| Unexpected accident and illness while on | | | | visitors provided that they are in current |
| vacations and trips could be very | | | | good health, not insured by any Canadian |
| frustrating. This is the reason why US | | | | Government Health Insurance Plan or not have |
| travelers need to avail of a Travel Medical | | | | been in Canada more than two years. |
| Insurance when traveling to Canada. All | | | | |
| people who wish to travel may secure | | | | Travel Insurance to Canada is affordable, and |
| themselves with such insurance to avoid the | | | | the benefits come in wonders. Insurance |
| untimely and costly medical expenses while | | | | policy provides coverage from $10,000 up to |
| traveling in Canada. | | | | $150,000. Visitors to Canada can avail of the |
| | | | following services on an emergency basis |
| Injuries, sickness and other unforeseen | | | | only: confinement in a hospital for standard |
| catastrophic events could happen anytime. | | | | or semi-private rooms, medical supplies and |
| This is the reason why we should never | | | | services, Registered Nurse Laboratory tests, |
| underestimate the need to have a travel | | | | x-ray exams and other diagnostic exams; |
| medical insurance handy. Untimely and | | | | licensed local land, air or sea ambulatory |
| uncalled for financial burden could be so | | | | services; rental of hospital type bed, |
| troublesome; and you wouldn't wish for this | | | | trusses, braces, crutches, splints and other |
| to happen to you or your family. | | | | authorized and approved prosthetic orthopedic |
| | | | appliances; out patient or in patient |
| Imagine paying $1,500 to $3,500 for daily | | | | prescription medications; return of deceased |
| hospitalization charges as a non-resident of | | | | body to the insurance holder's residence, |
| Canada. These daily rates and this rate vary | | | | cost of burial at place of death, crematory |
| by province, and the patient's condition upon | | | | services; and in case of accidents, cost of |
| admission. It is indeed so expensive! The | | | | damage and losses of body parts. |
| vacation of you dreams can turn into an | | | | |
| instant nightmare and so much of a traumatic | | | | The following are some of the major |
| experience. | | | | exceptions on travel health insurances that |
| | | | are not covered by Canadian insurance |
| Purchasing Canadian travel health insurance | | | | companies: ongoing treatment after emergency |
| helps visitors and tourists from incurring | | | | illness or after immediate treatment done, |
| these liabilities and expenses. Not only are | | | | traveling against physician's orders, illegal |
| the aforementioned expenses paid by the | | | | drug or alcohol abuse induced sickness and |
| insurance companies, the cost of their return | | | | injuries, criminal activities, actions of |
| home will may also be covered by the travel | | | | war, kidnapping, terrorism, or military |
| insurance companies. Coverage is available to | | | | exercises. |