Expert guides and insights on travel insurance for Canadians
New to Super Visa insurance? This guide answers the top six questions: what coverage includes, how pre-existing condition stability periods work, whether current medications are covered, refund options, the one-year prepaid policy requirement for applications, and the benefits of using a broker to compare plans and advocate on claims.
Filling out a medical questionnaire for seniors’ travel insurance? This guide covers nine essentials: keep a medical history log, read each question closely, count “as-needed” meds, understand why you take each drug, distinguish acute vs chronic conditions, avoid guessing, err on caution, pick simpler forms—and note that some plans let travellers under 75 take trips up to 15 days without a questionnaire.
A practical guide to pregnancy and travel medical insurance: who’s covered for what, how “complications” differ from delivery, when week limits apply, and what visitors, returning Canadians, and Canadians abroad should plan for.
Leaving Canada for more than six months or coming home after time abroad? This guide explains GHIP residency rules and waiting periods, how to request a waiver, when to buy long-term expatriate insurance, ways to extend foreign coverage, options for pre-existing conditions with short stability periods, and what to do if you must return before provincial coverage resumes.
