installments are charged when you apply for the policy.
    • The third installment is charged on the date coverage begins.
    • The remaining installments are charged monthly on that same date.
    • If the effective date is the 29th, 30th, or 31st, monthly charges are processed on the 28th.

    Each installment carries a $10 fee. You can also pay off the outstanding balance at any time for a single $10 fee.

    If a payment fails to process, a $25 fee applies and you have 30 days to make it. If it is not received within that period, the policy ends on the date it was paid up to and cannot be reinstated.

    Important: if coverage begins the same day the policy is applied for, three installments are charged that day — the first two for the application and the third for the start of coverage. Keep this in mind before confirming your purchase.

    Family rate

    The family premium is 2× the premium of the eldest adult, provided both the applicant and spouse are 59 or under. Family coverage includes the applicant, spouse, and dependent children:

    • From 15 days old up to age 21, single and financially dependent.
    • Up to age 25, if also attending school full time.
    • No age limit, if disabled.

    The family rate does not include grandchildren.

    Age at application

    The premium is calculated on the traveller's age on the date the application is made, not on the age when coverage begins. A traveller who applies before a birthday keeps the lower rate even if coverage starts afterwards.

    Policy period

    Coverage is valid from 12:00 a.m. on the effective date to 11:59 p.m. on the expiry date, with a maximum of one year per trip.

    Automatic extensions

    Coverage can extend automatically, at no additional cost, in certain situations:

    • Up to 72 hours if your conveyance is delayed by circumstances beyond your control
    • Up to 5 days if you are medically unfit to travel
    • The full period of hospital confinement plus 72 hours after release, including one insured travelling companion

    Side-trips outside Canada

    Coverage extends to side-trips outside Canada, up to the sum insured, subject to the following:

    • At least 51% of your coverage period must be spent in Canada
    • Side-trips to your country of origin are not covered
    • Any condition that appears, recurs, or is treated during a temporary return to your country of origin is excluded for the rest of the coverage period
    • While in transit home, coverage applies outside Canada for up to 3 days even if the 51% rule is not met, provided the policy was purchased on or before the previous Destination policy expired

    If you spend more time abroad than permitted

    There is no coverage inside your country of origin during the policy period. In addition, medical expenses incurred outside Canada after exceeding the period permitted by the plan are not covered.

    Coverage resumes when you return to Canada, provided the policy remains in force and its other terms and conditions are met. If you received treatment during your stay in your country of origin, any treatment related to that condition is excluded for the remainder of the coverage period.

    Refunds

    • Full refund within the 10-day right to examine, provided coverage has not begun
    • Refunds are available if the entire trip is cancelled before the effective date, if you return early to your country of origin, or if you become covered under a provincial health plan
    • A $25 administration fee applies, with a $25 minimum refund; requests must be made within 90 days of the expiry date
    • No refund if a claim has been incurred, paid, or is pending.
    • Cancelling a one-year visa-related policy before the effective date without proof of visa refusal carries a $150 fee.

    Why choose this plan?

    The simplest plan to buy

    Two options, no medical questionnaire at any age, and nothing else to weigh up

    Coverage at any age

    From 15 days old, with no upper age limit — travellers of 80 and over can still be insured under Option 2

    Backed by Berkshire Hathaway

    Underwritten by National Liability & Fire Insurance Company – Canada Branch, trading as Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, with claims handled by Global Excel Management

    Policy documents

    Important notice

    This page provides a summary of the coverage and does not replace the official policy. In case of any difference, the terms, conditions, limitations and exclusions set out in the policy prevail.

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