If you arrive in Canada before your iMED coverage start date
If you will arrive in Canada before the earliest iMED coverage start date available for your UBC program (for example, if your coverage starts August 1 but you will travel in July), you should purchase extra coverage directly from David Cummings Insurance Services (DCIS). Go to the Advance Coverage page for more information.
Advance Coverage should be purchased before you arrive in Canada. If you apply for Advance Coverage after your arrival in Canada, you might not be covered until the date of your purchase
If you arrive in Canada later than the calendar month in which your iMED starts
Degree-seeking and two-term exchange students
For example, if your iMED starts August 1, but you will travel in September, then you must submit the Arrival Date Confirmation / Coverage Dates Change Form (pdf) to DCIS so that your coverage can be adjusted to cover your 3-month waiting period for MSP. Submit supporting documents along with your form which indicates your arrival date, such as your flight itinerary, boarding pass(es), a copy of your study permit, passport stamp, or other landing documents.
Coverage date change requests should be submitted before you travel to Canada (up to 3 weeks before arrival), or as soon as possible after your arrival.
One-term exchange students
Your iMED coverage dates are fixed and cannot be changed.
If you arrive in Canada and do not enter BC within the same calendar month
If you arrive in a Canadian province or territory other than British Columbia (BC) and do not enter BC within the same calendar month as your arrival in Canada, then you may need to purchase an iMED Extension in order to be covered for your full BC MSP waiting period. Please contact DCIS for assistance.
If you start your program online from outside Canada
If you are a new-to-UBC international student who has started or will start your studies online from outside Canada, then you must submit the Arrival Date Confirmation/Coverage Dates Change Form to DCIS so that your coverage can be adjusted to cover your 3-month waiting period for MSP.
Submit the supporting documents along with your form which indicate your arrival date, such as your flight itinerary, boarding pass(es), a copy of your study permit, passport stamp or other landing documents.
Coverage date change requests should be submitted before you travel to Canada (up to 3 weeks before arrival), or as soon as possible after your arrival. The deadline to request iMED coverage change depends on your first term of studies at UBC:
- Students who started in Winter Session 2020 to Summer Session 2021 (September 2020 to August 2021): January 31, 2023
- Students who started in Winter Session 2021 to Summer Session 2022 (September 2021 to August 2022): July 31, 2023
- Students who start in Winter Session 2022 (September 2022 to April 2023): July 31, 2023
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