When you and your family move into this new country, it is important to take care of your health during this transition and after. Here is some information about health insurance, how to find a doctor or other medical professional, and health services for you and your family.
Canada’s health insurance system is designed to ensure that all residents of Canada have access to health care.
All Canadian citizens and permanent residents may apply for public health insurance. When you have public health insurance, you do not pay directly for most health-care services. Instead, all Canadians share in paying for them through taxes.
When you use public health-care services, you must show your health insurance card to the hospital or medical clinic.
it is important to know what medical services and procedures your province or territory covers because it may not be the same in other areas.
當你和你的家人搬到這個新的國家時。在此過渡期間和之後照顧好您的健康是非常重要。以下是有關醫療，如何為您和您的家人尋找家庭醫生或其他醫療專業人員以及健康服務的一些資訊。
加拿大的健康保險制度旨在確保加拿大的所有居民都能獲得醫療保健。
所有加拿大公民和永久居民都可以申請公共健康保險。當您擁有公共健康保險時，大多數醫療服務你都不需要直接付費。相反，所有加拿大人都通過稅收為他們分擔費用。
當您使用公共醫療保健服務時，您必須向醫院或醫療診所出示您的健康保險卡。
重要的是要知道您所在的省份或地區涵蓋哪些醫療服務，因為每個地區可能不一樣。
FAQ and important link for Ontario:
Q: How to apply OHIP and Who qualifies如何申請OHIP和誰有資格
A: https://www.ontario.ca/page/apply-ohip-and-get-health-card
Q: How do I find a family doctor? 如何找到家庭醫生？
A: Register with Health Care Connect. This program refers you to a local doctor or nurse practitioner who is accepting new patients. You need to have OHIP to use this service and must not be currently registered with an Ontario family health care provider. It is run by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. You can register with this program by filling out an online form or by calling 1-800-445-1822 (TTY 1-866-797-0007).
https://hcc3.hcc.moh.gov.on.ca/HCCWeb/faces/layoutHCCSplash.jsp
Q: How do I get medical help over the phone 24/7? 如何通過電話獲得24/7的醫療幫助？
A: You can call the Telehealth Ontario phone service at 1-866-797-0000. You can talk to a registered nurse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This service is free and confidential.
您可以撥打Telehealth Ontario醫療電話服務1-866-797-0000。您可以每周7天，每天24小時與註冊護士交談。這項服務是免費和保密的。
https://hcc3.hcc.moh.gov.on.ca/HCCWeb/faces/layoutHCCSplash.jsp
Q: Where can I get medical help if I don’t have a family doctor? 如果我沒有家庭醫生，我在哪裡可以獲得醫療幫助？
A: If you do not have a family doctor, you can get medical help from 如果您沒有家庭醫生，您可以從以下機構獲得醫療説明
Walk-in clinic步入式診所
Community Health Centre (CHC)社區健康中心
Telehealth Ontario phone line 醫療電話線Telehealth Ontario
Doctor house call services醫生上門服務
Q: What services does OHIP cover? OHIP涵蓋哪些服務？
A: The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) pays for a wide range of health care services. It pays for most basic medical and emergency services. It can pay for all or part of the cost.
There are some services that OHIP does not pay for such as cosmetic surgery (dental or physical), dental services or chiropractic services.
For some treatments, OHIP pays part of the cost. For example:
Some services from your doctor, and podiatrists
Physiotherapy treatments
Dental services in hospitals
Eye tests
Travel costs: if you live in northern Ontario and must travel long distances for specialty medical care, OHIP may pay some travel costs.
Talk to a health care professional to find out if a procedure or treatment is covered by OHIP. You can also contact the Ministry of Health INFOline:
In Ontario: 1-866-532-3161
In Toronto: 416-314-5518
TTY: 1-800-387-5559
安大略省健康保險計劃（OHIP）支付廣泛的醫療保健服務。它支付大多數基本的醫療和緊急服務。它可以支付全部或部分費用。
OHIP不支付一些服務，如整容手術（牙科或物理），牙科服務或脊椎按摩治療服務。
對於某些治療，OHIP支付部分費用。例如：
您的醫生和足病醫生的一些服務
物理治療
醫院牙科服務
眼科檢查
旅行費用：如果您居住在安大略省北部，並且必須長途跋涉進行專業醫療護理，OHIP可能會支付一些旅行費用。
與醫療保健專業人員交談，瞭解OHIP是否涵蓋程式或治療。您也可以聯繫衛生部
Q: Do I need private health insurance?
A: When you are new to Ontario, there is a 3-month waiting period for OHIP. During these 3 months, OHIP does not pay for any of your medical services. If you are moving from another part of Canada, you may be covered by insurance in another province for this period. You can also buy private health insurance to help you pay for treatments during that time.