Group Enroll Blog – Your Group Benefits Guide

When it comes to health care, Saskatchewan residents can register for provincial health insurance, the Saskatchewan Health Plan. All permanent residents and anyone living in the province for at least six months out of a year can receive government benefits.  The...

People worldwide recognize Canada for its public health care system, which receives its funding from provincial and federal governments. Nova Scotia is no different. Nova Scotia's health insurance plan is known as the Medical Services Insurance (MSI) program, and it...

Newfoundland and Labrador offer residents public health care services via a provincial insurance plan. The official name of the insurance program is the Medical Care Plan or MCP, and its purpose is to cover the cost of physician services for the province’s residents....

Nearly all residents of Prince Edward Island have access to the territory’s government health care plan, Health PEI. The program pays for medical care on behalf of the Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness. As publicly funded health services, the...

British Columbia residents don’t have to rely solely on private insurance or pay out of pocket for their medical expenses. The territory offers a government-funded public health care plan to all residents to help pay for medically required services and...

New Brunswick residents have the right to receive basic government-funded health care. Medicare, the region’s provincial insurance plan, provides coverage for many essential health care services and treatments.  To participate in the Medicare program, residents...

Like any other Canadian province or territory, Manitoba's government provides universal health insurance called Manitoba Health, Seniors, and Active Living. The program is free to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and work permit holders who live in the region...

Canadians and permanent residents in Canada have access to government-funded healthcare by each province. The Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) pays for medically necessary services as well as some dental care. Though residents don’t have to pay a monthly or...

All Quebec residents can participate in the province’s free health insurance plan, which is covered by Régie de I'assurance Maladie du Québec (RAMQ), the region's health insurance board. The RAMQ public health care plan takes care of all essential medical care for...

As citizens of Ontario, you and your employees likely participate in the province's health insurance, the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). The province is able to provide OHIP coverage through a payroll tax deduction all working residents must pay. OHIP also...