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                                Ontario Health Insurance Plan
                                 
                         
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                                Phone Numbers:
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                                ServiceOntario: 416-326-1234
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                                Toll-Free:
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                                ServiceOntario: 1-800-267-8097
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                                TTY:
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                                ServiceOntario: 1-800-268-7095
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Administration |  |  
| Mon | 8:30am-5pm |  | 
 | Tue | 8:30am-5pm |  | 
 | Wed | 8:30am-5pm |  | 
 | Thu | 8:30am-5pm |  | 
 | Fri | 8:30am-5pm |  | 
 
  
                                
                                
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                                    Service Description:
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                                Publicly-funded health insurance program open to residents of Ontario * hospital and physician services are paid directly by the Ministry of Health 
  To replace a health card, contact ServiceOntario
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
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                                Fees:
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                                Publicly covered services are paid directly * some services are partially covered
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                                Application:
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                                Visit local ServiceOntario office
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                                Eligibility / Target Population:
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                                Applicants must satisfy the following conditions:- be a Canadian citizen, an Indigenous person, a permanent resident or a newcomer who is eligible
 - be physically in Ontario for 153 days in a 12 month period
 - be physically in Ontario for at least 153 days of the first 183 days following the establishment of residency in the province
 - have Ontario as primary place of residence
  
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                                Languages:
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                                English * French
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                                    Language Notes:
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                                    French reception, programs, publications, and website * French interpretation available upon request
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