Supporting Documents for Exemption

The following countries have social security agreements:

• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Luxembourg
• Norway
• Portugal
• Sweden
• Belgium
• Serbia
• Romania
• Greece

Eligible Documents:

1. RAMQ confirmation letter showing your coverage start and end dates is required by McGill to confirm your exemption.
2. RAMQ card may be accepted if submitted by the end of the first month of each new term.

Useful Information:

1. Review the 5 essentials for registering for Québec health coverage (RAMQ).
2. You must complete the registration process after arriving in Canada:
   1. You can only register once you are physically in Canada.
   2. Due to RAMQ processing delays, consider keeping McGill International Health Insurance while waiting for RAMQ coverage.

This section applies to students sponsored or awarded by the following organizations:

• Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE)
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS)
• Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau (SACB)
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Eligible Document(s):

1. Sponsored students and Award recipients must present:
   1. an insurance card and
   2. letter from their sponsor indicating the start and end date of the coverage.

Useful Information:

1. For students with SACB, you will need your Saudi ID # and date of birth to access this website to get the confirmation of coverage including dates of coverage available on the SACB website.

Eligible Document(s):

1. Dependants of workers of an international organization must present a confirmation of coverage dated within the last 3 months which should include:
   1. the international organization's name,
   2. the name of the student,
   3. the start and end date of the coverage.

If you are an international student residing outside of Canada (i.e. not physically in Canada), you may request an insurance exemption. 

If you do decide to come to Canada during the duration of your online program, even for vacation purposes, you must contact international.health [at] mcgill.ca (ISS).

If you are an international student participating in one of the following programs:

1. Graduate Certificate in Driving Rehabilitation
2. Graduate Certificate in Chronic Pain Management

and residing outside of Canada (i.e. not physically in Canada), you may request an insurance exemption. 

Eligible Document(s):

1. An email from yourself indicating that you are completing [the name of the program], including specific program dates, outside of Canada.

Eligible Document(s):

1. Proof of Interim Federal Health Program