Is it mandatory for visitors to Canada to have travel medical insurance?

[SZ84]

Good day everyone,

I need to know that is it mandatory for visitors to Canada to have travel medical insurance before they can travel to Canada ?
My mother already got visitor visa (TRV Visa) to Canada and she will be traveling in next couple of days but she does not have a travel medical insurance curently so if it is mandatory to have travel medical insurance then I will apply for her before she arrives here in order to avoid any issues at the port of entry (Calgary).

 

[Bryanna]

No, it is not mandatory to have a travel medical insurance policy if your mom has a TRV..... having stated this, it is a good idea to buy one

 

[torontosm]

Good day everyone,

I need to know that is it mandatory for visitors to Canada to have travel medical insurance before they can travel to Canada ?
My mother already got visitor visa (TRV Visa) to Canada and she will be traveling in next couple of days but she does not have a travel medical insurance curently so if it is mandatory to have travel medical insurance then I will apply for her before she arrives here in order to avoid any issues at the port of entry (Calgary).

No, medical insurance is only mandatory for the supervisa and not for regular TRV's.

 

[SZ84]

Thanks a lot Bryanna & torontosm for clarifying this one.

I have already visited a insurance agent to get a medical insurance plan for my mother but the agent told me that my mother has to be in Canada in Order for me to get a medical insurance plan for her.
But today I got confused by a friend who told me today that it is mendatory to have travel medical insurance before entering canada which had me worried because my initial plan was to get it done once my mother arrives here.

 

[torontosm]

Thanks a lot Bryanna & torontosm for clarifying this one.

I have already visited a insurance agent to get a medical insurance plan for my mother but the agent told me that my mother has to be in Canada in Order for me to get a medical insurance plan for her.
But today I got confused by a friend who told me today that it is mendatory to have travel medical insurance before entering canada which had me worried because my initial plan was to get it done once my mother arrives here.

If you are interested in obtaining health insurance, you can certainly purchase it without your mother being in Canada. I've used BestQuote before and the process is pretty straightforward.

 

[Bs65]

If you are interested in obtaining health insurance, you can certainly purchase it without your mother being in Canada. I've used BestQuote before and the process is pretty straightforward.

as i have said to other people here buying insurance onshore is fine but what if the worst happened and your mother needed to be repatriated to home country ? Thats want travel insurance bought in home country covers not just medical emergencies but medical repatriation.

 

[genever]

i applied for tourist visa for my wife and my daughter i just wanted to know if it is mandatory to get travel insurance before they come here or can i do that later after they land here?what documents thet needed at port of entry?i applied last week and got approval today

 

[Alexibra111]

i applied for tourist visa for my wife and my daughter i just wanted to know if it is mandatory to get travel insurance before they come here or can i do that later after they land here?what documents thet needed at port of entry?i applied last week and got approval today

Being a visitor to any country in the world you should have travel insurance. When my girlfriend came to Canada I purchased her travel insurance before her arrival to Canada. The travel insurance is not very expensive. It is probably a good idea to have when they come to the port of entry.