SFU International Services for Students

All new international students enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or exchange program at SFU are automatically enrolled in a mandatory 4 month primary medical insurance plan starting in their first term at SFU, through guard.me@sfu.ca. This plan provides interim coverage during the waiting period for the BC Medical Services Plan (MSP). New students staying in Canada for 6 months or longer must apply for BC MSP.

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Welcome to SFU! We hope the start of the term is going well; below are a few details to help you settle into life at SFU.

Medical Insurance

PRIMARY MEDICAL INSURANCE

All new international students enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or exchange program at SFU are automatically enrolled in a mandatory 4 month primary medical insurance plan starting in their first term at SFU, through guard.me@SFU. This plan provides interim coverage during the waiting period for the BC Medical Services Plan (MSP). New students staying in Canada for 6 months or longer MUST APPLY for BC MSP.

SECONDARY MEDICAL INSURANCE

New students beginning their studies in the Summer Term are not automatically enrolled in a secondary medical insurance plan (SFSS Health and Dental for undergraduates or GSS Benefit plan for graduates).

You may enroll yourselves during the Summer Change-of-Coverage Period for coverage from May 1 – Aug. 31, 2013 by completing an Enrolment Form and paying the applicable fee. Together, these plans work to help you avoid unexpected health costs.

Please note automatic enrollment occurs during the Fall and Spring terms.

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If you have recently renewed your Study Permit, remember to extend your SIN (Social Insurance Number) and your MSP (Medical Services Plan) health insurance after you have received your new study permit.

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All new international students enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or exchange program at SFU are automatically enrolled in a mandatory 4 month primary medical insurance plan starting in their first term at SFU, through guard.me@SFU. This plan provides interim coverage during the waiting period for the BC Medical Services Plan (MSP). New students staying in Canada for 6 months or longer must apply for BC MSP. (more…)

Effective January 1, 2013, there will be changes to how international and exchange students are covered by medical insurance, while they are at SFU.

NEW STUDENTS

All new international students enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or exchange program at SFU will be automatically enrolled in a mandatory 4 month primary medical insurance plan starting in their first term at SFU,  through guard.me@SFU. The plan provides interim coverage for these new students during the waiting period for the BC Medical Services Plan (MSP). New students staying in Canada for 6 months or longer will be instructed to apply for BC MSP, in order to be able to opt out of the mandatory plan for subsequent terms.

New students can refer to the SFU Medical Insurance website for more information, and steps they will need to take once they are in Canada.

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If you have recently renewed your Study Permit, remember to extend your Social Insurance Number and your MSP (Medical Services Plan) health insurance after you have received your new study permit. (more…)

Welcome to SFU! We hope the start of the term is going well; below are a few details to help you settle into life at SFU.

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Medical Services Plan (MSP)

New students this term may bring their completed MSP application (with a photocopy of your study permit) to SFU International Services for Students before Thursday, September 20th, and we will mail it for you. Click HERE for more information.

SFSS Health and Dental Plan (undergraduates) OR SFU Graduate Benefit Plan (graduates)

If you are eligible and interested in opting out of the extended health insurance plan or would like to add family members to your plan, please note that for the Fall 2012 term, the Change of Coverage Period is August 28th – September 28th, 2012. Click HERE for more details.

For more details, review our Medical Insurance handouts.

• • Undergraduate students
• • Graduate students
• • Exchange/Study Abroad students

Extended Health Insurance Plan – SFSS Health and Dental Plan (undergraduates) OR SFU Graduate Benefit Plan (graduates)

If you are eligible and interested in opting in the extended health insurance plan or would like to add family members to your plan, please note that for the Summer 2012 term, the Change of Coverage Period is May 3 – 18, 2012. For more information visit http://www.ihaveaplan.ca/

Medical Services Plan (MSP)

New students this term may bring their completed MSP application (with a photocopy of your study permit) to SFU International Services for Students before Thursday, May 24, and we will mail it for you. Visit http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/ for more information.

For more details, review our Health Insurance handouts.

• • Undergraduate students
• • Graduate students
• • Exchange/Study Abroad students

Extended Health Insurance Plan – SFSS Health and Dental Plan (undergraduates) OR SFU Graduate Benefit Plan (graduates) 

If you are eligible and interested in opting out of the extended health insurance plan or would like to add family members to your plan, please note that for the Spring 2012 term, the Change of Coverage Period is January 3rd – 20th, 2012.

New students this term may bring their completed MSP application (with a photocopy of your study permit) to SFU International Services for Students before January 20th, and we will mail it for you.

For more information, review our handout or visit www.ihaveaplan.ca\

Questions about health insurance? Attend our upcoming workshop:
Health Insurance Workshop
Thursday, January 19th, 10:30am-11:30am, AQ2013
This is a hands-on workshop where you can get assistance filling out your health insurance forms and learn the basics of how to access services.