Register for health insurance Temporary stay in Québec: child For your child to be registered for health insurance while you are temporarily staying in Québec, they must meet the eligibility requirements. You may have to prove that you intend to stay in Québec with your child for more than 6 months. When you are temporarily staying in Québec, you are not eligible for the Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan, but your underage children are. They are registered with the plan when you apply for their Health Insurance Card. Children are also exempt from the waiting period. Requested documents You must attach all the required documents in PDF or image format (JPG). The list of documents will be specified according to the answers provided in the registration form. You are required to have any documents in a language other than French or English translated at your cost. Proof of Canadian citizenship (valid Canadian passport, birth certificate, copy of an act of birth or certificate of Canadian citizenship)Authorization of stay issued by the Canadian immigration authoritiesCertificate of coverage of the parent under their country’s social security plan (both sides) You can not register online if you are:Members of a diplomatic or consular corps, settled in Québec International officers or persons employed by international organizations (OGOs or INGOs) that has signed an agreement with Québec Spouse or dependant children of these personsYou must ask your organization to contact the Ministère des Relations Internationales et de la Francophonie to register for health insurance. Complete the form Protection of your personal information In order to offer you certain services, we need to collect, use, and sometimes disclose your personal information. To find out more about our privacy practices on our website, please refer to our Privacy policy webpage.
