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To make informed decisions about health and dental insurance, you need to start by getting the facts. Reading our collection of articles about health and dental insurance in Canada will help you save time and money as you discover more about how insurance works, and how the choices you make now will affect you in the future.

Misconceptions about Health Insurance in Canada

Here are the five most common misconceptions about health insurance in Canada. Healthy people don’t need supplemental health insurance It’s true that those affected by chronic health conditions are more likely to [+]

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Kevin’s Manulife Vitality Story with “Motivating” Health Insurance

Women and men, millennials and retirees, families and singles – these are the people SBIS helps every day to put in place the health insurance that fits their needs. Why?  Because we [+]

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COVID-19 and Your Travel and Health Insurance

COVID-19 coronavirus strain is now a known pandemic event worldwide. Here’s what that means for your insurance. Travel Insurance There are many components to travel insurance.  Your policy(ies) may include coverage for [+]

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Can I Deduct My Health Insurance Premium At Tax Time?

When you are filing your income taxes, determining what can and what cannot be claimed as a medical expenses isn’t easy – and we want to make sure you don’t overlook an [+]

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OHIP Out-of-Country Travellers Program Has Ended. Travel Insurance is Needed

Are you making plans to go to Mexico? Do you have that all-inclusive vacation booked to Cuba or the Dominican Republic? Or maybe this is the year for that long-planned trip to [+]

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Travel Advisory and my Travel Insurance: FAQ

Travel insurance protects you from unexpected out-of-pocket costs for eligible expenses when you are travelling outside of Canada – but you must pay attention to government travel advisories. The Government of Canada [+]

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Not ready for a group plan at your start-up? Offer Individual Health Insurance.

While it’s important to offer a competitive benefits package to attract and retain quality people and maximize productivity, a full suite of benefits can be cost-prohibitive. But one of the most coveted [+]

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Joanna’s Manulife Vitality Story with “Win-Win” Health Insurance

Every day at SBIS, we work to help clients get exactly what they want — health insurance that fits their needs. Now we are proud to introduce a program that fits what [+]

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The Importance of Discussing Your Health Insurance Plan With Your Broker or Financial Advisor

As a result, many residents turn to individual health insurance plans to get the added protection they need and the peace of mind they deserve. But purchasing a policy is not enough. [+]

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How Can Visitors to Canada Buy Health Insurance?

Some visitors are surprised to discover the need for health insurance for their visit because of all they have heard about Canada’s famed universal health care benefits, which are provided by the [+]

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How Will Provincial Changes Affect Health Insurance in Canada?

To further complicate matters, with each new provincial budget, there is the possibility that your existing government health coverage may change. After a provincial or territorial election, the odds of changes to [+]

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Five Reasons to Consider Individual Health Insurance

It is more likely than ever that you won’t have the group benefits coverage previous generations enjoyed because of cutbacks or temporary employment. If you don’t have health and dental insurance, the [+]

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Common Questions about Healthcare in Canada

Being so close to the United States, we often hear about the issues Americans are having with their healthcare system. For Canadians, it’s almost unimaginable that people have to pay for visits [+]

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Health Insurance and Chronic Medical Conditions

As we know, health insurance in Canada is provided to residents by their province or territory of residence. However, there are many conditions and treatments that fall outside of the coverage offered [+]

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Why do I Need Health Insurance?

If you’re young and healthy, you may find yourself asking “Why do I need health insurance?” Read on to learn how a lack of health coverage now could affect you for the [+]

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How Can Visiting Students Obtain Health Insurance in Canada?

You may have also heard that Canadians receive health care through taxpayer-funded programs in their province of residence. However, these health care programs only apply to permanent residents. If you are visiting [+]

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