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If you don't want (or are ineligible to qualify for) healthcare protection from the country here you normally live, your situation depends on the country where you originally came from. If you wish, you can register with a specific healthcare protection from your country of origin when provided), but you will still pay and benefit from the local system. You can find information (benefit packages and prices) on the web.

Everyone must have health coverage. OHIP are applied to everyone (it takes about 3 months to come, so you better arrange you health coverage in the meantime). Additional health plans are available from independent companies covering all drugs and independent surgical procedures. These costs can be paid on a monthly basis.

A very useful number to have is for Info-Sante (a 24 hour health information phone line). There is one for each CLSC (a CLSC is a Montreal clinic). You can look for CLSCs in your area in the phone book, in the business section at the beginning of the C's.

The two downtown hospitals are the Montreal General (937-6011) near Concordia and the Royal Victoria (842-1231) near McGill.

Health related links : ·
Montreal Health and Social Services Board
http://www.rrsss06.gouv.qc.ca/english/
The Government of Quebec Health network overview
http://www.gouv.qc.ca/sante/indexa.htm