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Cancelling Health Card
trentfrog Posts: 1
Posted On: 7/1/2015
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I want to cancel Ontario health card as I am applying for non residency but am unsure if my circumstances will get me into trouble.
I left in 2006 but did not cancel my health card as I was unsure if I was coming back.
On trips to visit my parents' in Canada I used my health card for yearly check ups and have renewed my photo health card since I was still tax resident in Canada.
I contacted service Ontario and they said I should write that my effective date of cancellation of the card should be in 2006, even though the card was used after that date and has been renewed.
Couldn't I be charged with OHIP fraud if I cancel it using a departure date of 2006 since it was used after that date?
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4142
Posted On: 7/2/2015
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Hello,
Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.
You can find some detailed information on OHIP Fraud on the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care website.
It may be helpful to contact the nearest Community Legal Clinic for some advice and assistance regarding your situation.
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
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