Ontario Health Insurance Plan

The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care is responsible for administering the health care system and providing services to the Ontario public through such programs as health insurance, drug benefits, assistive devices, care for the mentally ill, long-term care, home care, community and public health, and health promotion and disease prevention. It also regulates hospitals and nursing homes, operates psychiatric hospitals and medical laboratories, and co-ordinates emergency health services.

A resident of Ontario must have a health card to show that he or she is entitled to health care services paid for by OHIP. The ministry of health and long-term care pays for a wide range of services; however, it does not pay for services that are not medically necessary such as cosmetic surgery. Recent changes have also excluded various forms of physiotherapy and eye care services from being covered under OHIP. For more information about health services in Ontario, please visit: www.health.gov.on.ca

For information on getting a new health card, please click here.

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