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Effective September 2021 until August 2022
Primary and Secondary Insurance
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV requires all students to have medical insurance for the entire duration of their studies. Health services in Canada can be very expensive if you do not have complete medical insurance coverage.
Primary Insurance
Initial Medical Insurance for International Graduate Students
If you are a new international student enrolled in a graduate program at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, you will be automatically enrolled in a mandatory 4 month primary medical insurance plan for your first term through . Great Northern Way Campus students are also covered by the plan. Please see for the most up-to-date details on medical coverage.
BC Medical Services Plan
All students staying in BC for six months or longer are required to enrol in the BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) with the exception of students from other Canadian provinces, who may be able to remain on their home provincial plan.
New international graduate students are covered by the plan initially (see above), and are expected to (MSP health fee: $75/month) when they arrive in British Columbia. Once you have valid MSP coverage, you may .
Note: If you hold a study permit and you will be a sessional instructor, TA or tutor marker, you may be eligible to enroll in a group plan through ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV to have your MSP benefits covered for you while you are employed in that position with ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.
Secondary Insurance
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Graduate Student Society's Benefit Plan
If you enrol in a graduate program at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV in September or January, you will be automatically enrolled in the . The fees will be assessed on your student account.
If you begin your academic year in May, you will not be automatically covered but you will have the option to .
The plan gives you the option to enroll your family (spouse and/or dependants) by completing an enrollment process and by paying an additional fee, over and above your individual fee as a plan member. For further information: