How can I get healthcare in Quebec? 

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Persons taking up residence in Québec

Persons arriving from another province to take up residence in Québec become eligible for the Québec Health Insurance Plan when they cease to be covered by the plan of their province of origin. For as long as they remain covered by the health insurance plan of their former province, they must present their health insurance card of that province when receiving healthcare from a doctor in Québec. The health insurance plan of their former province will cover the cost. However, if the Québec doctor does not accept that card, they will have to pay the doctor's fee and then apply for a refund with the organization administering the health insurance plan of their province of origin. Usually, coverage under the Québec plan begins on the first day of the third month following the month of arrival in Québec.

Permanent residents

The originals of all the following documents:

-Permanent Resident Card, or any other document issued by the Canadian immigration authorities attesting to their permanent resident status in Canada, along with their visa;

-Québec selection certificate, in most cases.

(7) in the case of a person referred to in section 5 of the Act who settles in Québec for the first time or who returns to settle in Québec, a person who has ceased to be a resident of Québec under the first paragraph of section 6, or a person who has left another province to settle in Québec, one of the following documents:

(a) a residential lease;

(b) a copy of the deed of purchase of the property or of the deed of hypothec;

(c) an attestation from the employer, containing the given name, surname, address, telephone number and signature of the declarant and date of signature, that the person holds employment in Québec;

(d) an attestation of enrolment in a program of study offered by an educational institution in Québec;

(e) a sworn statement from the lessor, representative of the lessor or lessee, as identified on the residential lease, the address of which is provided under subparagraph 3 of section 14, that the person making an application for registration resides there; this statement must also contain the given name, surname, address, telephone number and signature of the declarant, and the date of his signature;

(f) a copy of an invoice or statement of account from a telephone, electric or cable company or a municipal or school tax invoice addressed to the applicant and indicating the domiciliary address, together with the applicant's sworn statement of living at that address;

(8) in the case of a person who is unable to provide a domiciliary address because he is homeless, a signed and dated declaration by a worker with a centre local employment centre or with an establishment, to the effect that the worker knows the person and that the person lives in Québec;

(9) in the case of a permanent resident, within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act who has been temporarily absent from Canada, the original of the document issued by Canadian immigration authorities attesting that he has retained his permanent resident status;

(9.1) (subparagraph revoked);

(9.2) (subparagraph revoked);

(10) except for an application for which the Board issued a health insurance card without the photograph and signature of the insured person under sections 8, 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 or, where applicable, section 8.0.3 of the Regulation respecting forms and statements of fees under the Health Insurance Act, an authentication document duly completed in the manner prescribed in Division V;

(11) (subparagraph revoked);

A copy of one of the documents required under subparagraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the first paragraph is admissible insofar as the person presents the original of that document to a person referred to in section 31.

in the case of a permanent resident, within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act who has been temporarily absent from Canada, the original of the document issued by Canadian immigration authorities attesting that he has retained his permanent resident status;