What insurance for Canada?

What insurance for Canada?


Whether for travel, study or expatriation, is one of the most popular destinations. To fully enjoy your stay in Canada, certain provisions are essential, such as the question of insurance. What coverage in the event of a claim in Canada? What insurances are useful for Canada? At what cost? Our answers and our advices to travel serenely!

Summary

    Why buy insurance for Canada?
    What health insurance to work in Canada?
    What are the insurance comparators in Canada?
    What travel insurance do you need for Canada?
    What is the price of insurance for Canada?
    What are the most important insurances when traveling to Canada?
    Is it dangerous to travel to Canada?
    How to contact the French Embassy from Canada?

Why buy insurance for Canada?

Whether you are passing through Canada or planning to emigrate there, it is prudent to find out about the terms of coverage on site. Without proper insurance, the bill can turn out to be steep. Here is a list of the most common unanticipated costs that can happen in Canada:
You need an MRI
What costs without insurance in Canada?
+/- 4,000 €
What cost with insurance?
0 €
until the limit for medical expenses is reached
You need to have surgery and stay in the hospital
What costs without insurance in Canada?
+/- 5,000 €
What cost with insurance?
0 €
until the limit for medical expenses is reached
You need to be repatriated
What costs without insurance in Canada?
+/- 40,000 €
What cost with insurance?
Total support
You need dental treatment
What costs without insurance in Canada?
+/- 6,000 €
What cost with insurance?
0 €
until the limit for medical expenses is reached
Your baggage has been stolen
What costs without insurance in Canada?
Cost of your business
What cost with insurance?
Compensation for the full value of your losses
Your wallet has been stolen
What costs without insurance in Canada?
Cost of your stolen money
What cost with insurance?
Compensation for the full value of your losses
You need to cancel your trip
What costs without insurance in Canada?
Cost of the trip
What cost with insurance?
Free

If you have health concerns, always have your EHIC or your health insurance card with you because they will cover standard care in the event of pre-existing medical conditions (unlike travel insurance if you have not checked the pre-existing medical condition box. upon request).
What health insurance to work in Canada?

You have decided to move to Canada: you start to prepare yourself, and very quickly a whole series of questions comes to you: will you have easy access to care? Do you need to take out specific insurance for expatriates in Canada? Are drugs reimbursed?

To be covered for your health costs in Canada, you have several options:
Join the Caisse des Français de l'Etranger (CFE)
Characteristics
This fund allows the continuity of your rights to French Social Security. As health costs are higher in Canada than in France, we recommend that you also take out additional health insurance which covers positions not covered by the CFE.
Annual rate
900 €
Subscribe to expatriate insurance
Characteristics
This type of insurance is adapted to the country in which you live and allows effective coverage in the event of a health problem in Canada.
Annual rate
1400 €

Subscribe to international insurance
Characteristics
Private international insurance is especially recommended if you make round trips to France or other countries on a fairly regular basis, because you will be covered in the different countries mentioned in your contract.
Annual rate
€ 2,200

Thus, depending on your traveler profile, several solutions are available to you to be well covered in Canada. If you hesitate between the different health insurance options, use our comparator. In just a few clicks, you can have an overview of the different offers on the market and find the one that best suits your budget, your needs and your profile!
Compare our special health insurance Canada
What are the insurance comparators in Canada?

Insurance players are numerous in Canada. It is therefore customary to go through an insurance comparator to be sure to make the best choice in terms of price and guarantees on your insurance in Canada.