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 will need a scanned copy of each of the required documents to complete your child’s registration application (PDF or JPG).
- You will not be able to save the form during the process.
- Any missing document will delay the processing of your application. You are required to have any documents in a language other than French or English translated at your cost.
- The type of document required is specified according to the answers you provide in the registration form.
- 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 authorities
- Certificate of coverage of the parent under their country’s social security plan (both sides)
If you are :
- Members of a diplomatic or consular corps, settled in Québec
- International officers or persons employed by international organizations (OGOs or INGOs)
- Spouse or dependant children of these persons
You must ask your organization to contact the Ministère des Relations Internationales et de la Francophonie to register for health insurance.