In Québec, everyone must be covered by prescription drug insurance. Two types of insurance plans offer this coverage:

• private plans (group insurance or employee benefit plans);
• the public plan, that is, the one administered by the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec.

If you are eligible for a private plan, you must join that plan and provide coverage for your spouse and children. Only those persons who are not eligible for a private plan may register for the Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan.

Do you need to register for or deregister from the public plan?
The Régie invites you to do so online (if your family situation and age allow you to use this service).