Register or re-register for health insurance As soon as you arrive in Québec, you can register for the Health Insurance Plan if you meet the eligibility conditions. For example, you may apply for a Health Insurance Card if you settle in Québec, come to pursue studies or work here. Are you looking for information on prescription drug insurance? The following situations may affect your coverage: change of employment, return to school (age 18-25), new spouse. If you need to change your prescription drug insurance coverage, visit the Register for or deregister from the Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan webpage. What you need to know before registering for health insurance To register or re-register for health insurance, you must hold a status that makes you eligible. Check the conditions that apply to your situation on the Know the eligibility conditions for health insurance webpage. You will also find explanations on the waiting period and presence rules in Québec. You are in Québec to pursue studies: you must come from a country that has signed a social security agreement with Québec to be eligible for health insurance.You are in Québec for work: make sure you have the document issued by the Canadian immigration authorities allowing you to stay temporarily in QuébecYou are settling in Québec permanently: you register for health insurance as a resident of Québec.You have already had a Health Insurance Card: check if you have to re-register for health insurance or renew your Health Insurance Card. For more information about the registration of children, visit the Birth or adoption webpage. Tourists are not eligible for health insurance. Is your family accompanying you to Québec? Each member of your family must complete their own form and provide their own documents. Therefore, your spouse and dependants have the same rights as you, but also the same obligations. In short, 1 person = 1 form. Example of registration for a family Juan, Yasmine and their child Ali, are registering for health insurance. Here is how they must proceed. Juan Juan completes the Adult application form to register.He identifies the members of his family. He attaches his documents only.He does not add the documents of Yasmine and Ali. Yasmine Yasmine completes the Adult application form to register.She identifies the members of her family. She attaches her documents only.She does not add the documents of Juan and Ali. Ali Yasmine completes the Child application form to register Ali.She states that she is the person in charge of the application and that Juan is the second parent of Ali. She attaches the documents of Ali only.She does not add her documents or those of Juan. This allows RAMQ to create a registration file and produce a card for each person. How to register for health insurance In most cases, you can register online. However, in certain situations, you will need to call us. By answering a few questions, you will obtain the exact procedure to follow for your situation. Start my application See also Know the eligibility conditions for health insuranceInform RAMQ of a departure from QuébecSocial security agreements with other countriesRenew a Health Insurance Card
