Alberta Health Care

Health Care Information – FREE FOR ALL ALBERTA RESIDENTS

Replacement Cards please call 780-427-1432

All residents of Alberta must register themselves and their dependents with the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. Form AHC0102 is required.

Note: Individuals cannot maintain active health coverage in more than one province/territory. For example, out-of-province students or temporary contract workers should maintain their coverage in their home province unless moving to Alberta permanently.

Alberta Resident

A person lawfully entitled to be or to remain in Canada, who makes Alberta his/her home and is physically present in Alberta for at least 183 days in a 12-month period, but does not include a tourist, transient or visitor.

Marital Status/Dependant

• Spouses must register together, unless separated or spouse does not intend to become an Alberta resident
• Adult interdependent partner – may register together or separately

Single children:

• under 21 and wholly dependent(includes adopted children, foster children and legal wards)
• 21 and over and wholly dependent because of physical or mental disabilities
• under 25 and enrolled in three or more courses at an accredited educational institution

Required Documentation – for registrant and spouse/partner

Original and valid documents are required.

If a document from each category below (one must include a photo) is not produced, the application will not be processed.

Please note: Individuals with visitor or short term permits or refugee documents may not be eligible for coverage.

1) Identity – One (1) document from BOTH the registrant and spouse/partner to support your identity and name. Document must be government issued ID which shows photo, name and birthdate.

• Canadian/Non-Canadian passport
• Canadian citizenship card
• Permanent resident card
• Federal identification card ie:Nexus
• Current Alberta/provincial/territorial driver’s license
• Albert identification card

2) Citizenship/Legal entitlement to be or remain in Canada – One (1) document from BOTH the registrant and spouse/partner to support your Canadian citizenship or legal entitlement to be or remain in Canada. Document must show name and birthdate.

Note: Non-Canadian dependents must also provide a legal entitlement document.

• Canadian passport
• Canadian citizenship card (must be signed prior to February 1,2012)
• Canadian birth certificate
• Permanent resident card or confirmation of PR form
• Canada entry document (work/study/visitor permit)
• Notice of Decision – convention refugee

3) Alberta Residency – One(1) document from EITHER the registrant or spouse/partner to support your Alberta residency. Document must show name and current Alberta address (as provided on the application)

• Current Alberta driver’s license
• Current Alberta photo ID card
• Current utility bill for an Alberta residence
• Mortgage or rent/lease agreement

Changes to your Alberta Health Care Insurance

A change or correction to an individual’s name, date of birth and/or gender requires government-issued supporting documentation. Change of gender also requires a letter from the attending physician stating a new health care card is required as part of the therapeutic protocol and a driver’s license or birth certificate showing gender change.

Change of address is required in order to maintain Alberta Health care Insurance coverage.