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Travel

If you have a medical emergency or need assistance while travelling (excluding your country of origin), please call CanAssistance.

IHI Coverage Based on Travel Intent & Duration:

Leisure: 4 consecutive weeks or less per trip

Travelling Outside Canada:

  1. You are covered for emergency medical expenses and hospitalizations only when the Canadian federal government has not issued a notice to ‘Avoid all travel’ or “Avoid all non-essential travel” to the country where you wish to travel.
  2. See page 15, Exclusions and Limitations, in the Medavie Blue Cross Handbook.

Travelling Outside Québec in Canada:

  1. You are covered for all services specified in the Medavie Blue Cross contract.
  2. See Page 8 of the Medavie Blue Cross Handbook for instructions regarding hospitalization outside Québec in Canada.

To Country of origin and/or Leisure trip more than 4 consecutive weeks per trip

Travelling Outside Canada:

  1. You are coverage is limited and is for hospitalizations only.
  2. You are only covered for emergencies resulting in hospitalization (must be admitted as an in-patient), up to $2,000 CAD funds per day for all services combined as specified in the Medavie Blue Cross contract.
  3. We recommend that you obtain additional travel insurance through the Québec Blue Cross website.
  4. We urge any student considering travel, to contact Québec Blue Cross directly before booking any travel plans to inquire about travel insurance exclusions and limitations.
  1. Please take note that Québec Blue Cross is a separate private plan from McGill's International Health Insurance plan (IHI) and you must contact Québec Blue Cross.
  2. CanAssistance is not available for students who are travelling within their Country of Origin.

Travelling Outside Québec in Canada:

  1. You are covered for all services specified in the Medavie Blue Cross contract.
  2. See Page 8 of the Medavie Blue Cross Handbook for instructions regarding hospitalization outside Québec in Canada.

University Sanctioned Activity: Any Duration

  1. You are covered if you complete a request for extended International Health Insurance whether you are travelling outside Quebec in Canada or outside Canada.
  2. Please check out page on University Sanctioned Activities for detailed information based on your travel destination.

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