Access to provincial health coverage while waiting for spousal PR (BC as an example)

[YVR123]

Very unusual for an employer to apply for provincial insurance for the an employee and their family. How is that even possible when signatures and a picture are required.

Acutally, I think that's how mine worked (and was put on hold few years ago until AIP because the policy was not clear/different)
I added my husband to my MSP coverage as part of my family vai HR in my office. I think the reason is that we pay the premium with our pay (deduction ).
I am not sure how it works now becuase there is no need to pay premium for MSP any more.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/msp/group-plan-administrators#:~:text=Employers, unions and pension plans,members enrolled under the group.

update:
I found the answer of my own question. So group plan remains active even after permium is eliminated.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...nistrators/msp-premium-elimination-jan-1-2020

 

[canuck78]

Acutally, I think that's how mine worked (and was put on hold few years ago until AIP because the policy was not clear/different)
I added my husband to my MSP coverage as part of my family vai HR in my office. I think the reason is that we pay the premium with our pay (deduction ).
I am not sure how it works now becuase there is no need to pay premium for MSP any more.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/msp/group-plan-administrators#:~:text=Employers, unions and pension plans,members enrolled under the group.

update:
I found the answer of my own question. So group plan remains active even after permium is eliminated.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...nistrators/msp-premium-elimination-jan-1-2020

Interesting I was unaware there were group plans for MSP through employers. I an under the impression that MSP had to be applied for individually or as a family unit.

 

[YVR123]

Interesting I was unaware there were group plans for MSP.

it's something the BC has. I am not sure other provinces have it.

 

[carbolight]

Very unusual for an employer to apply for provincial insurance for the an employee and their family. How is that even possible when signatures and a picture are required.

Nothing unusual here. Health Insurance BC has a procedure for group enrollment and offers a special form for that. As for the photo, that's done through any ICBC location in the province.

 

[canuck78]

Nothing unusual here. Health Insurance BC has a procedure for group enrollment and offers a special form for that. As for the photo, that's done through any ICBC location in the province.

It isn’t like this in any other province which is why it is unusual