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Ontario's publicly funded health care system provides high quality medical care that is recognized for being one of the best in the world. Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) is a provincially funded medical plan to provide free essential hospital and medical care for all its residents. Coverage includes free visits to a family doctor and a specialist. OHIP, however, does not pay for prescription medicines. Ontario provides free health insurance to legal residents who have lived in the city...Read More >

Finding a suitable General Practitioner or Physician for the family may take weeks or months. Ask for recommendations from immigrant-serving organizations, family, friends, neighbours or co-workers.Read More >

It is illegal to provide medically necessary treatment outside the public health care system in Canada. This is why there are no private health care providers. All health care is administered through public facilities. Overcrowding in hospitals and long waiting periods for treatment have led to an increase in demands for private health care facilities. There are a number of private establishments that provide treatment for non-medically necessary services (for instance cosmetic surgery). Read More >