Student Health and Wellness! mystudentplan provides health, prescriptions, dental, mental health care plus additional benefits for eligible students.

 

Additional Benefits

The student health plan provides specific coverages for unfortunate circumstances that can help manage the situation.

These are the complementary insurances included:

Additional Benefits Coverage
Emergency Out of Country Travel Insurance 100%

Your plan covers 100% up to a maximum of $2,000,000 per lifetime of medical expenses incurred as a result of a medical emergency arising while you are traveling outside Canada for vacation, business or education purposes. To qualify for benefits, you must be covered by the government health plan in your home province. For additional details on this benefit download your Travel Assist Brochure.

Dental Accident Insurance 80%

Maximum of $1,000 per accident for of the cost of the services of treatment of injury to sound natural teeth (treatment must commence within 30 days of the accident and be completed within 12 months of accident; authorization required). Treatment must start within 30 days after the accident unless delayed by a medical condition. A sound tooth is any tooth that did not require restorative treatment immediately before the accident. A natural tooth is any tooth that has not been artificially replaced.

No benefits are paid for:

  • Accidental damage to dentures
  • Dental treatment completed more than 12 months after the accident
  • Orthodontic diagnostic services or treatment

Services must be performed within 12 months of accident. If treatment is scheduled to occur more that 90 days after the impact, a treatment plan must be submitted before the end of the 90-day period.

Pre-authorization required. An estimate for all dental accident services MUST be submitted to Canada Life. If you go ahead with treatment without a pre-determination being approved, you are doing so at the risk of the expenses being yours.

In the event of a dental accident, you must complete a Standard Dental Association claim form, to download the form, visit the submitting claim section.

mylegalplan Virtual Legal Support -

mylegalplan provides access to legal resources such as customizable legal documents, 24/7 legal hotline to speak with a legal assistant and consultation with a lawyer from the national network to pursue any civil legal issues.

Tuition Insurance -

You may become eligible for a Tuition Benefit if a disability exclusively prevents you from being able to carry on your usual studies for at least 60 consecutive days and you receive continuous treatment by a physician or specialist during that time. Benefits are payable only for the current academic period.

If, before you became insured for this benefit, you obtained medical care for the disease or injury causing your disability, you will not be eligible for the benefit unless:

  • You become disabled after you have been continuously insured under this benefit for one year
  • You did not obtain medical care for the disease or injury for a continuous period of 90 days ending on or after the date you became insured for this benefit.
Tutorial Insurance 80%

Your plan covers 80% up to $20 per hour to a maximum of $2,000 per benefit year for private tutorial service if the student is confined to home or hospital for a minimum of 15 consecutive school days.

Accidental Death and Dismemberment -

Your plan provides coverage for the loss of life or limb and for paralysis caused by an accident. The amount of your life benefit is $5,000. Please contact health and dental plan office for a complete schedule of losses.

Other Services

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Plans Coverage
mywellnessplan Virtual Mental Health Support

mywellnessplan provides access to specific tools, resources and support such as Mental Health Assessment, Video Counselling, Financial Education, and other mental health resources.

mywellnessplan is open to all students regardless of their enrollment in their Student Health and Dental Insurance Plan, and what's even better is that you can continue to use mywellnessplan even after you've graduated!